Real barn Find K98 marked 1944

[hagen.191]

Hi guys. Absolutely not my field so i am asking you: this K98 is a real barn find from bavaria in rough condition. Any opinions are welcome. Thanks in advance.



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[cossack1648]

Nice condition as for a relic. It is one of the most common code byf44 by Mauser.
I wouldn't attempt to clean or restore it. Just leave it as it is and as found. Since you know where it was found you potentially can get a little bit more information about its history.

Jack

[pzo]

It looks like somebody, at some point in time, tried to restore butt stock.

[Johnny Peppers]

There is a WWII photo of a U.S. GI breaking the stock off K98k Mauser by holding the barrel end and hitting a tree with the stock.

[Nigromontanus]

No barn find. Lake found.

[wandering38]

The pattern of oxidation is not appropriate for air exposure, this kind of large flake oxidation only occurs in deep water environments. I agree with nigromontanus, this was Lake-found.

[hagen.191]

The pattern of oxidation is not appropriate for air exposure, this kind of large flake oxidation only occurs in deep water environments. I agree with nigromontanus, this was Lake-found.

Thanks for your help. Came together with a helmet that i posted in the John Burnett Helmet forum. Maybe you guys are right. Look at the tag inside .

The tag says: found by Mr. Rolllwagen in a rain retention basin in Herbrechtingen (Baden Württemberg) in 1992.

So possibly he found it together with the helmet inside the basin.

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[hagen.191]

Unfortunately the rifle was way more expensive with 40 Euro [emoji38]

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[HENRY BUCKI]

still interesting to look at. thanks for posting,