My Israeli is here! Have some questions. (Pics)
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Congrats on your SWP45.
That front sight is incorrect. Also where is the nose cap/bayo lug?
Both of those are standard 98k parts, fairly easy to obtain.
You will need to make a cross pin to retain the front band.
Lower band is also incorrect, again standard 98k part.
Here is what it looks like. Good luck with your restoration
That front sight is incorrect. Also where is the nose cap/bayo lug?
Both of those are standard 98k parts, fairly easy to obtain.
You will need to make a cross pin to retain the front band.
Lower band is also incorrect, again standard 98k part.
Here is what it looks like. Good luck with your restoration
my best idea is that you either get another fiber glass stock or a full wood one and tap and install scope on it use for hunting/ or just cut this stock shorter to make the barrel free float and bed the receiver drill holes and install a scope also remove the front and back sights
lower band has to be israeli because the stock looks like it is israeli. the lower band is wider on the israeli guns. nose cap is standard....but the pin is real hard to find the correct diameter....you might have to drill the stock, if it isn't drilled already....machine shop drill press job....when you get the nose cap installed....the pin holds the upper band in place...so the pin diameter and length have to be correct. front sight is wrong...
I rebuilt many israeli .22 fn 98k rifles....you have to have the correct parts to make it work proper.
I rebuilt many israeli .22 fn 98k rifles....you have to have the correct parts to make it work proper.
Your SWP45 was originally manufactured at Brno, Czechoslovakia in 1945, a fairly rare code as rifles produced in early 1945 were still stamped DOT44. The Germans produced 98K's at two locations in Czechoslovakia in WW2, Brno(Waffenwerke Bruenn) and Bysterica( Waffenwerke Bysterika). The Brno rifles were codes DOT and SWP and the Bysterica rifles were code DOU. These rifles are equal in quality to ANY German manufactured rifles and superior to some. A few bits will restore your Israeli barrelled Czech-German rifle to order. Front sight is banded and should be soldered on the barrel and if your stock has finger grooves, it is Israeli as well. Too bad they can't talk.
The Czechs sold thousands of K98k's to Israel after WW2, many had German marked parts as there were thousands of Mausers still in the production line at wars end. These are good rifles.
The Czechs sold thousands of K98k's to Israel after WW2, many had German marked parts as there were thousands of Mausers still in the production line at wars end. These are good rifles.
