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What can I say. You asked I think for some advice. I gave it to you. Your show pics of basses that have in my opinion 'zero' relationship to the bass you posed and seem to just be grabbing at straws here.
If the bass you have is in any way even a copy of something you showed in comparison, your bass is a crude effort to duplicate at best. Your Bass is probably not a professionally made bass (which many are) and that's about that. Age and origin to be determined. Blockless bass from Germany and Bohemia in that period were made quite a bit neater. I have seen many of them in person and have owned them in original and modified states, with or without the neck block.
I am not making guesses here, just sharing experience. If you think I am being mean, then try taking it for a professional appraisal somewhere and maybe you can buy your way into something better than it is if you pick the right shop that will tell you want you want to hear.
I am being nice by the way. Can't you tell?
The more basses you see, the better one might get at telling the differences and similarities. Maybe, as that's no guarantee. It's a gift that some people have or develop. The more you learn, the more you realize you don't know!
I am sure the repairs are greater then the purchase price. You would be in trouble if it wasn't. The problem is that basses like these, condition and model wise often cost more to repair that they will be worth. It's best to know this before going forward with such a venture.
I have an old German Blockless bass myself now. I knew this bass years before the Top sunk in and yet still I bought it. Why? I like the bass, like the sound and I can play it as-is. IF I ever get it restored, I will have it done to the degree that the bass is worth the price of the repairs. This means that no corners will be cut and the bass kept as original as possible with only the necessary modifications.
My Batchelder as well was more than likely made Blockless and has a grafted neck (original?). If the bass was not in good repair when I first saw it, I probably would not have bought it. I must thank blindly the owners and repairers of the past who have maintained and modified the bass to its current state.
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