My K98 - RC - Before and After Clean Up

[jbmauser]

RC's have value? lol

Good job OP, I prefer the restored. IMO Ivan slapping a bunch of mixed parts together and dipping the rifle in shellac does not equal history.

RC's do indeed have value and are collected by some.

When I was looking for a RC for my collection, I would not have even remotely considered one that was refinished. The black paint, shellac, and blued parts are what make the RC a unique variation of the K98k and are part of its history.

As mentioned before, to each their own but refinishing something like that may reduce the value in the future or even at the present. You might find the right buyer that was going to do that any way and is willing to pay full RC value but lots of others would not.

 

[nw mb]

i have good luck with a bore light that is inserted into the chambre but is not shining directly into the bore...takes a few tries for my digital to get it right...

...i have 3 mil surps that are beechwood...yellowish/red, straight-grained, stable wood...hey, they were in a hurry and not worried about whether there was feathering in the walnut or not! ;(

mauser/geha 2 1/2" 12 ga. that i refrubed...shoots very well...nothing wrong with beechwood...

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(ps - I'll buy yours for $50...deal?)

 

[Coyote Ugly]

If you're gonna restore a RC, you just can't stop with the shellac on the stock. That would be a half-azzed restoration job!
You also must file off that BIG 'X" and dremel off all the electropencil. And don't forget removing all that Russian black dip on the metal. Every trace of Ivan must be removed, including using plastic wood to fill the void where the belt sander touched down to allow them to renumber the stock.

 

[Magellann]

I think you did a nice job on it, I like it a lot better after your refurb, and since it was a non numbers matching rifle I doubt you did any harm to it. Hopefully it will be a fun gun to shoot with.

 

[knotking]

If you're gonna restore a RC, you just can't stop with the shellac on the stock. That would be a half-azzed restoration job!
You also must file off that BIG 'X" and dremel off all the electropencil. And don't forget removing all that Russian black dip on the metal. Every trace of Ivan must be removed, including using plastic wood to fill the void where the belt sander touched down to allow them to renumber the stock.

You're right there. I ain't quite done. That electro pencil is annoying but not all the metal parts have that black stuff on it, can't figure out quite what is they put on it. No 'x' on any parts. I figure before I mess with the metal parts I will do a bit more research. I wrote down all the part numbers I could find as I disassembled it and spotted the section in the forum where I can post the numbers.

 

[silverfoxdj]

It is true. I was worried about wrecking a historical piece Kjohn. The bolt and all the rest are black. I can't tell if that's the bluing but probably isn't the original bluing. The Russians electro penciled the bolt code 1115 on top of the bolt and safety as the barrel is that code. I was surprised the waffentamps were there. Once the shalack came off I was careful to avoid taking much off that area. Some other numbers came up on the rear stock so maybe the original. No numbers match any other part.

Antedote1985, yes. Love the colouring and that red glue sure works well.

It is neat to think, yes it's RC, but possible that many weapons got wrecked through battle or picked up out of the mud and cobbled together.

I tried to get a pic of the bore but couldn't get my camera to get a decent shot. I used a penlight and rechecked it. Looks good, no pitting. As soon as I get some rounds for it I'm going to stretch its legs a bit at the range.

Nice work well done..

 

[bjmurata]

I think you have done that rifle justice and it looks just fine by me,good job!!

 

[knotking]

I had to head up to Nanimo to get some rounds for it and will be up at the range today to try it out.
Much appreciated for the thanks on the work.

For Jbmauser and Remembering: Once I get access to the EE I will take a look. It takes 5-10 working days to access links there after putting in a noob post.

 

[knotking]

Well, she fires like a charm. What a heck of a boom and I shouldn't be surprised considering the size of the round. I don't know how these guys fired rifles like this without losing their hearing. I suppose that was the least of their worries. Too bad I have to get a bit closer to the barn to hit it more often...

 

[revilo]

You guys are surprised that people in this forum don't like people refinishing historical rifles? This is the MILSURP forum, you shouldn't be so shocked.

 

[hollowedpoint]

Nice 98's! That shotgun is really interesting!