Recent content by 10sfg18e

Nice collection: I can sympathize, bought my first K98 in December, just bought my third last week from the trader section. Bought the books, and am always searching gun shows, and the internet for my next.. I made a list of which ones I want and it continues to grow the more I learn.

I missed some opportunities in Germany that is for sure! I had some friends who figured out the system and brought back some relics. If I could go back I would. We do however, have an MG42 and MG34 in our foreign weapons armory (along with a bunch of other goodies). What a rate of a fire, my...

Thanks for replying here and to follow up: I am hooked on the K98, I bought this rifle on a whim - which I have now learned is a risky move in this world. I have been around firearms and an instructor for several years but collecting C&R was not something I ever considered. Now I regret not...

Excellent thank you and to everyone else who gave their thoughts, do you know of a resource that covers depot weapons? I was considering picking up the 3 volume series on this website. I think I am hooked on the K98. Does the story of this rifle potentially look something like this: The rifle...

Few more pictures. Best I can tell every S/N is matching minus 1 bolt, which the prior owner said was broken when upon disassembly.

Added pictures, struggled to get focus on some of the smallest waffenamts.

Gent's, Thank you for the follow ups, I did buy the rifle. The price was reasonable enough that I took a risk on it. With more attention to detail I will comb this rifle over with a DSLR and post those pictures up. Looking it over, in retrospect I jumped the gun on the ground S/N, and no code...

Picked this up recently, besides one screw it's all matching, the former owner gave me a decent run down on what the potential history was via a book, in which unstamped K98s were referenced. Curious if anyone has read, or has any other opinion on this history of this K98. So far, the suspicion...