Wolfsburg
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Simson Gew.98b - Darn you, bubba?
Well, I saw this up for auction recently and having never seen an actual Gew.98b (as opposed to a K98b or "modified Gew.98"), I decided to go for it. Sadly it has been cut down and the original stock is long gone. I had some hope it could be a legit 98k conversion but with Paul's kind guidance, upon hands on inspection I see no evidence that it is.
Everything matches except the pre-war JPS stock it's currently in and stock hardware. It has a repro rod that I added. I can't fathom why someone would've converted this rifle to a 98k configuration unless this was some sort of sporter rescue. Regardless, it would seem at some point that someone has hacked up what was once probably a gorgeous and rare rifle originally. The fire bluing(?) accents are beautiful, especially on the rear sight leaf spring and ejector box.
My understanding is a Gew.98b in original trim would've essentially been a newly made Gew.98, except with a bent bolt and bolt cut out, using the original Gew.98-style bottom sling mounting and not the side mount sling arrangement with stock cut-out. The rear sight was updated for s.S. patrone at some point. Barrel code is K58D with e/43 acceptance. Looking everything over, it seems very little was overlooked when it came to acceptance stamps, usually e/6 or e/43, even on small parts. Even in this compromised state, this rifle has a feel of quality and the bolt action is incredibly smooth. I hate what has happened to this poor thing but I've never encountered a Gew.98b in any condition and I paid for it what many RCs are going for these days so it was totally worth it to me, even as a novelty!
Please forgive the lighting and quality of my hasty pics. I was in a rush and I had just oiled her up if the pics look a little odd!
Well, I saw this up for auction recently and having never seen an actual Gew.98b (as opposed to a K98b or "modified Gew.98"), I decided to go for it. Sadly it has been cut down and the original stock is long gone. I had some hope it could be a legit 98k conversion but with Paul's kind guidance, upon hands on inspection I see no evidence that it is.
Everything matches except the pre-war JPS stock it's currently in and stock hardware. It has a repro rod that I added. I can't fathom why someone would've converted this rifle to a 98k configuration unless this was some sort of sporter rescue. Regardless, it would seem at some point that someone has hacked up what was once probably a gorgeous and rare rifle originally. The fire bluing(?) accents are beautiful, especially on the rear sight leaf spring and ejector box.
My understanding is a Gew.98b in original trim would've essentially been a newly made Gew.98, except with a bent bolt and bolt cut out, using the original Gew.98-style bottom sling mounting and not the side mount sling arrangement with stock cut-out. The rear sight was updated for s.S. patrone at some point. Barrel code is K58D with e/43 acceptance. Looking everything over, it seems very little was overlooked when it came to acceptance stamps, usually e/6 or e/43, even on small parts. Even in this compromised state, this rifle has a feel of quality and the bolt action is incredibly smooth. I hate what has happened to this poor thing but I've never encountered a Gew.98b in any condition and I paid for it what many RCs are going for these days so it was totally worth it to me, even as a novelty!
Please forgive the lighting and quality of my hasty pics. I was in a rush and I had just oiled her up if the pics look a little odd!
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