Steyr K98

Ardent

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Thought you guys might enjoy some pics of this excellent, matching, complete, '41 Steyr K98. Even the action screws, magazine follower, and bolt body have matching serial suffixes. This gun was likely issued to Austrian police after the war, and stored, the bore is literally mint in the true expression. Steyr certainly has had fine skills in firearms for some time, this girl is very, very well made.

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Good on you pal! What a lovely piece of history to have, and in such shape. I've seen some lovely restoration work in the past, and I'm in the process of cleaning up an old Winchester .22, but to find a piece like that.....it's a fitting centrepiece to any milsurp collection.
 
Nice rifle! I remember seeing that on the EE for like half an hour, haha.....

You certainly don't see many GPH marked rifles out there. Seems to be way more DDR East German refurbs out and about.
 
Skippy said:
Most likley?
Any documentation?
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Hah, got a good chuckle out of that. Yes, I think it's filed right on top of the original sales receipt for my Borchardt C-93. ;)

G.P.H. markings show up on bnz code Steyr K98's here and there (haven't heard of a 660 marked with it), everyone who's versed I've spoken to describes it as an Austrian police mark. A prospective buyer of this rifle researched it, and came to the same conclusion without my suggestion as to what the mark was as well.

As for if she was issued, while very likely, who knows, who cares. Full matching, Nazi K98 in this shape, is essentially unheard of these days in Canada. The fact it's a Steyr just makes it that much sweeter.

I need to decide whether to revamp my collection around this girl, would need an excellent early Springfield Garand to round it out. The affordable ones, Japan, Russia, and the Commonwealth countries I have well covered, but gave up my '42 Springfield a couple years ago sadly. One move I sometimes regret.
 
Are guns like this one hard to find these days. I would like to find one like this that's not a capture. I guess everyone else does too though. Can one find a "pure" devoid of markings other than ww2 german ones ?
 
These are quite hard to find...I had an all matching S42 1937 k98 that was issued postwar to the West German Police. It had the rear sight welded to 200 meters. Just do not see many West German and Austrian police ones around. On the k98 forum there is a very knowledgeable guy who collects data about these specifically. God knows, forgot his name, but someone here probably knows him!
 
Ardent said:
Hah, got a good chuckle out of that.
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I was just wondering where you found out it was police issue? I didn't mean to question its legitimacy.

From what I can tell it's obviously a minty nazi era rifle, I was just curious as to who stamped and reissued it.
 
Sigismund said:
Proper! Very nice rifle Ardent, thats is a keeper for sure, but if you should get bored with... :redface:
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Thanks, and noted, I think you're doing alright you've got a few neat one's in the closet yourself. ;)

desporterizer said:
Lovely! Where do you guys unearth these beauties?
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Pure, blind luck... wish I could claim some sort of savvy... not so much.

load1up said:
Are guns like this one hard to find these days. I would like to find one like this that's not a capture. I guess everyone else does too though. Can one find a "pure" devoid of markings other than ww2 german ones ?
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Yes, a tad rare, but a markings intact K98 like this one isn't all that rare though certainly not common, what makes a K98 truly rare is full matching. Being wartime guns, they frequently had parts swapped in the field, and all too often a lot of milsurps of any incarnation not just K98's have mismatched bolts. It's simply surreal to come across a rifle like this one, where everything down to the individual screws is in the same place they were when this rifle left the factory in 1941 with the third reich in full swing.

Skippy said:
I was just wondering where you found out it was police issue? I didn't mean to question its legitimacy.

From what I can tell it's obviously a minty nazi era rifle, I was just curious as to who stamped and reissued it.
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No no, no worries at all I'm just poking fun. It's merely the overall consensus from other collectors, and I've seen it show up on another bnz code Steyr, but never any non-Austrian K98's.
 
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