My First K98!! But what is it???

[Rendsburg]

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Otto, Appears to be a nice mid-war Mauser made K98k...Looks like it has a solid stock (not laminated) which is nice....Numbers appear matching but am curious IF possibly the stock has a "duffle-cut"?....Also appears the stock perhaps has been lightly sanded and varnished....The 135 WaA would be correct for Mauser but I'm not sure is correct for a mid-war Boriswalde made K98k?....Bodes

[Bob in OH]

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My opinion on the ar43 is slightly different. The final waffen above ar is E/135 so the rifle was completed in Oberndorf and the WaA135 stock is OK. I assume it is numbered to match in the barrel channel? Ar 43 rifles are not too common and your's looks pretty nice.

The walnut stock I first thought might be solid beech (which I have not seen on a K98) but now believe it's walnut. Certainly sanded and varnished which is not what the purist collector is chasing... but a nice gun. If it were mine, I'd remove the shine and return the wood to a natural finish w/o any topcoat exept a wipe of vaseline.

The cleaning rod appeas in the white and orig were blued...

Hope this helps...B.

[Rendsburg]

Hi Guys,

It's not varnished, it's waxed. Tahnks for the words.
Otto

[petermac]

Super looking rifles. I too would say that the ar43 has been sanded, there are slight marks just above the takedown disc but still very nice indeed. I've always used raw boiled linseed oil on my stocks, a bit smelly and sticky until it is fully absorbed into the timber and slightly disconcerting if you shoot the rifle a lot as the heat makes the oil come out of the wood grain but its easily wiped off whilst still warm.

A bit of vaseline (just a thin smear) on the metalwork where it touches the furniture will stop the action rusting if the rifle gets damp.

Happy collecting. Peter

[bodes]

My opinion on the ar43 is slightly different. The final waffen above ar is E/135 so the rifle was completed in Oberndorf and the WaA135 stock is OK. I assume it is numbered to match in the barrel channel? Ar 43 rifles are not too common and your's looks pretty nice.
Hope this helps...B.

Bob, I agree that Mauser Oberndorf very well made the stock (hence the WaA135 proof)....I cannot make out the proof on the receiver but IF it is an Oberndorf proof, I agree....."ar" is Mauser Boriswalde which would have different WaA proofs (26 on top of receiver for Boriswalde)...."byf" of course is the correct code for Mauser Oberndorf....Bodes

[Bob in OH]

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Yeah, Bodes... I cheated and used photoshop to enlarge the receiver. It's an Oberndorf finished rifle.

If that is wax, I would remove and do the bare wood thing...

[bodes]

Yeah, Bodes... I cheated and used photoshop to enlarge the receiver. It's an Oberndorf finished rifle.

If that is wax, I would remove and do the bare wood thing...

Bob, It is indeed an interesting rifle....."ar" coded rifles were supposedly discontinued being made by the Mauser Boriswalde plant in 1944.....Than Mauser Oberndorf continued to manufacture them under the "ar" code.....And yes "ar" coded rifles are rather scarce.....And a Mauser Oberndorf made one in 1943 is even more so....Bodes

[Matt Weber]

Ronnie,

Well for a first K98, you got a doosy! That is a nice looking late war Kriegsmodell K98, made by Mauser, Obendorf. Be sure to check that all numbers match on it, as k98s can easily be mis-matched!!

If you have any ???s don't hesitate to give me a call!

It looks good so far though!
Matt

[Ronnie Fry]

Ronnie,

Well for a first K98, you got a doosy! That is a nice looking late war Kriegsmodell K98, made by Mauser, Obendorf. Be sure to check that all numbers match on it, as k98s can easily be mis-matched!!

If you have any ???s don't hesitate to give me a call!

It looks good so far though!
Matt

Thanks Matt!!!
So where all would I look for the #'s. The bolt handle matches, and so does the little gizmo on the back of the bolt. Will it hurt to take the rifle out of the stock?? What do I need to do to preserve what I've got?/

TIA

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[bodes]

Thanks Matt!!!
So where all would I look for the #'s. The bolt handle matches, and so does the little gizmo on the back of the bolt. Will it hurt to take the rifle out of the stock?? What do I need to do to preserve what I've got?/

TIA

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Ronnie, I agree with Matt, That is indeed a nice kriegsmodell K98k.....The "gizmo" on the back of the bolt is referred to as the bolt sleeve.....Other places to look might be the cocking piece and the safety.....These of course along with the receiver.....Bodes