The manufacturers of Single Claws, High Turrets and Long Side Rails all started using the checkered butt plates around the same time frame. This d block Single Claw does have a checkered butt plate and on the inside the same pattern is found.
bnz 44 Single Claw
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The manufacturers of Single Claws, High Turrets and Long Side Rails all started using the checkered butt plates around the same time frame. This d block Single Claw does have a checkered butt plate and on the inside the same pattern is found.
It was common for the 1944 Produced Single Claw Sniper Rifles to have Checkered Butt Plates . But the 1943 Produced Single Claw Rifles would likely all have regular/smooth type Cupped Butt Plates . I have added Pics showing both Reproduction and Original Checkered Butt Plates .
You should be aware that there is at least 4 types or more of Reproduction Checkered Butt Plates made .
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flynaked
Repo Field Gear Collector
Dave, I haven’t found the smoking gun yet, but digging through the Steyr reports last year I found an undated shipping report from SDP listing a small quantity of 98’s being delivered to Mahrholdt. I tried to back date the document by studying the receiving units that are listed. One was rather helpful, the 11th Fallschirmjager Division is listed as a recipient at the same time, and they were not even formed until March of 1945. While other scenarios certainly exist, it is indeed thought provoking as to why Mahrholdt was receiving K98’s at this late date.
I was the one who bought that SC Scope #6711H .
Sold to a friend !!!!!!
Hello ,
I've seen a single claw Montage on a K98 that did not have a number at all. 2. WK. Also no stamp. Is that possible ? Was in a museum of military history and the museum director is convinced of the originality. Is this possible?
Best regards
Hi Martin
Tell me is this the SC Your Referring too and was the SC You are referring to at a Austrian Museum ????? .
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Absolut
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I guess you are referring to the rifle DaveR posted pictures of ... more of this museum here: https://militaermuseum.wordpress.com/bilder/
To the item: the Militärmuseum Sonntagberg does have some good items, but their SC is not among them. The owner is however always convinced of his items.
Edit: found some more pics of this Museum online, in case someone wants to "digitally visit" it please visit http://www.modellbaukeller.at/Galerien/Reise/180818_Militärmuseum_Sonntagberg_NÖ/index.html
To the item: the Militärmuseum Sonntagberg does have some good items, but their SC is not among them. The owner is however always convinced of his items.
Edit: found some more pics of this Museum online, in case someone wants to "digitally visit" it please visit http://www.modellbaukeller.at/Galerien/Reise/180818_Militärmuseum_Sonntagberg_NÖ/index.html
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Hello ,
I've seen a single claw Montage on a K98 that did not have a number at all. 2. WK. Also no stamp. Is that possible ? Was in a museum of military history and the museum director is convinced of the originality. Is this possible?
Best regards
Its at a Austian Museum as Georg mentions !!!!!! If this is the SC Your actually referring to , My answer is NO I do not believe this SC is Original . In fact I believe the Bases & Rings on this Rifle are most likely Reproductions that were made by Robert Spielauer and put on this Rifle as a Representative Piece for the owners Museum , I am not saying the owner of Museum put the SC together but someone did and IMO its not an Original UnFinished SC.
Which Scope is NOW on the Rifle ????? .
