A little show and tell IDF K98
- Thread starter DaveM
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It's there - you can make it out in the top pic. The stock is a 1950's Israeli replacement meaning the rifle is surely an IDF rebuild with mixmaster pedigree. They make good shooters though 
Which 98 receiver is yours based on? IDF marked FN, ex-Nazi, or post-war Czech?
Which 98 receiver is yours based on? IDF marked FN, ex-Nazi, or post-war Czech?
The reciver is a 1939 Erma that has 3 waffenamps on the right side and a heavily pinged out Nazi eagle on the left side. The person who pinged out the eagle really did a number on it. Can say I blame them considering the circumstances. 7.62 is stamped on the heel of the butt and the reciever.
I like the No 4 too. It's a 1944 Longbranch that is in excellent shape altough it isn't a laminate stock it does have some nice striping. Here's a littel bit better pic. Please excuse the large mushroom shaped object in the background.
I like the No 4 too. It's a 1944 Longbranch that is in excellent shape altough it isn't a laminate stock it does have some nice striping. Here's a littel bit better pic. Please excuse the large mushroom shaped object in the background.
A CA ex-IDF MG 34 had complete unaltered German markings. Clear and intact, next to the various Hebrew ones. The 98s I've seen had the markings defaced. I sometimes wonder where, when and by whom the marks were stamped out, whether it was done officially, in unit stores, kibbutz storerooms etc.
