Ok guys, my friend Grant (Col.Klink) posted on here about a dot K98 that a friend of his was looking at. Well I'm the friend that was looking at it. I went to look at it satuday and it turns out that it was not a SSR like I thought it was from the sellers description. He had told me the rail was on the receiver but when I got there it turned out that it was actually a ZF41 rail on the rear sight base. The rifle 99% matching to serial 553X ap. It is dot stamped on the receiver and also the stock which is an unsanded white glue. It has an original Koch & Bonning Wupperntal - E 1938 dated sling in decent shape on it. The whole thing (including parts of the metal) was laquered by the vet. The guy selling it wanted $750 for it, but I got it for $720, because I figured a matching white-glue dot was worth that anyway. I'm pretty confused by the ZF41 rail though and want some input. I'm gonna list the pros and cons for the rail's originallity below.
Pros first.
1. The cutout in the stock is laquered like the rest of the gun, so it was there when whoever laquered it did it. The laquer is obviously quite old.
2. There are wear marks where a scope mount has been installed.
3. There are patches of rust and discoloration on the rail, like water and grunge had gotten under the mount.
4. The serial numbers on the sight slider and ramp match the gun.
Cons.
1. The serial number on the sight bar (the numbered part) is the only non-matching number on the rifle.
2. The rear of the sight base is buggered a little like it was hit with something.
3. There is a small spot on the sight base between the rail and barrel where it looks like someone ground off a little metal (can't tell if it was to smooth it out so a scope mount would slide on or what).
4. I just haven't ever heard of a ZF41 dot before.
There are no proofs of any sort on the sight base. The guy that I got it from didn't really know anything about it. He bought it from a dealer up north several years ago just like it is (including sling) and has never had it apart, fired, cleaned it, or done anything with it. It just sat on a rack in his office. Gimme your thoughts. Don't be afraid to be brutal, I can take it.
Pros first.
1. The cutout in the stock is laquered like the rest of the gun, so it was there when whoever laquered it did it. The laquer is obviously quite old.
2. There are wear marks where a scope mount has been installed.
3. There are patches of rust and discoloration on the rail, like water and grunge had gotten under the mount.
4. The serial numbers on the sight slider and ramp match the gun.
Cons.
1. The serial number on the sight bar (the numbered part) is the only non-matching number on the rifle.
2. The rear of the sight base is buggered a little like it was hit with something.
3. There is a small spot on the sight base between the rail and barrel where it looks like someone ground off a little metal (can't tell if it was to smooth it out so a scope mount would slide on or what).
4. I just haven't ever heard of a ZF41 dot before.
There are no proofs of any sort on the sight base. The guy that I got it from didn't really know anything about it. He bought it from a dealer up north several years ago just like it is (including sling) and has never had it apart, fired, cleaned it, or done anything with it. It just sat on a rack in his office. Gimme your thoughts. Don't be afraid to be brutal, I can take it.
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