1910 Erfurt Kar.98 Photos

[mikerock]

Kar. 98 made at the Erfurt arsenal in 1910, all serial numbers matching.

Full gallery here:
http://imgur.com/gallery/bttrv

If anyone has a lead on a stacking hook, I'd appreciate it!

 

[Eaglelord17]

That is awesome, thanks for sharing!!!

 

[Goo98]

stacking hooks are so hard to find, took me years of searching!

 

[Horilka]

IIRC it's serialized part, so it would be easier to find another complete matching carbine. Interesting that this carbine has no 1920 marking.

 

[mikerock]

I've passed on a few of the Polish ones, but I think you're right that finding a parts gun is going to be more realistic than finding the part itself.

 

[jbmauser]

Excellent example! Very nice!

 

[Nabs]

Very nice .

Any unit markings on the upper butt plate tang ?

 

[Remembering]

Beautiful rifle, I'd love one some day! Good luck with the stacking hook.

 

[mikerock]

Very nice .

Any unit markings on the upper butt plate tang ?

I had not noticed it before but there is! I have some speculation as to what it is, but it is not in great shape and I will leave it to the experts to try to decipher it:

I believe it reads:

16 A.F.
2. 35

 

[CanadianAR]

Cool rifle! I like the bolts on these.

 

[Nabs]

I had not noticed it before but there is! I have some speculation as to what it is, but it is not in great shape and I will leave it to the experts to try to decipher it:

I believe it reads:

16 A.F.
2. 35

16th foot artillery regiment, 2nd battery, weapon # 35, that is a rough translation that I can make out at any rate.

 

[mikerock]

16th foot artillery regiment, 2nd battery, weapon # 35, that is a rough translation that I can make out at any rate.

I agree, but there are two units which fit this:

Lothringisches Fußartillerie-Regiment Nr.16, or possibly Feldartillerie-Regiment (1. Ostpreuß.) Nr. 16

Depending on if you interpret A.F. as "Artillerie zu Fuß/ Fußartillerie" or "Feldartillerie."

Is there another way to read A.F.?

 

[mikerock]

Consensus on the sites I have shared it on is that it's from Lothringisches Fußartillerie-Regiment Nr.16 - The 16. Foot Artillery Regiment raised in Lorraine.

 

[Nabs]

Very nice .

 

[mikerock]

Now I would like to take this conversation in a bit of a tangent - what is the difference between a Foot Artillery Regiment and a Field Artillery Regiment?

My understanding is that they are terms that were holdovers from the Franco-Prussian war period and that Feldartillerie was lighter mobile artillery using smaller caliber guns and the Fußartillerie were units that used heavier guns like howitzers.

 

[joe n]

So nice!