Absolut
Senior Member
I thought this rifle needs to be shared here, if it's not even worth to put it in the pic stickie..
This is how I like the K98k rifle the most: it was even in 2017 when this rifle was unveiled for the first time since WWII, hidden on an attic in Austria and just covered in oil soaked clothing. It can't get more untouched than that - and the icing on top is the fact that it is a sheet metal rear sight!
Aside of the sheet metal rear sight note that this rifle has various blueing speckles, which are a result of the long storage with just oil clothing wrap. I don't even dare to remove the barrel bands to check how it looks below that! The trigger guard screws aling perfect with the staking, assuring it had never been opened before.
Looking very close at the pictures it appears that the rear sight had been painted black, probably to enhace the contrast. Has someone ever encountered that before? Also note that this rifle consists of both phosphated and blued parts all over - and yes, it is fully matching numbers.
Having read that this simplified rear sight was common starting around 74.xxx serial number, I wonder if there are serial numbers known below this rifle (71.xxx serial) which also feature the sheet metal rear sight?
This is how I like the K98k rifle the most: it was even in 2017 when this rifle was unveiled for the first time since WWII, hidden on an attic in Austria and just covered in oil soaked clothing. It can't get more untouched than that - and the icing on top is the fact that it is a sheet metal rear sight!
Aside of the sheet metal rear sight note that this rifle has various blueing speckles, which are a result of the long storage with just oil clothing wrap. I don't even dare to remove the barrel bands to check how it looks below that! The trigger guard screws aling perfect with the staking, assuring it had never been opened before.
Looking very close at the pictures it appears that the rear sight had been painted black, probably to enhace the contrast. Has someone ever encountered that before? Also note that this rifle consists of both phosphated and blued parts all over - and yes, it is fully matching numbers.
Having read that this simplified rear sight was common starting around 74.xxx serial number, I wonder if there are serial numbers known below this rifle (71.xxx serial) which also feature the sheet metal rear sight?
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