K98 From Aim

[aliceinchains]

K98 from Aim just arrived today.The metal is excellent, the bore is brite and shiny, and the wood is not laminated but it is in very nice condition.All markings are intact and i see no russian capture mark.

http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Sep/20029235564247696053292.jpg

http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Sep/20029234549092732629738.jpg

http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Sep/20029233470855605461644.jpg

http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Sep/20029238183961281279874.jpg

[Skip]

Does anyone know if "Imported By" are on these rifles?:mad:

[zouavexx]

Sounds nice! What proof marks do you have? You bought a "G" rifle right?

[aliceinchains]

I bought a k date zouave.The import mark is on the underside of the barrel near the front.Both keeper screws are missing from trigger guard.Top of reciever is stamped with a very tiny eagle then S/42K.

[Schuetzenman]

Originally posted by Skip
Does anyone know if "Imported By" are on these rifles?:mad:

These are being brought in by Tennessee Guns in Knoxville. Yes it's engraved under the barrel in front of the bayonet lug. When you put the cleaning rod in it will minimize the visibility of it IMO. IT won't hide it completely though.

Aliceinchains . . . . cool you got yours already. So you got a hardwood stock, on the early ones that especially does not surprise me at all. That just adds to the rareness of your S/42K rifle IMO. I bet you don't have a cupped buttplate either do you?

I don't recall seeing any of these I think they pulled them out and put them aside for easier finding of them. I wasn't interested in investing the extra $$'s so I didn't ask about seeing one.

Hey can you post a picture or two this evening?

[neilwest]

1. Mine just arrived at home. I will post this evening a pic to show it to everybody. I to got the K series.:D

[jimmyjoebob]

I just got mine as well, I am quite happy, but who is the maker? it is a S/243 and 1938, bore is great, and so is the bluing, plenty of eagles and some odd one as well, any ideas on who made it? Also did yours come with a scope and mount as well?

[whos2kno]

cool I cant wait until mine comes in.

[lhuff]

There is a great page for German ordnance codes at http://www.radix.net/~bbrown/codes_full.html. Should help you determine who made those "new" k98k's.

[whos2kno]

thanks for the link

[Schuetzenman]

Originally posted by jimmyjoebob
I just got mine as well, I am quite happy, but who is the maker? it is a S/243 and 1938, bore is great, and so is the bluing, plenty of eagles and some odd one as well, any ideas on who made it? Also did yours come with a scope and mount as well?

Heck I guess you didn't read my post on Ordnance markings now did you jimmyjoebob! It's right here on the GD forum and Alice and I put up all the makers and what factory they were. http://www.gunsnet.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=79247

oh and get that fugly SOB Fedsanford's pic off your sig line! Yech!

[zouavexx]

Originally posted by Schuetzenman
..oh and get that fugly SOB Fedsanford's pic off your sig line! Yech!

I agree, I am going to have to put James on my ignore list, just so I can get that image out of my computer....


:elbarfo:

[Schuetzenman]

Hey I can see AIC's pictures now on my home PC. I wonder if they were there all along? Anyway, I can see it's got a cupped buttplate and a late front barrel band.

He's got a post 43 stock on a 1934 action. Humm . . . this is something that I mentioned already. They are mixed up and old actions are in newer later in the war stocks. That's one of the things I was trying to avoid when I did my picks.

Just some more of the charm of the Russian Captured rifles I guess. :D BTW, it sure looks good AIC! Can you take a close up of the buttstock and post it?

[Scoupe]

Just got email confirmation that mine is on the way!

I paid for the handpick. Basically told Bryan that I wanted a bnz, or whatever looked nice. He said he'd pick me out one. I'm kinda excited!

[Schuetzenman]

Originally posted by Scoupe
Just got email confirmation that mine is on the way!

I paid for the handpick. Basically told Bryan that I wanted a bnz, or whatever looked nice. He said he'd pick me out one. I'm kinda excited!

Trying to get an SS rifle?;)

[jimmyjoebob]

Originally posted by Schuetzenman
Heck I guess you didn't read my post on Ordnance markings now did you jimmyjoebob! It's right here on the GD forum and Alice and I put up all the makers and what factory they were. http://www.gunsnet.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=79247

oh and get that fugly SOB Fedsanford's pic off your sig line! Yech!

Sheutz-
mine is S/243 not S/42 I did look there honest, am I to assume this is a Mauser?

[jimmyjoebob]

Originally posted by zouave
I agree, I am going to have to put James on my ignore list, just so I can get that image out of my computer....


:elbarfo:

Ignore? Ignore? HA you couldn't ignore me if you tried sugerlips:D

[awp101]

Y'all are making this very hard for me...I'm using all my willpower to resist this assault on my "itty-bitty rifle" savings fund:(

[jimmyjoebob]

here is a damn good link to MFG info

K98K mfg info (http://users.swing.be/sw017995/k98kmarkings.htm)

[Scoupe]

Originally posted by Schuetzenman
Trying to get an SS rifle?;)

Yeah, I don't know much about what is rare/desirable or not, so I went with what I knew.

BTW, I notice AIC's cupped butt plate is blue. Did the Germans put them out blue as well as polished, or is this strictly a rearsenal deal?

[jimmyjoebob]

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Originally posted by jimmyjoebob
Ignore? Ignore? HA you couldn't ignore me if you tried sugerlips
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Do you want to loose your "Signature line" privlidges?




Rich-
if it makes you feel like "The Man" to take my Sig line, then go ahead and do it. However it does not violate board policy, and even Fred thinks its funny.

[whos2kno]

bnz s 42

Steyr-Daimler-Puch A.G., Steyr / Concentration Camp Mauthausen
s : "single rune



http://www.mauthausen-memorial.gv.at/engl/Geschichte/f.Geschichte.html

[zouavexx]

Whatever, ignore works fine for me...

[Scoupe]

Originally posted by whos2kno
bnz s 42

Steyr-Daimler-Puch A.G., Steyr / Concentration Camp Mauthausen
s : "single rune



http://www.mauthausen-memorial.gv.at/engl/Geschichte/f.Geschichte.html

Good link, thanks. Pretty sobering indeed. Got to poking around for a little more info and found this timeline on KZ Mauthausen GUSEN, where at least some of these were made.

http://www.nizkor.org/hweb/camps/gusen/gubh001x.htm

[jimmyjoebob]

here is a picture of todays delivery

A VZ 24 and my S/243 1938 Mauser at Berlin-Borsigwalde bore is great, many many proof marks, stock matches receiver and barrel, the bolt does not match.

http://home.midsouth.rr.com/jimmyjoebob/pictures/Resize%20of%20Resize%20of%20guns%20005.jpg

Once again super deal from AIM, thanks Brian and Eric

[lpspinner]

Nice rifle AIC. That makes you the first one to get yours? Congrats!

[Schuetzenman]

Originally posted by jimmyjoebob
here is a picture of todays delivery

A VZ 24 and my S/243 1938 Mauser at Berlin-Borsigwalde bore is great, many many proof marks, stock matches receiver and barrel, the bolt does not match.

http://home.midsouth.rr.com/jimmyjoebob/pictures/Resize%20of%20Resize%20of%20guns%20005.jpg

Once again super deal from AIM, thanks Brian and Eric

Ahh, I see you finally have the information. Mauser Werke A.G., Berlin-Borsigwalde was in my original thread via the page from Olson's book that Aliceinchains posted. I didn't type out all the codes, just the main identified ones.

Your rifle looks good, but it's hard to see details, you need more light on the subject. :D Is it hardwood or laminate?

[lpspinner]

Originally posted by Schuetzenman
Your rifle looks good, but it's hard to see details, you need more light on the subject. :D Is it hardwood or laminate?

Amazing what you can do with a few clicks of the mouse.

Jimmy, I played with your photo a little.

http://album.gunsnet.net/data/lpspinner/162_p4214.jpg

[Schuetzenman]

That's a heck of an improvement LP!

[lpspinner]

Thank you.