Unusual Israeli used 98k - Portuguese Contract!

[Joel]

Here's one you don't see every day!

I suppose I should say Portuguese Contract receiver and not rifle, since I don't think any of the rest of it matches, but still. A Russian capture rebuilt by the Czechs for Operation Balak?

The laminate stock has a blued buttplate, which looks pretty Russian capture, but of course it could have been added during the rifle's life here in Canada to replace whatever it came in. There's an MK 2 stamp on the butt I am unfamiliar with. Eastern European depot?

Pretty cool anyway

 

[kjohn]

That is unusual!! Nice old rifle. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Joel]

That is unusual!! Nice old rifle. Thanks for sharing.

Welcome!

Just read the MK-2 stamp means East German rework? Course again, could just be a stock someone found for it somewhere cause the Israeli one was beat up or sportered or they wanted it to be in a German stock, etc.

 

[granite]

That's a Yugo stock on it. The Israelis used a cross pin to retain the front band and a short spring for the rear. Not to say it won't work but it technically isn't correct. Someone must've restored a sporter. Keep your eyes open for an Izzy stock. It'll have the 7.62 stamped on the toe as well. You'll be able to sell that stock set you have for at least as much if not more than the Izzy set costs. They will be either laminated or solid stocks - the solid ones will be light wood (beech) and have finger grooves on the front - basically they used the Standard Modell stock set up. Some might not be stamped, I have seen that but the laminated ones are generally pretty beat up as well.

 

[R711]

I have an Israeli K98 that started out as a WW1 manufactured Gewehr 98, then it was converted in the 1940’s into a K98k, when the war was over it was shipped to Israel and used until they converted into the 7.62N version. I think this rifle was from a batch that ended up in Guatemala then the USA and into Canada. It’s got some dings and shows it’s been there and done that, neat piece of history

 

[kjohn]

Those Israeli 7.62's are neat rifles. Lots of history involved. I have three dou 45's and a Belgian FN made specifically for the Israelis, all 7.62's.