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Hi. I'm looking at an internet offered pre-war Mauser k98, dated 1937, which has light looking, almost blond wood. The seller says he thinks it's correct and that some pre-war k98's did have light colored wood. All makings are sharp and clear, so it doesn't look like a refinish. Any body know about blond pre-war wood and any way to tell if this is legit? Thanks Jim Thomas
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Alot of Pre war K98s have ID stamps all over the metal and wood. There is usually a number on the inside of the handguard or stock. These should match the other ID numbers. If it is a refinish with different wood there will be number differences. I have a k98 that was scrubbed by the Czechs and this is the case. They wrote a new serial number in pencil on the stock and handguard, but the stampe numbers did not match. A pre war k98 should have numbers inside, but the later war ones do not always have them. Hope this helps 0
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