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EOD - bombs and bullets
I am not sure if this forum is right for this, but I thought I'd post, as its the fore-runner to the 98/40...and while not a Mauser, the 98/40 was a German contract gun...
Anyway....I picked this up at a local show this past weekend. Went in Friday night to set up, a buddy next to our tables had this on his table...he just picked it up the week before at a small local show south of us.
It is missing the hood, and the lower butt stock mounted sling swivel, and the stock had been lightly to mediumly sanded. He wanted $250 for it, and since I have never seen one in the wild, I snagged it...not really my collection focus, but close since I collect mainly WWII German weapons....I do have a 98/40, so I figured this is cloes enough. Plus I am Hungarian, so added bonus!
I took it all apart earlier this week, and finally got a chance to clean it up today, it had some light surface rust, and plenty of grime inside. I had hit the stock with my stock stain....a mix of dark brown and scarlet RIT dye in alcohol, then today rubbed in a coat of BLO.
Took some pics while apart, not much in the way of markings, unlike the 98/40's....the barrel, receiver, and trigger guard have this "E" in a circle mark, the forearm and handguard have an "A" in a circle. The buttstock has a Hungarian military crest stamped under the buttplate. Bolt is completely unmarked.
I am really happy to have found it, I gotta believe its a pretty scarce gun....it'll look good next to the 98/40. Now to find a 43M...
Anyway....I picked this up at a local show this past weekend. Went in Friday night to set up, a buddy next to our tables had this on his table...he just picked it up the week before at a small local show south of us.
It is missing the hood, and the lower butt stock mounted sling swivel, and the stock had been lightly to mediumly sanded. He wanted $250 for it, and since I have never seen one in the wild, I snagged it...not really my collection focus, but close since I collect mainly WWII German weapons....I do have a 98/40, so I figured this is cloes enough. Plus I am Hungarian, so added bonus!
I took it all apart earlier this week, and finally got a chance to clean it up today, it had some light surface rust, and plenty of grime inside. I had hit the stock with my stock stain....a mix of dark brown and scarlet RIT dye in alcohol, then today rubbed in a coat of BLO.
Took some pics while apart, not much in the way of markings, unlike the 98/40's....the barrel, receiver, and trigger guard have this "E" in a circle mark, the forearm and handguard have an "A" in a circle. The buttstock has a Hungarian military crest stamped under the buttplate. Bolt is completely unmarked.
I am really happy to have found it, I gotta believe its a pretty scarce gun....it'll look good next to the 98/40. Now to find a 43M...
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