Gew 98 to K98 conversion price
- Thread starter R711
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- Location
- On a sand bar in the Atlantic Ocean.
Ill try to post some pics of one I just picked up at a gun show today. It is in .22 (s,l,lr)
It is a WWI GEW M98 receiver, and is dated 1920 (due to the Treaty of Versailles I was told). The bolt is quite interesting as if it is turned 90 degrees and has a piece bolted to the receiver ring to provide lock- up for the bolt. There is a Waffenampt on the reciever, safety lever, the rear sight and has a Remington barrel. The stock is birch and has several cartouches and a "0.22" on the heel.
Ironically the Israeli star of David is stamped on the receiver and front barrel band. Sort of strange to have both the S.O.D and Dirty birds on the same rifle.
It is a WWI GEW M98 receiver, and is dated 1920 (due to the Treaty of Versailles I was told). The bolt is quite interesting as if it is turned 90 degrees and has a piece bolted to the receiver ring to provide lock- up for the bolt. There is a Waffenampt on the reciever, safety lever, the rear sight and has a Remington barrel. The stock is birch and has several cartouches and a "0.22" on the heel.
Ironically the Israeli star of David is stamped on the receiver and front barrel band. Sort of strange to have both the S.O.D and Dirty birds on the same rifle.
- Location
- Newmarket,Ontario
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BlackPowderBurner
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- Location
- the chesterfield
I have the same conversion but from a Czech VZ.24. There's a thread about it somewhere. Cools guns and a ton of fun to shoot at 200yds, I was using the 800m sight markings with standard velocity ammo and pinging away on the 8in. gongs.
- Location
- On a sand bar in the Atlantic Ocean.
Sounds about right. I noticed some markings on the left side of the rear sight 4oo (divided symbol) 25 and some more markings below that that are obscured by the stock.
I also found SS stamped on the stock just behind the receiver on the left side and the matching S/N on the l/h side of the stock.
Hard to believe the Israelis would leave any Waffenampts orr SS markings intact...
Would the Remington marked barrel be an Israeli thing or pre WWII German mod?
BlackPowderBurner
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The Remington was an Israeli done conversion. They needed trainers badly while they were fighting for independence and had plenty of random Mausers to work with. The barrels I think being procured from the US government. This is one of two Israeli trainers available, the domestic build like we have and a ground up dedicated .22lr rifle built in a 2000 gun contract by FN in Belgium later after independence. Some of those trainers were I don't think ever delivered to Israel and ended up in Canada in the early 2000's.
- Location
- On a sand bar in the Atlantic Ocean.
Further to the SS stamp on the stock, I have discovered that this may have come from of the 2000 Swedish Mausers that Israel bought after WWII and is an acceptance stamp (Cpt Sten Stenmo of Sweden). It is quite possible that the rifle itself may have been a German conversion to .22 cal before or during the war as it started out as a 7.92 mm, but the stock and barrel were very likely an Israeli conversion.
Regarding the calibration marks on the side of the rear sight, the ones obscured by the stock are 500 (divided by) 25M, so for 100 yd ranges, the sight would be set at 400 and for 100M ranges the sight would be set to 500.
These rifles are interesting in that like most military arms, the parts were uniquely marked and often re-marked when accepted by the purchasing country.
Regarding the calibration marks on the side of the rear sight, the ones obscured by the stock are 500 (divided by) 25M, so for 100 yd ranges, the sight would be set at 400 and for 100M ranges the sight would be set to 500.
These rifles are interesting in that like most military arms, the parts were uniquely marked and often re-marked when accepted by the purchasing country.
