Description
For the serious collector!
Recently imported from the US & offered for sale is this very nice early war K98k made by Mauser in Oberndorf am Neckar, one of Germany’s original K98k manufactures.
This matching numbered rifle has all the hallmarks of being a war trophy, having been taken home after the war by a US GI.
Visible matching numbers include barrel, receiver, complete bolt (including extractor & safety), floor plate, front sight & rear sight. Even the screws on the floor plate are correctly numbered!
In 1941 the Mauser production code changed from “42” to “byf”. The top of the receiver ring is marked ‘42’ over 1940, the right side is marked with Waffenamt proofs which were the acceptance codes for Mauser Oberndorf & the left side is marked with the Nazi firing proof (Nazi Eagle or ‘Reich Adler’) & the serial number.
It looks all correct including the laminate stock with the correct cupped butt plate, milled barrel bands, floorplate & trigger guard plus it retains the original cleaning rod.
This is a very good example of an early war K98k rifle made when the Germans were still building high quality guns & before the Germans began to introduce changes to production techniques to save time, materials & money.
It presents as all original as can be seen in the photos. The wood is very good with minimal marks & it has plenty of the original blue still present as can be seen in the photos.
The bore is excellent, shiny with lots of rifling clearly visible, so definitely a shooter! The muzzle will not accept a PPU ‘8mm Mauser’ round, as per photo.
This is for sure a WW2 ‘GI bring back’ as it has a very neat duffle cut under the front band.
Do your own research & you will see that this great example of a hard to find matching numbered Kar98k would make an excellent addition to any serious Mauser collection or a great start to one.
Condition is better than appears in the photos.
Make your decision based on what you see, so please view the photos carefully as they form the main description & override all written information so ask for more if desired.
Whilst we check these out for serviceability, the warranty has expired & these are sold on an as is basis.
As with all used guns, we recommend you have this checked by a suitably qualified person prior to shooting.
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