mrfarb
No War Eagles For You!

hard to see the rest but, lucky for you un-numbered Czech upper bands are somewhat easy to find and would only have a small effect on value.

Is it missing the front band?

Yes, I’ve come to realize you can see all combinations at the end, even as “early” as 2000T blocks. Top no side, no top with side, and with both....

it's the second type with improved magazine design. This is the most common type but as said its complete and usable. Enjoy it !!

A wise man once told me - you can’t put the shit back in the donkey. I see your gears spinning - you are resisting the idea that your stock is...

Yes, it’s the firing proof. The rifle was just never finished. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Funny nobody has noticed - it’s not pressure test proofed. It was an unfinished/untested gun when the war ended, very late serial. I had a similar...

That is what I call a high end fraud concerning the outside number - the inside number is clearly bad. The 2 stocks are not the same from different...

Could you show a picture of the right side of the stock by the bolt take down disk when you get a chance? Very cool rework and thanks for sharing.

I recommend like lots of German beer over that kind of deal or maybe a Waffle house breakfast! :thumbsup:

Thank you for the kinds words. Unfortunately she had to go back today she didn't take her medicine right with food like the doctor told her. She's...

Yeah I forgot to mention that you too thanks Paul! You know I have tried to collect at least one example of everything Erfurt has made and that has...

I have no clue what the ink stamp could indicate, but I also tend to agree with Stephan that this may be a test rifle. On the stamp, I think it's...

Everything looks good! So you have a WW2 K98k that was sent to a repair depot for a new stock (buttplate is renumbered and has the wrong waffenamt...

:happy0180: Lets make a deal and not collect that anytime soon. LOL.

Thats a good sign, and it looks original which means the gun is probably completely as issued. Show the keel from the serial number to the buttplate...

I'll leave it to you in my will !!!!!

Post photos of the keel of the stock, should have the stock number stamped there on the bottom, along with the wrist- it may be light.

The ovt code is for "Josto"Lederwarenfabrik Franz Friedl in Prag. Not sure how much that helps, but they also made P.08 holsters in 1944 according to...

Moved your rifle to the correct section so people can get a good look at it! It appears to be a wartime rework, the bolt is renumbered (but period...