Looking for a ww2 german k98 8mm mauser
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Your best bet is to look for a russian capture Kar98k. They were rebuilt in the 1950s by the Russians and have mis-matched parts but are as original for ww2 as you can get on a budget. Otherwise your looking at $600+ I would imagine for a non russian capture, non matching numbers.
I would put a WTB post in the "Equipment Exchange for Military Surplus Rifles". I think there are a few RC Kar98ks floating around on the EE at the moment so you may have some good luck there.
I would put a WTB post in the "Equipment Exchange for Military Surplus Rifles". I think there are a few RC Kar98ks floating around on the EE at the moment so you may have some good luck there.
Honestly I would be willing to put out up to $600 for an original k98 bring back with some history on it just the point of buying a original in original config, the rc has the x stamp on them correct?.
Thanks for the tip I will do that!.
Thanks for the tip I will do that!.
Some have the "X" stamp, some do not. Some have the plum colour added to a number of the parts, some do not. I have examples of both and boy do they shoot damn well!
I haven't seen very many Canadian vet bring backs. I only know of one all matching bring back but it is with a friend who will never sell it as it was brought back by his grandfather (believe me, I've tried!)
The one or two others I saw I think had mis-matched bolts to the rifles but that appears to be common with them, even on U.S. vet bring backs.
Be prepared to wait for quite a while as all matching, not post war dinked around with, Kar98ks are a special rarity in themselves in Canada.
You may consider dipping down into the U.S. for one but having to deal with an importer and related costs they charge are a real deterrent to this option for most.
RCs, for instance, usually go between $400 and $500 depending on condition, year made and maker stamp, and parts on the rifle. You can sometimes luck out and get uncommon codes or years this way for cheap. A well priced RC is sold on the EE probably within 30 minutes of the ad being posted.
Best of luck with your hunt.
I haven't seen very many Canadian vet bring backs. I only know of one all matching bring back but it is with a friend who will never sell it as it was brought back by his grandfather (believe me, I've tried!)
The one or two others I saw I think had mis-matched bolts to the rifles but that appears to be common with them, even on U.S. vet bring backs.
Be prepared to wait for quite a while as all matching, not post war dinked around with, Kar98ks are a special rarity in themselves in Canada.
You may consider dipping down into the U.S. for one but having to deal with an importer and related costs they charge are a real deterrent to this option for most.
RCs, for instance, usually go between $400 and $500 depending on condition, year made and maker stamp, and parts on the rifle. You can sometimes luck out and get uncommon codes or years this way for cheap. A well priced RC is sold on the EE probably within 30 minutes of the ad being posted.
Best of luck with your hunt.
Yeah good luck.
But it does happen, i posted what I wanted in my sigline, and someone came to me.
Got a all matching minus bolt, with a bayo and scabbard and frog, all marks intact, nice bore and gorgeous wood and 67 rds of ammo for $400, so they are out there.
Just take your time and look, also post WTB ads.
But it does happen, i posted what I wanted in my sigline, and someone came to me.
Got a all matching minus bolt, with a bayo and scabbard and frog, all marks intact, nice bore and gorgeous wood and 67 rds of ammo for $400, so they are out there.
Just take your time and look, also post WTB ads.
I'd like to get my hands on a Mauser myself, though i was looking at the Yugo Mausers on Marstar, but im debating whether to buy one or wait to see if i can find a decent german one, only good thing about those Yugo is i believe they're suppose to have never been shot.
ive got an all matching number model 98 not sure what year the but plate dont match with the numbers and the bore is in very good plus condition got the brown blue on the extractor and all rifle is in really nice shape sadly though its missing the top wood so what would this be worth
Yep - need pics to tell.
OP - if you're looking for a non russian capture gun, it'll cost you more than $600. Even RC's are starting to get up to $600 in nice condition. There aren't any more of them available, so the prices are going up.
OP - if you're looking for a non russian capture gun, it'll cost you more than $600. Even RC's are starting to get up to $600 in nice condition. There aren't any more of them available, so the prices are going up.
RE: recently found one!
Hey guys I found one!
1943 byf 135 waffenamt matching parts! vet bring back! bought it from the vets son in NS, walnut stock with a duffle cut posted some pics let me know what you guys think.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shaunman79/sets/72157626899420714/
Now I want another! looking at the quality of the gun it is worth every penny.
Hey guys I found one!
1943 byf 135 waffenamt matching parts! vet bring back! bought it from the vets son in NS, walnut stock with a duffle cut posted some pics let me know what you guys think.http://www.flickr.com/photos/shaunman79/sets/72157626899420714/
Now I want another! looking at the quality of the gun it is worth every penny.
A fantastic k98 for sure! Thanks for showing. The duffle cuts are indicative of bringbacks.
The rear sight has been replaced or altered postwar. It's too bad, as the rear sight on a byf 43 would be serialed to the rifle. You should talk to the family and see if it is lying around after all these years.
Congratulations once again and thank you for showing. I too am a huge k98 fan
The rear sight has been replaced or altered postwar. It's too bad, as the rear sight on a byf 43 would be serialed to the rifle. You should talk to the family and see if it is lying around after all these years.
Congratulations once again and thank you for showing. I too am a huge k98 fan
For $320 shipped I am not complaining!, I did ask him he said his dad had the aftermarket open sight and front leaf removed in the 50's he said he has looked for the parts in the past with no luck and his dad past away 10 years ago, he said if he ever does find the parts he would get ahold of me so its a 50/50 chance atleast, It does has character and has seen combat in between 1943 date of production to 1944 belgium where it was found in a german fox hole and it has the scars to prove it, here is the info he emailed me when I bought it as follows.
This is the real McCoy that saw action in WW2.
My father was a Lance Corporal in the 23rd Field Regiment RCA during the war and picked this rifle up in a German foxhole in Belgium in 1944. In order to fit it into his duffel bag to bring it back to Canada he had to cut the stock. It was later reconnected back in Canada. In Canada it has been in the family ever since and has been used lightly for deer hunting. The stock still shows the marks of the conflict, but the steel is in good shape and as you may know is of very high quality. According to my later father, it was much better than the Lee Enfield he carried.
The serial number 6### is matched on all parts and is visible in at least seven locations that I can see. The byf letters indicate that this rifle was manufactured in Oberndorf, Germany.
As far as the history of the rifle, all I can be sure of is that it was picked up by my father, Lance Corporal Foster Ross Inkpen, in Belgium in 1944, when he was part of the 23rd Field Regiment RCA. My brother and I each shot our first deer with the rifle and it has been in the family ever since 1944.
So I guess I got a nice peice all stamps intact with documented history, all I have to find out now who was issued the rifle but that is probably one in million chance, that would be great if I could though.
This is the real McCoy that saw action in WW2.
My father was a Lance Corporal in the 23rd Field Regiment RCA during the war and picked this rifle up in a German foxhole in Belgium in 1944. In order to fit it into his duffel bag to bring it back to Canada he had to cut the stock. It was later reconnected back in Canada. In Canada it has been in the family ever since and has been used lightly for deer hunting. The stock still shows the marks of the conflict, but the steel is in good shape and as you may know is of very high quality. According to my later father, it was much better than the Lee Enfield he carried.
The serial number 6### is matched on all parts and is visible in at least seven locations that I can see. The byf letters indicate that this rifle was manufactured in Oberndorf, Germany.
As far as the history of the rifle, all I can be sure of is that it was picked up by my father, Lance Corporal Foster Ross Inkpen, in Belgium in 1944, when he was part of the 23rd Field Regiment RCA. My brother and I each shot our first deer with the rifle and it has been in the family ever since 1944.
So I guess I got a nice peice all stamps intact with documented history, all I have to find out now who was issued the rifle but that is probably one in million chance, that would be great if I could though.
Thanks man! she's in good hands now! I dont plan on ruining it like other collector rifles I have seen in the past, Im sure I can find some original sights for it just so I can bring it back to military configuration and then I can shoot it at long range with a working adjustable rear sight and that will be the extent of restoring it I think. I dont want to break a matching walnut stock by fixing a fix what do you guys think? open to any suggestions! this is a WW2 relic as far as im concerned and a potential future museum piece with documented history I might aswell treat it like one right! the best $320 I have spent to date on any gun!.
Kar 98k are one of my favourite guns, and I am thinking of getting one as my first. I don't mind getting a capture, however I know in the future I want to get an authentic WWII German rifle. Gunbroker would seem to be the best way to getting one (see them appear all the time). However I heard the US custom stamp importation marks onto guns coming in and out the border... is this true?
