You didn't misread what I printed. I said it was a "rumor" and found it hard to believe myself. On the other hand provenance for a REAL German sniper rifle is as rare as hen's teeth. I have seen several such rifles in the US, one in the collection of a fellow that brought it home himself. He took it from a surrender pile and had it shipped home with proper documentation as a battlefield pick up. I have no idea where that rifle is now. Maybe one of his son's, all shooters/collectors has it. That would be a good thing.
Norwegian K98k conversion *scoped*
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You didn't misread what I printed. I said it was a "rumor" and found it hard to believe myself. On the other hand provenance for a REAL German sniper rifle is as rare as hen's teeth. I have seen several such rifles in the US, one in the collection of a fellow that brought it home himself. He took it from a surrender pile and had it shipped home with proper documentation as a battlefield pick up. I have no idea where that rifle is now. Maybe one of his son's, all shooters/collectors has it. That would be a good thing.
Got an update from Norway and question answered for those who have D&T'd Norwegian K98kF1..
That must have been a civilian job. As the K98kF1 rifles were sold out to active personnel in the 70s and onwards, most of them ended up in civilian hands. Many, many, many of these rifles are still being used for hunting, often with the original stock modified, Weaver bases put on and a cheap scope (often a 3-9×40 Tasco or similar type) put on top. I’d say with a lot of certainty that the K98kF1 is the most common hunting rifle in Norway, with Remington 700s and Tikka T3s close behind. On the range you will see tons of these rifles, often doing pretty well despite their age and being not the most modern and accurate actions.
If it is completely stock aside of the plugged holes, it’s a lucky one, most will have the sights removed and/or the stock cut down and the upper HG taken off.
During the 80s-90s-00s a big gun store/gunsmith chain (Landrø) sold tons of these rifles as hunting rifles. You could walk into a huge storage where there were literal pallets of stacked rifles, you’d find a nice one and take it with you. They sold many prepared for scopes.
Ole
That must have been a civilian job. As the K98kF1 rifles were sold out to active personnel in the 70s and onwards, most of them ended up in civilian hands. Many, many, many of these rifles are still being used for hunting, often with the original stock modified, Weaver bases put on and a cheap scope (often a 3-9×40 Tasco or similar type) put on top. I’d say with a lot of certainty that the K98kF1 is the most common hunting rifle in Norway, with Remington 700s and Tikka T3s close behind. On the range you will see tons of these rifles, often doing pretty well despite their age and being not the most modern and accurate actions.
If it is completely stock aside of the plugged holes, it’s a lucky one, most will have the sights removed and/or the stock cut down and the upper HG taken off.
During the 80s-90s-00s a big gun store/gunsmith chain (Landrø) sold tons of these rifles as hunting rifles. You could walk into a huge storage where there were literal pallets of stacked rifles, you’d find a nice one and take it with you. They sold many prepared for scopes.
Ole
