K98 in 8MM Kurz/7.92X33

[mp44collector]

Anyone have any infomation or a WWII made K98 chambered in
8MM kurz/7.92 x 33,or know of any Forsale..Thank you

Shawn
www.mp44collector.com

 

[glang1]

Good luck finding one of these K98's. The 7.9x33mm or "Kurz Patrone" was adopted late in WWII & Mauser/Oberndorf made only a small number of them. It was developed for use as an intermediate assault rifle cartridge, but was never put into widespread use.

 

[Sigismund]

Often wodered myself what the odds would be of finding one. Good luck!

 

[Ganderite]

First I heard that it existed in a K98.

 

[MauserMike]

Good luck finding one of these K98's. The 7.9x33mm or "Kurz Patrone" was adopted late in WWII & Mauser/Oberndorf made only a small number of them. It was developed for use as an intermediate assault rifle cartridge, but was never put into widespread use.

Not sure I agree with you there, unless you mean the bolt action rifles. About 450,000 Stg44 assault rifles were built before the end!

 

[john@]

And the MP43/MP44/StG44 family of assault rifles were in use up into the 90's in africa (and possibly still are today).

Aparently Marstar has millions of rounds of 7.9 kutz in warehouses overseas.

Canada will not let them import any because of some unacceptable levels of mercury or lead or something like that.

 

[Coyote Ugly]

Anyone have any infomation or a WWII made K98 chambered in
8MM kurz/7.92 x 33,or know of any Forsale..Thank you

Shawn
www.mp44collector.com

There is a company in the US making New 7.92X33 Kurz Barrels for the K98, which would be the cheaper way to go.

Does an Original 8mm Kurz K98 get into the price range of a VG1 to VG5?

 

[c1a1]

I have seen 2 over 40 years of looking at milsurp. One in the US, and one in BC. The BC was unfired, asking 10K. This was 2 years ago, I thought the price was exorbitant, but with the trend in ever rising prices, who knows. Who would have ever thought that $200 Lever No.4 Mk.1T's would sell for $4000!

 

[Gibbs505]

I have seen one myself, a few years ago. He wanted $1500.00 then!

 

[skirsons]

You'd think they would shorten the rifle for use with the Kurz cartridge since there's no real advantage to it if you don't.

 

[joe n]

I have only held one, it was about 10 years ago, Proline Shooters in Calgary had it, and if I remember correctly, it went to a German collector overseas.