Machine gun parts?

[Yukonbies]

Hi,dig out on battlefield in Europe,DRP probably stand for *Deutsches Reichspatent,so maybe its from wwI,any ideas?
10.5cm ×8.5cm.
Thank you.

 

[duggap]

I admit to not being the best researcher of the web, but until someone comes along I will give you what I found. It, of course, does belong to a Mauser gun of some sort. The DRP on it appears to have something to do with the city code. DRP was started being used in 1924. There is a forum called "K98k" that specializes in Mauser guns. I would expect they could give you a good answer, if one of our pros doesn't come thru. My opinion is that it has something to do with a bi-pod, maybe for a sniper rifle.

 

[Yukonbies]

Thank you for your answer,I got one more pic maybe that will help.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

I don't immediately recognize it, but you may want to search pics of tripod mounts for MG 05 and Maxim machine guns as well. First thought is that it could be part of an elevation mechanism for a heavy machine gun. It's got me curious now though so I'll keep looking. Also you may try emailing a pic to these folks and see if they recognize it : International Military Antiques | Military Collectibles, Militaria, Antique Guns, 400 years of Military History for Sale ima-usa.com

 

[Sentrom]

Somewhere I recall reading that if a mauser has DRP it stood for Deutsches Reichs Post (German Post Office).

 

[david680]

Buttplate would be the wrong word, but it looks to me like the part you would tuck your shoulder into. Kind of like in this photo.