Mauser 98 or something else??

[Luis22]

Hi Guys,

I got this at an auction I paid what I consider big Bucks ($400) I believe is a real mauser with import markings but Im no expert so any other opinion is welcome.

[vaughn99]

Yes this is a WWII K98 Mauser rifle. this rifle is called a RC (Russian Capture) meaning captured in WWII buy the Russians years ago and now a recent import. the only REAL WWII matching serials from German Manufacturing on these RC's are the receiver and Barrel but not all years put serials on both barrel and receiver some 1 or the other. the jist on the history of the rifle is the Russians broke down every rifle they owned threw away all the junk parts and re assembled each rifle with what ever came out of the bin and then electropenciled all parts to match serial on receiver or barrel. i collect info for this manufacturer if you wouldn't mind taking a pic and posting the serial?? your manufactuer is Berlin Lubeck made in 1940

thanks
vaughn

[Luis22]

Yes this is a WWII K98 Mauser rifle. this rifle is called a RC (Russian Capture) meaning captured in WWII buy the Russians years ago and now a recent import. the only REAL WWII matching serials from German Manufacturing on these RC's are the receiver and Barrel but not all years put serials on both barrel and receiver some 1 or the other. the jist on the history of the rifle is the Russians broke down every rifle they owned threw away all the junk parts and re assembled each rifle with what ever came out of the bin and then electropenciled all parts to match serial on receiver or barrel. i collect info for this manufacturer if you wouldn't mind taking a pic and posting the serial?? your manufactuer is Berlin Lubeck made in 1940

thanks
vaughn

Thanks for the info Vaughn, I will take some good pictures this weekend and post them. The rifle has several different serial numbers most parts have waffen stamps I believe the gun has been reblued since it has deep black bluish color.I just got it yesterday, I need to take a closer look.

[V1Oliver]

I thought all RC had a big X carved into them?

[DennyB]

I thought all RC had a big X carved into them?

Not all do. I have gotten some Russian captured ones that were in fairly decent condition other than the none of the parts were of the same serial number.

[Luis22]

Here are some pictures of the stamps I found.......
Original serial number was 8024 but Russian latter changed to 9024 ??

[Josh Beckett]

Nope, that new serial number is US added. Its required by law for all imports.

[Luis22]

some day light pictures (much better)





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[Josh Beckett]

You hit the jackpot in terms of russian captures because your stock hasnt been sanded by the russians. It also has the russian shellac still on it. I would leave the shellac on, alot of people remove it and put BLO on it, but since its a russian rifle (made with German parts) anyway, why not leave the shellac on

[MauserKar98k]

Considering what it is, it's a nice-looking rifle. It's too bad it survived all those years only to have that big, ugly dot-matrix serial number slapped on it here when it was imported to the US. I hate those things.

According to the waffenamts, the rear sight was made by Berlin-Suhler Waffenfabrik (BSW), who only made Mausers before the war started and as a consequence made less Mauser rifles than any other WWII manufacturer. The barrel was made by Steyr.

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[Crusader17]

Here's what happens when you rub lightly with very LIGHT steel wool. This is a
'41 (DUV) on the left. Hopefully you can see the difference on this poor picture of mine. The one on the right is the typical RC with the shellac. It's tedious work if you are so inclined, because you can't rub too hard or you may ruin the finish. You can also use very little lacquer thinner to help soften the shellac. As you can hopefully see, it does bring out the laminated wood color.

Note I found a correct sling, cleaning rod and sight hood. Rifles produced after '39 have the sight hood groove in the front sight. Yours has the groove as seen in your pic.

The other in my pic is a '39 (42), that does not have the groove.

Also, FYI, cleaning rods are shorter on the early rifles (10.5" vs. 12.5").

Authentic slings and cleaning rods are somewhat expensive, but you can find them if you look around.

These things are blast to shoot (no pun intended).

Neither of these has that ugly number stamped on them.

[Josh Beckett]

Considering what it is, it's a nice-looking rifle. It's too bad it survived all those years only to have that big, ugly dot-matrix serial number slapped on it here when it was imported to the US. I hate those things.


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Unfortunately this is what happens when we elect libtards and demunists. Remember, putting ugly import stamps on rifles saves children, thats all that matters.

[Luis22]

Thanks to all for the info ..Im really excited about this 98k I do have some Luger but pistol shooting is not as much fun as rifle shooting. I consider the markings as parts of its history and they give some more character to it...

[Johnny Peppers]

Back when a lot of the M1 Carbines were being imported into the U.S. and outfit that went by Blue Sky brought some in. Their mark on the barrel was so deep that some of the barrels were slightly crushed inside. A slight constriction could be felt when running a tight patch down the bore.
Strange that on a rifle that already had a serial number they would put another serial number that looked like a tattoo.