98 Bolt

I sold a Gewehr 98 bolt a couple of years back on e-bay and got $140.00 for it. Look for a stamp at the top of the bolt handle. The one I sold had a lion if I remember correctly,the Bavarian Crest I believe.
 
skirsons said:
The GEW 98 had a straight bolt, not bent down.
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For the most part you are right. The one I sold had a turn down bolt with a half knob which was beautifully knurled. Here is an excerpt from Wikipeda.

[edit] Sniper models
In the spring of 1915, it was decided to fit 15,000 Gewehr 98 rifles, selected for being exceptionally accurate during factory tests, with telescopic sights for sniper use, though the Gewehr 98 was not designed for use with aiming optics. To mount a telescopic sight directly over the rifle, the bolt had to be replaced with a model with a turned-down bolt handle. In the stock, a cavity had to be cut out to accommodate the turned-down bolt handle modification. The telescopic sights consisted of 2.5x and 3x models, made by manufactures like Görtz, Gérard, Oige, Zeiss, Hensoldt, Voigtländer and various civilian models. Several different mountings produced by various manufacturers were used. Low above the receiver mounted opics will not leave enough space between the rifle and the telescopic sight body for unimpaired operation of the three-position safety catch lever. This ergonomic problem was solved by mounting the telescopic sight relatively high above the receiver. In reality, 18,421 Gewehr 98 rifles were converted and equipped with telescopic sights and issued to German snipers during World War I.[4]
 
The Kar.98b was essentially a full-length Gew.98 with the bolt handle turned down and a simplified rear sight. This was an interwar standard prior to the adoption of the shorter Kar.98k.
 
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