Description
In excellent but combat carried condition, this is a very desirable example of a hard to find early war K98k WW2 service rifle. Numbers on the bolt, receiver & barrel all match! This Karabiner 98k (K98) was made by the Mauser AG Oberndorf factory as identified by 42 being stamped on the receiver ring being the secret code the Nazi’s used for Mauser AG Oberndorf with 1940 indicating the year although production records show this was the very first rifle built in 1939! We think this makes it a highly collectable rifle indeed.
It is covered in Waffenamts & eagle firing proof in all the right places. It displays the standard Waffenamt proofs & single firing proof on the barrel & receiver, with “Mod. 98” marked on the receiver wall. The rifle is fitted with the standard laminated stock with the early flat butt plate as was correct (& numbered to the rifle) & overall, it is in original, unmolested condition although has clearly been worked on during the war by an armourer as some of the other numbers have been stamped to match.
Whilst you may not call it a museum grade example, it is definitely an excellent example of a collector grade very early war rifle. Early war K98’s are getting harder to find, let alone with matching numbers in the right areas. The bore is great with good rifling so definitely a shooter we think.
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