Hey guys, I recently purchased a couple k98s from a local gun shop, one was bubba'd and the other one wasn't. Since I dont have a camera until christmas I'll just describe the one that bubba didnt get ahold of. And I'll just have to post some pics later on.
It is a CE marked rifle and the date is 1944. All of the parts match except for the bolt which has all the parts on the bolt matching but a different #.
The Blueing on it is almost 100% and the stock is absolutely perfect with no dents at all and is the nicest I have seen so far, but the handguard is a little darker than the rest of the stock though but IMO it looks cool that way.
There are markings on it that are like little eagles above, or next to the letter M and from what I have found on the Internet, that shows that it was a German Navy rifle. Also I have found that it has no import markings anywhere on the rifle, and I have heard that that increases the value of it but I'm not sure.
I'm kind of new to k98s so do you guys think it was worth the $175 I payed for it?
What is the WaA on the right side of the stock?
Where is the ser nr on the stock - left side, on the toe about half way between the pistol grip & butt plate or only in the bbl channel?
What type is the bbl band - milled H, milled solid or stamped - same question on sling band.
Are any of the ser nrs etched?
Sarge
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I can't make out the WaA on the stock but I'm pretty sure its there but just hard to see, but there is a marking on the stock that looks like an M and an eagle with a swastika but I don't see any WaA marks.
The Ser # is on the left side of the stock behind the stock disk and there is also one in the barrel channel.
The Barrel bands are milled and the front one is the H style.
No, none of the Sereal numbers are etched.
Its basically just another way to say sporterized, which is when someone cuts down a stock and refinishes it to a more modern style, or messing with the metal parts such as shortening a barrel or drilling and tapping for a scopemount.
Is there an X on the receiver or the bbl?
Is the nr on the left side of the stock vertical or horizontal?
If verticle it's a Rumanian rework, if horizontal it's a Russian Captured rifle and if the nr on the left side of the stock matches the receiver then the whole rifle is one of the above and not original German. The bbl bands are also both wrong for a 44, they should be stamped.
I thought as much because I'm not aware that there were any Km marked stocks in 44 and also don't think that Sauer - ce - ever made rifles for the Km.
Sarge
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There is no X on the reciever or bbl.
The # on the stock is horizontal.
But the # on the left side of the stock does not match the recieber or bbl, sorry I wasn't clear on that in my first post when I said the only non-matching part was the bolt as I was only thinking about the metal parts.
How do you tell if they are milled or stamped? I just thought they looked milled.
It must be a Km rifle because of the Eagle that is sideways next to the cursive looking M on the left side of the bbl next to the Ser # close to the reciever because that is a Km marking.
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