madmax1299 Posted November 23 Report Share Posted November 23 Just got this resting bar. It’s in incredible condition, so I’m curious if it’s original. There are numbers on the bottom. I bet this was from an armors replacement but I don’t know. Thanks for any input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekraps Posted November 23 Report Share Posted November 23 Interesting. I've never seen a resting bar (OEM) with numbers like that on the bottom. Wehrmacht SN were usually made in much smaller font on the side, close to the short side of the "L". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax1299 Posted November 23 Author Report Share Posted November 23 29 minutes ago, Rekraps said: Interesting. I've never seen a resting bar (OEM) with numbers like that on the bottom. Wehrmacht SN were usually made in much smaller font on the side, close to the short side of the "L". I know its not a serial number but ive seen mp40s with this one them. I was just using that as an indicator, but this fourm seems to have the eyes to see stuff i miss/ have the tests i should do to confirm lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cincylance Posted November 25 Report Share Posted November 25 It looks like an original, unissued part to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekraps Posted November 25 Report Share Posted November 25 On 11/23/2025 at 5:25 PM, madmax1299 said: I know its not a serial number but ive seen mp40s with this one them. I was just using that as an indicator, but this fourm seems to have the eyes to see stuff i miss/ have the tests i should do to confirm lol. My comments do not mean it's not an original OEM part, I personally have never seen one like that. I have two field armorers bolts that bear no SN at all, just Wehrmacht stamps. I'm sure there were zilliions of those things made toward the end of the war and who knows how they were marked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax1299 Posted November 28 Author Report Share Posted November 28 Anyway to confirm its original? IT looks a bit off compared to my other resting bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSMGguy Posted November 28 Report Share Posted November 28 (edited) There would be no way to determine originality without handling the part. No one has yet managed to reproduce a resting bar in Bakelite. Repro bars tend to be soft. Looks good to me, though. My 1941 original has the same faint numbers on the bottom surface. Edited November 28 by TSMGguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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