my first k-98 all matching numbers

[ChrisCook]

Mauser

Beautiful example of an early Mauser produced K98. I assume that the numbers on the bolt are matching as well. Condition looks immaculate, at least from the ones you see in my neck of the woods. I may be wrong, but I bet this would easily bring over 1k$ (maybe close to 1500$?) if you were to part with it. Which, you shouldn't, to find one in this condition and early manufacture is very rare! I don't have my books in front of me right now, but production numbers were lower prewar, you also have to consider that a lot of these early dated rifles met their demise in the Russian abyss. Chris...

[Glenn Barbaritz]

dang Lenny, SCORE! very nice weapon. good for you. Glenn

[MauserKar98k]

Extremely nice example of an earlier K98 from Mauser-Werke, Oberndorf!

[bigschuss]

Wow! Nice rifle! And it looks exactly like the one I just picked up and posted last week:

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=277916

Mine is serial number 3885, which sounds like mine rolled of the lines probably the same day yours did.

One question, somebody noticed in mine that it has a site hood, but shouldn't, and suggested that the grooves were cut later on maybe at the depot or unit level. Does yours have grooves on the front site for a hood?

Thanks for sharing!
Blair

[GerColctor]

Very nice rifle. I love those early models, with all of the numbered parts. You will be hard pressed to find better. Best of luck.

Joe

[gew98]

Love to see a pic of the bolt serial , and the bandspring should be numbered to match on a 37 date obie.

[U-96]

One question, somebody noticed in mine that it has a site hood, but shouldn't, and suggested that the grooves were cut later on maybe at the depot or unit level. Does yours have grooves on the front site for a hood?

Thanks for sharing!
Blair

Mine is a 42 '39 and it also doesn't have the grooves so I too believe they were 'added' at some time.

But both you guys have a nice K98k

[bigschuss]

I just checked the site of my 1937 S/42 and it DOES NOT match. Is the front site removeable? It doesn't seem like it is.

Best,
Blair

[Lenny W]

Love to see a pic of the bolt serial , and the bandspring should be numbered to match on a 37 date obie.

what is the band spring i am a cloth collector and ignorant to firearm terms if you talk about inside the where the stripper clip will go as i can push down on that piece it is marked with a 26 the last 2 digets of the serial # and it looks like the bolt as you call it dif,#'s i will take a few more pictures ,and thanks to all who replyed



(I just checked the site of my 1937 S/42 and it DOES NOT match. Is the front site removeable? It doesn't seem like it is.)

it looks pressed on with no way of removing it w/out damaging the barrel

[gew98]

Lenny ; If your bolt is different serial numbers then you have minimally a bolt mismatch, not the worst thing in the world for sure considering it's condition. The band spring is the flat like spring that holds the front and rear band in place. You depress it to remove front band and then remove it from stock inlet to slide rear band off and remove handguard.

[Lenny W]

Lenny ; If your bolt is different serial numbers then you have minimally a bolt mismatch, not the worst thing in the world for sure considering it's condition. The band spring is the flat like spring that holds the front and rear band in place. You depress it to remove front band and then remove it from stock inlet to slide rear band off and remove handguard.

is this what you mean it has the same numbers as the rest of the rifle it looks like the barrel is marked as well

[Lenny W]

spring ?

[vaughn99]

hello

yor buttplate has been renumbered and the font and size of your stock serial numbers looks wrong but better pics will help on the stock. so i think the stock and buttplate have been replaced and forced matching post war/wartime field fix on stock. besides that everything else looks GOOD!!!!!!!

mauser oberndorf manufacture

value 400 easy with wood problems and Bolt Mismatch.


later
vaughn

[gew98]

and it looks like the bolt as you call it dif,#'s



(I just checked the site of my 1937 S/42 and it DOES NOT match. Is the front site removeable? It doesn't seem like it is.)

it looks pressed on with no way of removing it w/out damaging the barrel

This is where I got to this conclusion - from your response. The barrel channel of your stock was full of grease/cosmo ?. Anyhow love to see pics of the bolt root serial , and had you a chance to dismount bandspring ?.

[Lenny W]

This is where I got to this conclusion - from your response. The barrel channel of your stock was full of grease/cosmo ?. Anyhow love to see pics of the bolt root serial , and had you a chance to dismount bandspring ?.

is the band spring in post # 27 and i see no evidence of cosmo/grease i will take a few more pics a learning experience for me thanks guys