- Location
- On a sand bar in the Atlantic Ocean.
Hello all,
Being very new to the Mauser world, I just want to find out as much as possible about a rifle I picked up on the weekend.
I just picked up a Kar 98 downturned bolt handle rifle that was at some point converted into a .22 trainer rifle. It now resides in a K98 beech stock without the bolt disassembly hole and the barrel is marked Remington.
At some point, the receiver ring was milled to allow for easy single insertion of cartridges and the bolt now carries a multiple piece firing pin assembly, allowing it to strike a .22 rim. To accomplish this, the the original hole was filled and a new one drilled.
THe sights are WWII with Waffenampt acceptance and are calibrated for .22cal use.
The safety flipper and rear of the bolt are likewise from Nazi era.
It was placed in the current stock probably in Israel where the barrel was also replaced with the Remington one. Since the stock is stamped with SS it was likely from one of the Swedish K98's that were brought there around 1948. I believe the rifle had a different stock until then, because the rear sight mount has been lettered with setting corrections for the rimfire trajectory (in yds and meters) and is partially covered by the K98 stock.
The receiver has the original maker and year cut away as described above but is now stamped 1920 (Treaty of Versialles?) there is a number 5 within a circle which I believe is a factory overhaul mark. Can anyone verify?
The bolt and receiver appear to be force matched, as the original receiver S/N has been struck and a new one stamped in. The bolt and receiver numbers currently match although some newer parts have been installed. The receiver, bolt handle and stock have all been marked .22 and -0.22- as the case may be.
There is no bayonet mount installed and I'm not sure if it had one, but perhaps someone can speak to this?
Looking for all the info I can uncover to feed my OCD streak. LOL
Being very new to the Mauser world, I just want to find out as much as possible about a rifle I picked up on the weekend.
I just picked up a Kar 98 downturned bolt handle rifle that was at some point converted into a .22 trainer rifle. It now resides in a K98 beech stock without the bolt disassembly hole and the barrel is marked Remington.
At some point, the receiver ring was milled to allow for easy single insertion of cartridges and the bolt now carries a multiple piece firing pin assembly, allowing it to strike a .22 rim. To accomplish this, the the original hole was filled and a new one drilled.
THe sights are WWII with Waffenampt acceptance and are calibrated for .22cal use.
The safety flipper and rear of the bolt are likewise from Nazi era.
It was placed in the current stock probably in Israel where the barrel was also replaced with the Remington one. Since the stock is stamped with SS it was likely from one of the Swedish K98's that were brought there around 1948. I believe the rifle had a different stock until then, because the rear sight mount has been lettered with setting corrections for the rimfire trajectory (in yds and meters) and is partially covered by the K98 stock.
The receiver has the original maker and year cut away as described above but is now stamped 1920 (Treaty of Versialles?) there is a number 5 within a circle which I believe is a factory overhaul mark. Can anyone verify?
The bolt and receiver appear to be force matched, as the original receiver S/N has been struck and a new one stamped in. The bolt and receiver numbers currently match although some newer parts have been installed. The receiver, bolt handle and stock have all been marked .22 and -0.22- as the case may be.
There is no bayonet mount installed and I'm not sure if it had one, but perhaps someone can speak to this?
Looking for all the info I can uncover to feed my OCD streak. LOL
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