byf Model 98 with pics - need help
I will admit, I know very little about this rifle. I was hoping someone can help. The stock is a Bishop. I posted one picture of the rifle, and several of the marking I found. If you need more pics please let me know. I can not find model 98 to compare to. I know all the marking make a difference, and I am no expert with these rifles. Thank you in advance, Brett.
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I am not a Mauser expert, but until one comes along
byf Made by Mauser at Oberndorf
43 Made in 1943
Mod 98 Model 1898
679 e Serial number. They were using up to five digits and two letters to cover the more than a million rifles they made that year alone.
Eagle/swastika Proof mark, I think.
Eagle/Waa 135 Inspected by Waffenamt (Ordnance Office) no 135.
R75. Beats me.
The American Bishop sporter stock and loss of the military stock and all its hardware pretty much wipe out collector interest.0 -
All matching military model Big $$ sporterized small pennies Sorry [:(] 0 -
Every 98 I ever had shot at least OK, some better than others. Good for nearly everything in North America. Very cheap to shoot with cast bullets Lyman 323470 is what I use. 0 -
Being they have become so valuable. Repo furniture and accessories are being made. Since it hasn't been drilled for a scope, and apparently all the metal parts are there and original? I believe it still has collector value. Whereas in the condition it's in now, all it could be sold for would be a Deer rifle. 0 -
If all the numbers match, the bolt hasn't been altered, it hasn't been drilled and tapped for scope mounts, and it's not import marked, you'll be money ahead to restore it. Sell the Bishop stock, and recoup some expense.
Original stocks at http://k98stocks.com/0 -
This guy will still have the problem of not having the matching bands so it will forever be a mismatched 98. Always sad when you see this. 0 -
Not quite sure what your question is?? What you have is a tinkered with nice k98 made by Mauser in 1943 with correct Waffen marks but do the numbers on the bolt match the rifle (679)? If the bolt matches, the I would look to get it out of that aftermarket stock and find a correct k98 stock (start with here on GB for your search)and get it back to its original "look." As a mostly matching k98 collectors would be interested. You might want to break it down and check each of the parts for the 679 number....the Germans were nuts to mark almost every part with the serial # and collectors are very interested in a complete matching (or as near as one can get) rifle.If the bolt does not match, then you are stuck with a mismatched Mauser that is, as Rufe says, good as a deer rifle. It looks to have been through the arsenal once and rebarreled (R 75) which is where it probably got new bands. Anyway, hope this helps. Good luck[:)] 0
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