Help with a german K98, Isreali converted 7.62- PIC'S
- Thread starter josh1976
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- Downtown Vancouver, BC
Mauser sporters are some of the worst looking sporters...lol
It would appear as though the Israeli's originally brought rifles from Czechoslovakia after the war in 8mm and later on converted them to 7.62mm. The rifles seem to be a mixture of Czech or German production, usually with a mixture of parts. The stamped "wintertriggers" appears to have been a late war modification which due to a huge supply of them were used on rifles built and/or assembled after the war. I have however also seen some really nice Czech M98k mausers made with the regular milled trigger guards and mag plates.
The FN produced K98s for Israel have a large Star of David Crest, and I am unsure whether they were originally manufactured in just one or both of the 8mm and 7.62 chamberings. FN appears to have produced these rifles well into the 1950s, so it is possible that the latter rifles were made in the newer chambering.
There are also Israeli .22LR chambered M98k rifles that usually carry a Remington barrel. These seem to be predominantly Czech rifles chosen for conversion.
Some surplus Israeli rifles seem to have been bought up by Importers once retired from their service, while others were sold off to South and Central American countries were they were used (and all to often abused) until they were surplused an bought up by importers. Thus condition can vary widely.
Frank
The FN produced K98s for Israel have a large Star of David Crest, and I am unsure whether they were originally manufactured in just one or both of the 8mm and 7.62 chamberings. FN appears to have produced these rifles well into the 1950s, so it is possible that the latter rifles were made in the newer chambering.
There are also Israeli .22LR chambered M98k rifles that usually carry a Remington barrel. These seem to be predominantly Czech rifles chosen for conversion.
Some surplus Israeli rifles seem to have been bought up by Importers once retired from their service, while others were sold off to South and Central American countries were they were used (and all to often abused) until they were surplused an bought up by importers. Thus condition can vary widely.
Frank
Israeli 7.62 K98's
I have 10 or 12 Israeli K98's in my collection and as previously stated there seems to be quite a few Czech manufactured rifles. German rifles are numerous, but the four FN manufactured 7.62 rifles for Israel have Belgium proofed 7.62 barrels. In the Mauser Rifle book by Ball, he suggests the FN Mausers were manufactured in 7.62. The other 7.62 Mausers in the Israeli arsenals the Czech, and German barrels have different barrel markings than the FN models. I have one German K98 with Israeli Markings but never converted to 7.62. I thought they converted all their Mausers but they seem to have missed this one.
The one thing I have found different on the FN manufactured K98's is the thickness of the fore stock and top wood. The stocks seem to be thicker on the FN manufactured K98's. I haven't compared the stock or barrel band dimensions of the different Mausers yet but I hope to soon. Micrometer is broke and am waiting for a new one when they come on sale.
I am looking for a VZ24, Polish, and Portuguese (1941) K98’s converted to 7.62 for my collection.
I have 10 or 12 Israeli K98's in my collection and as previously stated there seems to be quite a few Czech manufactured rifles. German rifles are numerous, but the four FN manufactured 7.62 rifles for Israel have Belgium proofed 7.62 barrels. In the Mauser Rifle book by Ball, he suggests the FN Mausers were manufactured in 7.62. The other 7.62 Mausers in the Israeli arsenals the Czech, and German barrels have different barrel markings than the FN models. I have one German K98 with Israeli Markings but never converted to 7.62. I thought they converted all their Mausers but they seem to have missed this one.
The one thing I have found different on the FN manufactured K98's is the thickness of the fore stock and top wood. The stocks seem to be thicker on the FN manufactured K98's. I haven't compared the stock or barrel band dimensions of the different Mausers yet but I hope to soon. Micrometer is broke and am waiting for a new one when they come on sale.
I am looking for a VZ24, Polish, and Portuguese (1941) K98’s converted to 7.62 for my collection.
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- Location
- Tucson, Arizona
Only one 98, but it's a 1937 Radom. Unfortunaly bubba got to the wood, so now it has german timber.
