Unidentified Bolt....

[billie32]

Looks just like an MP40 bolt, however, it has a fixed firing pin. Bolt handle is on the left side, so it's not a Star Z-45. Can't figure it out. It's completely unmarked. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. Edited May 13, 2009 by billie32

[RoscoeTurner]

Looks just like an MP40 bolt, however, it has a fixed firing pin. Bolt handle is on the left side, so it's not a Star Z-45. Can't figure it out. It's completely unmarked. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

 

A photo would help greatly but from your description it sounds like a Portuguese Model 48 FBP. These when used with a FBP recoil spring tube will work in most MP40s.

[billie32]

can't figure out how to post photos, but a Portuguese FBP 45 would make sense, don't why I didn't think of that before. Thanks!!

[RoscoeTurner]

You are more than welcome. Photos can be posted on the forum using a service such as Photobucket.com.

[RichUrich]

There were a handful of late model MP40's that had a fixed firing pin and utilized a cut-down MG-34 (MG-42?) recoil spring. I verified one about 30 years ago on display. There is also mention of one in a biography of a WWII US infantry man who had one on the Siegfried line... he said it fired erratically, and faster than a "normal" MP40.

 

Rich Urich