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    98 K rifle dilemma - opinions requested!

    My Thanks to all who lent their expertise in my "luger dilemma". As I
    suspected, it was neither a great bargain nor a terribly overpriced
    pistol. I'll see how the money goes and perhaps he'll even lower the price between now and Christmas...


    But alas, now I have another firearms question, and again I will ask for
    the guidance of the forum members who know 98K rifles. I picked up one recently that is a completely matched bcd 41 with 30's dated sling, sight hood, cleaning rod, etc etc. That's the good part...the negative? (Oh yes,
    there's ALWAYS a negative!) And this one has a huge negative. The rifle
    appears to have been...gasp...parkerized or some such horror! It has a
    pale greenish cast over the metal parts. When I asked the fellow about
    when this was done, he didn't know what I was talking about. He told me
    his uncle had brought it home from the war and given it to him many years ago, saying it was just as he got it. As a matter of fact, his uncle was still
    living so, at my request, he went to inquire about the finish. He then
    brought me a handwritten letter, signed by his uncle that stated that he
    got the rifle aboard the troopship coming home from Europe. He said that
    they were playing poker, and that a fellow owed him $50, so he took the
    rifle as "partial payment" for the debt. But the next part of the letter
    probably answered my question. He then stated that in 1969 he took the
    gun to a gunsmith to have it completely checked out so that he could make
    a graduation present of it to his nephew from whom I purchased the rifle.
    So undoubtedly the dirty deed was performed by the gunsmith, who, during
    that era, probably figured that the flat finish would be far better for
    deer hunting than the German blueing on the rifle...yes, a late 60's
    "bubba operation"...but my question is this. I have $300 in the rifle, the price the nephew requested. A fellow is inquiring about it, and he's willing to offer $450 for it. Too much, too little, or take the money and run?? Or should I maybe have it reblued to appear as it once did? (Is that even possible?) I appreciate any help on any of this. And I do hope I can return the favor on
    something I know a little about down the road.

    Thank you all once again as I look forward eager to your responses.

    Good collecting and God bless,

    William

    #2
    My advice, but only if you are sure it has been refinished, is to take the money and run. If it has been refinished it certainly has some historial value because of the attached story, but has lost most of it collectable value. Only my opinion as I go for untouched items. Kinda like a chrome plated P38.
    Willi

    Preußens Gloria!

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      #3
      Run

      I would sell the rifle for $450.00 and put it towards a straight k98k, I have never heard or seen of a '41 issue 98k with a phosphate finish. You will make a 150.00 profit... not bad and a straight one can be found.

      Thats my thought

      Regards,
      Robert

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        #4
        Thank you Gentlemen...I certainly tend to agree!

        Your knowledgeable opinions are much appreciated!

        Wiliam

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          #5
          Originally posted by William J
          Your knowledgeable opinions are much appreciated!

          Wiliam
          William, I agree that I don't think there's much you can do short of stripping off the parkerized finish and re-bluing the rifle...Of course this is a chemical process and one I'm not sure one should do alone?... But, IF you wanted a K98k for a shooter/reenactor rifle, maybe this is the one....Would be far better than those RC Mausers.....Just food for thought....Bodes

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            #6
            I agree with the rest. Take the $450 and run with it!


            Matt

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