bnz 42

stabsfeldwebel2 · Nov 16, 2017

bnz 42
this piece came in to the daylight when I was collect a bayonet that i just have buy. "do you collect k98 karabiner" he say - now it is mine.

mowzerluvr · Nov 16, 2017

Wow, impressive rifle. It's a difficult year (1942) to find in matching original condition. Good find.

MauserCollector · Nov 16, 2017

stabsfeldwebel2 said:
bnz 42
this piece came in to the daylight when I was collect a bayonet that i just have buy. "do you collect k98 karabiner" he say - now it is mine.

Congrats on the find! Any markings on the stock?

Regards Morten

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a j s · Nov 16, 2017

Yes this sure is a good one,Matching,original blue,unsanded stock.Well done.

Hambone · Nov 16, 2017

Very nice! Saved to pic sticky for reference :happy0180:

heavy_mech · Nov 16, 2017

mowzerluvr said:
Wow, impressive rifle. It's a difficult year (1942) to find in matching original condition. Good find.

Agreed. I see the machine work and finish is already going down at Steyr. Some pictures of the wood stamps when you get a chance perhaps? :thumbsup:

mowzerluvr · Nov 16, 2017

The first photo has what looks like a post war VOPO mark.

mrfarb · Nov 16, 2017

That's a typical marking in wartime Steyr barrels, some kind of inspection mark, it isn't VOPO.

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mdarnell19 · Nov 16, 2017

Very nice rifle. 1942 dated rifles are tough to find (especially for Russian stuff). Thanks for sharing.

ltong29 · Nov 17, 2017

Very nice! I have 4484 C! Interesting that you have speed milled bands and mine has H-bands considering they are only ~2200 rifles apart. What type of stock does yours have?

stabsfeldwebel2 · Nov 17, 2017

heavy_mech said:
Agreed. I see the machine work and finish is already going down at Steyr. Some pictures of the wood stamps when you get a chance perhaps?

Hi Gents. I cant find/see any mark on the outside but on the inside.

ac4142 · Nov 17, 2017

very nice C block. my son just got an L block.

ac4142 · Nov 18, 2017

according to robert jensen ar42 and bnz42 were the least produced k98ks that year and each code not seen past the L block. has anybody seen an N block or later?

mrfarb · Nov 18, 2017

ac4142 said:
according to robert jensen ar42 and bnz42 were the least produced k98ks that year and each code not seen past the L block. has anybody seen an N block or later?

Never seen past L block on either to date, but dou42 was the lowest number for 42 at about 93000 with BLM coming in second at about 103,000. Steyr made about 122k and MB made about 115k.

ac4142 · Nov 18, 2017

Mrfarb is the ultimate authority as far as i'm concerned. i will go by your information. Thanks! bnz42 is my favorite code. I was formerly going by these articles: http://ycgg.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/berliner-lubecker.pdf http://www.k98mauser.com/dou K98 Rifle infor.pdf :happy0180:

mrfarb · Nov 18, 2017

We've learned a lot in the last 15 years or so.

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ac4142 · Nov 18, 2017

Thanks again mrfarb.

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