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    K98k restoration questions.....

    Hi all, im new to the forum but i had a few questions i thought you guys might be able to answer regarding my k98. I recently purchased one of those "RC" k98's for around $280. Its a 1937 S/27 w/ a walnut stock, all milled parts and a reasonable bore. I am attempting to bring it back to the look it would have had at that time, before the bolsheviks gooped all that foul shellac onto it and electro penciled everything...

    So my first question is regarding what is supposed to be blued and what is not. I know the butt plate and the bolt dissasembly disc shouldn't be but what about the bolt? I have researched it and seen several photos of blued and unblued bolts so was this a pre-war thing? Also, if this is the case, should anything else be ''in the white''? im not sure what is the best way to remove the blueing without harming the metal is so any advice there would also help alot.

    Also, i was wondering if there was anyway i could remove the electro pencil numbers? I dont want to take the angle grinder to them but it would be nice to be rid of them.

    My last question concerns its cracked handguard. The crack runs about half the lenth of the handguard and is very unsightly . I was wondering what is the best way to fix this?
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    Goldfinger, First of all Welcome to the forum.....You mentioned something about returning an earlier K98k RC to as much as original looking as possible.....Yes, the takedown disk and buttplate are in the white (unblued) but so are the recoil lug and the bayonet lug....Every thing else is blued...As for the upper handguard, you could probably just wood glue it and blend in yourself or replace....As for electro penciled #'s, I believe they should be able to be buffed out....Good Luck...Bodes

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