German W.W.ll K98

AK-4787

AK-4787

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I live in Winnipeg Manitoba.
If there is anyone in the Winnipeg area. I'm looking for a Mauser k98 from world war 2.My ancestors fought in Stalingrad against the russians and unfortunately didn't come home according to my great aunt, when I met her when I was a small boy.I would like to get my hands on one in honour of their sacrifice.Thank you for taking the time for reading this. :ar15:
 
Hey AK4787,

That was one hell of a fight. And may very well have been the turning point on the Eastern Front!

Perhaps, you should consider a change your handle to something a little more appropriate to your family history........MP42, Mg34, K98, P08, P38, MP38, MP40........etc...?

Happy New Year:)
c96
 
If you don't find anything locally and aren't looking for a matching collector's example, you might want to try P&S Militaria for a nice Russian captured K98. Jean is great to deal with and the prices are good. Good luck...
 
I bought a German Mauser K98 (1939) from SIR in Winnipeg for $300. I had to clean it quite a bit and refinish the stock but the bore shines like a mirror, there is no rust anywhere, and it looks like new now. While you're cleaning it, you start to reveal all the amazing German markings and stamps of inspection. SIR gets K98 rifles from time to time but they said they got the last 25, which is absolutely false. There is no way a store like SIR in Winnipeg got the last Mauser K98 rifles in the world. Anyway, a few weeks after my purchase I saw several on the tradeexcanada website, proving that statement by SIR false. I would highly recommend finding a German Mauser K98. They take a little work to clean them up because they're packed in grease or cosmoline to preserve them. I'm glad they preserve them because you can get a new old rifle from WWII. Here's a few links to some places that get Mauser K98 rifles in from time to time:

http://www.tradeexcanada.com/
http://www.milarm.com/index.htm
 
I said refinish but that might not be the right word. Basically, the stock had some preservative that was crumbling on top of the wood. I just used some fine 3M pads to lightly rub the preservative off, keeping all the original markings intact. Then I just lightly rubbed some Birchwood Casey Tru-Oil into the stock. Now it looks like it's ready for battle :D
 
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