The numbers are half an inch in size and by the butt plate on the left side. They look deep and the wood fibers look crushed/cut. Not sure they will steam out. I heard the Russians stamped these, however there is no shellac on it? We took it to the range today and after making sure it was safe I let my 16 year old try it at 50 yards. Shoots 4 inches high and 4 right, but his group was around three inches with Turkish ball ammo. Those sights are for the young!
Don't worry about the bolt number matching as long as the head space is good. It was common practice later in the war for the germans to ship the rifles on one train and bolts on another in case of resistance or partisan activity. That way they weren't arming them instead of there own troops.
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| BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
| BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
| BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
| C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
| HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
| PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
| LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
| GC | Gas Check |
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