Help with Gustloffwerke K98 serial number

[BROBS]

I need your help/opinions.
I need to enter this into my C&R bound book but I can't tell if there is a suffix to the serial.

It's a BCD 4 marked version with a BYS barrel. Is the suffix an "O"? Or is that just a mark and it's only the numbers?

I don't see a suffix on any of the other stamped serials.



Don't mind the crud on it the vet's kid decided to sand the stock and make a mess so I got it cheap and I'm cleaning it up. 100% matching down to the bolt as well.

Thanks for any help!
- Brian

[bodes]

If it's in the first 10K produced, it will not have a serial number prefix.....However, it does look like a letter.....I'm just not sure what it is....Bodes

[BROBS]

The more I look maybe it's a "C" ?

[BROBS]

Would the "C" have a tail like cursive or just a small "c"?

[Bob in OH]

If you're cleaning, a brass brush and some oil to the receiver should reveal the suffix more clearly....

[MAUSER99]

looks like a stripping agent from someone stripping the stock.. clean the metal with a rag and wd40 at the least.. The letter block is a capitol block letter. Fairly easy to read. Unlike some j.p. saure and lubecker script letters..

[BROBS]

It will be cleaned but I can tell you that there's no way that wd 40 on a rag is touching this stuff.

So I think it must be a "C".. thanks!

- Brian

[vaughn99]

Hello,

its a c (C) block rifle. in the k (K) block serial was moved to the barrel so it can't be a o (O) block. you mention its a all matching rifle the bolt root should have the letter block also if not you should take pics as it might be faked?


later
vaughn

[BROBS]

Ha! If it were faked it would have had to have been done by the captured soldier. I paid $80 for the rifle so I doubt it would be done to enhance value.

Here is a pic... I thought this was a badly stamped "I" inspection mark like are elsewhere on the rifle.. but you're right it's a "C" !

Thanks a million for your insight.
- Brian

The "stamper" was not taking his job very seriously!

[bodes]

Your bolt serial number is fine....Is it minus the bolt guide?......Bodes

[Alfred.R]

can you post a shot of the whole gun ? im courios how its looks