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    Ok, I have a question. I am under the assumption that all 98k of war manufacture had blued bolts. Is this correct? On a WWII reenactor forum there has been hot debate as to whether or not they were in the white or blued. It was my thought that the white bolts came from GI bring backs. The GI simply polished the blue away. Most WWII reenactor of German units swear the bolt is to be in the white. Help!
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    When I was searching the forum here I found posts on butt plates and bolt take-down disks in the white, and one post for the bolt to be blued. Are there any othe parts to be in the white?
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    The reason I ask is because so many 98ks are getting the bolts polished up nice and bright. Granted it is mostly on RCs, but what’s the real truth?
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    Thanks,
    Christopher

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    You will find the "white" bolts on the Yugo M48s and 24/47s but not on the K98.

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      Captain Emo’s observation sounds right to me especially with the Yugo’s which are very popular with reenacters. They should be blued if they are trying to look like period German soldiers. The valid exception would be earlier in the war with those German troops using captured Czech VZ 24 rifles which had bright bolts. FP

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        Captain Emo is correct. The Yugos will have polished bolts. Not the K98s.

        The K98 bolts should be blued, or phosphated (found on late war Kriegsmodell K98s), but never "in the white", and certainly not polished!!

        Matt

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