Yugo capture K98K

Athrun[Zaft

Athrun[Zaft

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Hi everybody!

I purchased a Yugoslavian captured K98k a little while ago at a gun auction, and while she's a beautiful accurate rifle, I want to know more about who she used to be before the Yugos got to her. I'm a complete novice at this game, so I was wondering where I could look for markings which might hold a clue for me. The rifle is REALLY well scrubbed, all manufacturers codes are gone, and even the Mod. 98 stamping was peened. As an afterthought, what are your opinions on securing roll stamps and re-stamping her to how she should look? Just a thought at this point, and trust me, the sanctity of the milsurp gun is paramount in my book too. Any help would be much appreciated!
 
look for little eagles with numbers under them. those will tell you who made the parts.

buying stamps and restamping is going to get people saying not so nice things to you.
 
Take apart the bolt and check for any markings. Post some pics too - you can get an idea of when by how its put together. Might help with the where.
 
MiG25 said:
buying stamps and restamping is going to get people saying not so nice things to you.
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Agreed 100%
It may not be pretty, but restamping would destroy any
historical value in the rifle. And there is some important
historical value in the rifle. The Yugoslavs were the only
people to free themselves from the Nazis.
Pretty impressive.

Now......
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Yeah, I've noticed the trend with people's attitudes and opinions on this board... And while I understand that the way the gun IS has it's own value, I personally look at it for what it WAS. Either way, this isn't the place to discuss the matter, but on topic, what kinds of pictures would be helpful?
 
disassembly is the best way.
There could be a date on the stock in the barrel channel or under the butt plate.
Dissassemble the bolt. They likely didnr scrub the firing pin, and check the back of the bolt root for a firing proof, and the bottom of the bolt root for a waffenamt.
On the the base of the barrel under the wood there could still be waffenamts, and or a german barrel code. Follower could also have waa(waffenamts) still. The germans marked things in so many spots that its hard to scrubb every single one.
 
Just as a question along the theme of this thread, does anyone have tips for easy removal of a tight front barrel band? I can only get it off with a piece of wood and a hammer... :redface:
 
Athrun[Zaft said:
Just as a question along the theme of this thread, does anyone have tips for easy removal of a tight front barrel band? I can only get it off with a piece of wood and a hammer... :redface:
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Did you push in the pin on the flat spring before tapping out the barrel band?
 
Try oiling the metal and looking at it under bright light. I managed to see that my Mystery Mauser was a S243 from 1937.
 
Rory McCanuck said:
Agreed 100%
It may not be pretty, but restamping would destroy any
historical value in the rifle. And there is some important
historical value in the rifle. The Yugoslavs were the only
people to free themselves from the Nazis.
Pretty impressive.

Now......
:needPics:
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Parts of Yugoslavia like Croatia were actually German allies in WW2. The whole situation there was VERY complicated. There was a Croat legion that served with the Wehrmacht on the eastern front.
 
unfortunately, the Yugos seemed to have been very thorough with the destruction of all major marks on my rifle... The only remaining markings are sporadic single digit stamps, and the occasional Waffenamt. None of the Waffenamts match each other, and the bright light made it very clear that the barrel and receiver have been blued differently, suggesting a Yugoslavian replacement barrel on a German receiver. The only digit I could clearly make out was that the final character on the side rail used to be a number '4'.

Pics to be added sometime tomorrow!
 
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