D derekb Member Mar 13, 2016 #1 Hi, What do the markings; B.2 J indicate on the butt plate of a Mauser 1871/84 Pattern rifle signify, is it for the 2nd Bavarian Jaeger Battalion? Thanks and regards, Derek.
Hi, What do the markings; B.2 J indicate on the butt plate of a Mauser 1871/84 Pattern rifle signify, is it for the 2nd Bavarian Jaeger Battalion? Thanks and regards, Derek.
Gustaf Well-known member Staff member Mar 13, 2016 #2 According to "The Imperial German Regimental Markings" by Jeff Noll, that would be correct.
D derekb Member Mar 13, 2016 #3 Gustaf, Thanks for your reply, do you have any thoughts on what the second line is, it looks like "1. 47" Regards, Derek.
Gustaf, Thanks for your reply, do you have any thoughts on what the second line is, it looks like "1. 47" Regards, Derek.
kaiser Well-known member Mar 13, 2016 #5 yup i close in with gustaf that is correct if you dig deep you can probabley track down the owner by those markings you can do some shoveling into history if you want jonas
yup i close in with gustaf that is correct if you dig deep you can probabley track down the owner by those markings you can do some shoveling into history if you want jonas
