Time for a K98k picture thread! Perhaps the ULTIMATE CGN K98k picture #### post (?)
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What happens when you buy things on the internet without pictures? You end up taking the seller's word on it. I bought what was advertised as a k98 bayonet (luckily for cheap) and what showed up wasn't a k98 bayonet. It's clearly a Mauser bayonet of sorts, but with no markings, I'm not sure what it is supposed to be for. Anyone know what I actually received?
Belgian FN M1924 long bayonet
Sword bayonet for use with M1924 and M1930 Short Mauser Rifles produced by FN for export.
Also fits the 1950 Columbian Mauser Carbine
I have a Mil tech K98 which based on the receiver code was produced at Gustloff Works in 1940. The stock is blonde, and they parkerized all the metal including the barrel. I took a lot of crap over it from some of the collectors on gunboards but I only paid $300 not $1695, and it’s a great shooter with no collector value. Looks exactly like the rifle in the ad below. Happy to have it.
https://www.gunboards.com/threads/miltech-mauser-k98s.342659/
Very niceMatching Port, 1941 manufactured. Flat butt plate with Heer ownership stamps. Detailed pics here:
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/foru...atching-K98-Photo-Shoot?p=9012033#post9012033
Matching byf 44 pics coming up soon.
Oh and I love the ones you gents have posted above. Andrew you should be proud of that collection!
HI guys !!!
I'm very happy that someone start a thread about Mauser rifles because to my personal view if you a choice to have one rifle in your life for me it would be a K98.
I just love all the history behind it and that's why in 2012 when I start collecting and shooting rifles The first thing I bought is the book MAUSER MILITARY RIFLES OF THE WORLD. by Robert W.D. Ball.
So there she is my one and only for you all to see she's a K98 mauser 243 Mauser-Werke Borsigwalde she's not a RC mostly matching suspected rebuild/capture-1938.
A very interseting piece mostly matching although there are signs that parts were forced match, EX: stock is matching,barrel JK/HK with CZech lion on new barrel.All the dirty birds are intact and the stock as a nice tiger stripes finish in some parts.
No purple soviet bluing anywhere, I wounder if this was a rebuilt post war what's your toughts about it.
Enjoy !!!
I'm very happy that someone start a thread about Mauser rifles because to my personal view if you a choice to have one rifle in your life for me it would be a K98.
I just love all the history behind it and that's why in 2012 when I start collecting and shooting rifles The first thing I bought is the book MAUSER MILITARY RIFLES OF THE WORLD. by Robert W.D. Ball.
So there she is my one and only for you all to see she's a K98 mauser 243 Mauser-Werke Borsigwalde she's not a RC mostly matching suspected rebuild/capture-1938.
A very interseting piece mostly matching although there are signs that parts were forced match, EX: stock is matching,barrel JK/HK with CZech lion on new barrel.All the dirty birds are intact and the stock as a nice tiger stripes finish in some parts.
No purple soviet bluing anywhere, I wounder if this was a rebuilt post war what's your toughts about it.
Enjoy !!!
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This one appears to be a war time rebuild . Prewar dated with two different styles of eagles. Nice one.
Who here remembers when the RC Mausers flooded the Canadian market 15 or so years ago, and many CGNers said they weren't worth the $300 asking price because "they'll never be collectible"? They certainly are collectible, and worth many times more than $300 today.
yes, but still ugly and ratty compared to literally any other K98k import that ever came here. I remember when the east german refurbs came in... now those were nice.
I finished to clean a Mauser Oberndorf K-98k, fitted by the Israeli with a Remington 22lr barrel.
The rifle has seen heavy use but is very sound.
- cleaned the bottom of the dings to remove old finish,
- sanded the wood....only what was necessary,
- applied 4 coats of Minwax and finished with Shaftol,
- blued the end of the barrel, the bands and the trigger/magazine floor,
- cleaned the bolt and the receiver with a metallic brush,
- I'm awaiting an original sling.
The rifle has seen heavy use but is very sound.
- cleaned the bottom of the dings to remove old finish,
- sanded the wood....only what was necessary,
- applied 4 coats of Minwax and finished with Shaftol,
- blued the end of the barrel, the bands and the trigger/magazine floor,
- cleaned the bolt and the receiver with a metallic brush,
- I'm awaiting an original sling.
Here are my 3 K98's. 2 Israeli's, one in 7.62 & the other in 8mm, and an original matching German.
This one is fairly run of the mill post-war rebuild in 7.62. Force matched bolt body and a mishmash of German parts. 1 piece stamped trigger guard & stock was not inletted for a cleaning rod.
The 8mm one is a bit more interesting, like the 7.62 one it just has a force matched bolt body and is otherwise a mishmash of German parts. It's the parts they used that is a bit more interesting, the stock was converted from a WW1 Gew98 stock that's EWB marked (Einwohnerwehr Bayern), complete with filled in take down disk holes, filled in sling swivel cutout and was not inletted for a cleaning rod. Also the bolt handle was notched & peened for some reason, it's the second such bolt I've seen modified in this way, no idea why it was done.
And my last one is a completely matching 1939 dated. Nothing terribly out of the ordinary, other than it managed to survive the the war beginning to end and still stay original. It definitely showcases the per-war/early war attention to detail the Germans had, everything is serialized from the capture screws down to the front sight blade.
This one is fairly run of the mill post-war rebuild in 7.62. Force matched bolt body and a mishmash of German parts. 1 piece stamped trigger guard & stock was not inletted for a cleaning rod.
The 8mm one is a bit more interesting, like the 7.62 one it just has a force matched bolt body and is otherwise a mishmash of German parts. It's the parts they used that is a bit more interesting, the stock was converted from a WW1 Gew98 stock that's EWB marked (Einwohnerwehr Bayern), complete with filled in take down disk holes, filled in sling swivel cutout and was not inletted for a cleaning rod. Also the bolt handle was notched & peened for some reason, it's the second such bolt I've seen modified in this way, no idea why it was done.
And my last one is a completely matching 1939 dated. Nothing terribly out of the ordinary, other than it managed to survive the the war beginning to end and still stay original. It definitely showcases the per-war/early war attention to detail the Germans had, everything is serialized from the capture screws down to the front sight blade.
