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1941 Code jhv G98/40 Rifle
1941 Code jhv G98/40 Rifle - Serial # 1a
(Mfg by Fémáru Fegyver és Gépgyár, Budapest)

Caliber: ....................... 7.92 x 57mmJS (8mm Mauser)
Rifling: ........................ 1 turn in 10 in. (Right Hand Twist)
Barrel Length: ............. 23.6 in. (600 mm)
Overall Length: ............ 43.62 in. (1108 mm)
Weight: ....................... 8.9 lbs. (4.04 Kg)
Magazine capacity: ........ 5 rounds.
Qty Mfg: ...................... 140,000; 33,003 made in 1941 (approximately).

Source: ........................ "Bolt Action Rifles" Expanded 4th Ed., by Frank de Haas and Dr. Wayne van Zwoll, pp.51-55 ; Gunboards.com reference from Hungarian military historian Lorand Dombrady re: Qty Mfg.  

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Another view showing the numbered "ball" in relation to the bolt root.

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Another view showing the root in relation to the numbered ball.

 
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