Help ID this K98
- Thread starter Dutch Ppoacher
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I've a scrubbed Danzig manufactured unit that the markings look surprisingly similar on. I've not bet the farm but the proof marks look very similar.
Value? Well it's a 270, that makes it worth 100-200 to the right person I'd guess. But as a milsurp I'd wager that's it's worth the sum of it's un-marred parts.
Value? Well it's a 270, that makes it worth 100-200 to the right person I'd guess. But as a milsurp I'd wager that's it's worth the sum of it's un-marred parts.
You have a WW1 Gewehr 98 manufactured at Erfurt Arsenal in Germany. It has had the stock replaced with a sporter style,rebarrelled and bolt bent. No value as a milsurp as has been said but if the bore is good probably around $300 maybe $375 if you stuck a scope on it.
MauserMike
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Can't be a K98k (WWII) but probably a Kar98a or Kar98az conversion these were small ring and had a bent bolt. My Kar98az model has a much different bolt handle though.
You fellows think that's a small ring? I'm no expert, but I do have a half dozen or so different varieties and I'd have gone with a large ring from the pictures.
I think my Danzig is a large ring k98 of some variety, not enough of an expert to really know. But they are good guns that's for sure, I will step up and commit to that.
I think my Danzig is a large ring k98 of some variety, not enough of an expert to really know. But they are good guns that's for sure, I will step up and commit to that.
What is ment by small ring and large ring?
The barrel is shortter then I expected and someone cut the stock fairly short
I will try shoot it to see how accurite it is
Are there any options for stocks or just old take offs
What bases are available, anything for a k98??
Thanks again
Curtis
The barrel is shortter then I expected and someone cut the stock fairly short
I will try shoot it to see how accurite it is
Are there any options for stocks or just old take offs
What bases are available, anything for a k98??
Thanks again
Curtis
Your rifle started life as a Kar98a carbine, not a full length rifle, and it has been heavily sporterized.
The receiver "ring" is the part at the front of the action where the barrel screws in. A "large ring" is 1.41" diameter. A small ring is 1.3". The "shank" is the threaded part of the barrel that goes into the action. Large shank is 1.1" diameter, and a small is .98"
A typical '98 action is large ring, large shank - beefy for strength. In profile, you will notice that the receiver ring does not appear thicker than the rest of the receiver, like on a typical '98. The Kar98 is a small ring, large shank, meaning that the action is a bit thinner than most. The barrel was also thinner than other Mausers and tapered. The result was a short, handy, very lightweight carbine originally intended for artillery & support soldiers for whom rifle shooting was not a primary task. It became popular with infantry however during the first world war.
Surplus Kar98's were a popular choice for conversion into hunting rifles for the same reasons, but there simply aren't as many out there as the standard "large ring" 98 action, so you may be limited in the choice of replacement stocks. Possibly custom order, if anyone will do it. The stock you have looks pretty good as-is.
The receiver "ring" is the part at the front of the action where the barrel screws in. A "large ring" is 1.41" diameter. A small ring is 1.3". The "shank" is the threaded part of the barrel that goes into the action. Large shank is 1.1" diameter, and a small is .98"
A typical '98 action is large ring, large shank - beefy for strength. In profile, you will notice that the receiver ring does not appear thicker than the rest of the receiver, like on a typical '98. The Kar98 is a small ring, large shank, meaning that the action is a bit thinner than most. The barrel was also thinner than other Mausers and tapered. The result was a short, handy, very lightweight carbine originally intended for artillery & support soldiers for whom rifle shooting was not a primary task. It became popular with infantry however during the first world war.
Surplus Kar98's were a popular choice for conversion into hunting rifles for the same reasons, but there simply aren't as many out there as the standard "large ring" 98 action, so you may be limited in the choice of replacement stocks. Possibly custom order, if anyone will do it. The stock you have looks pretty good as-is.
