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Supposed "white wash" k98k out of norway.

bnz41john

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I dont know how many people here follow "bloke on the range" but he has posted a series of photos on facebook of a white washed k98k (that supposedly came from norway) and is wondering if it is original. My immediate thoughts are that it is bogus. The kriegsmodell triggerguard is a bit suspect on such a rifle. Though there are certainly original photos of white wash rifles existing. Anyone else care to chime in?

John.
 

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Seems too good to be true to me. And any German soldier would have had the sling loop/band on the right way before wrapping and whiting it. Just my 2 cents from a ten second observation.
 
Unless it saw an unusual amount of care in the last 75 years, I’d say most if not all of the white wash would be long gone by now. It’s not a durable finish from anything I’ve heard.
 
Just my humble opinion. Too white, contrived fake aging. Unless this has been in a vacuum chamber for 70 years.

Perfect mate for the Gold plated Himmler MP40. :)
 
This could have also done by the Norwegians post war ? Hard to say. There is a lengthy thread on GHW about white helmets coming out of Norway and how to determine what was done wartime and what was done post war.

Interesting example but, impossible to prove or disprove.
 
I too call bogus. Water base paint would have worn much more, esp. on the floorplate. That is the balance point when held.
 
Hmmmm, I wonder how many matching numbers (or even an "X" ) might be found if the whitewash were to flake off.......
Or maybe it's just me being jealous.
 
Looks like a dot44 with an H band stuck on it, either that or a dot43 with a replaced TG. Would love to see a legit white wash rifle, wonder if Bill had posted his before?
 
Meh, I gotta believe unless locked in a time capsule since the war, there wouldn't be much whitewash left...

White wash was very temporary, it wasn't paint...it was meant to be easily removable come Spring.
 
Meh, I gotta believe unless locked in a time capsule since the war, there wouldn't be much whitewash left...

White wash was very temporary, it wasn't paint...it was meant to be easily removable come Spring.

This. It was s prescribed powder mix and it is meant to come off. I've got an original helmet with it and it's quite fragile. This rifle has been postwar painted IMHO.
 
Even if for some reason the soldier used an oil based white paint , way back when, there should be much more wear and tear just from 70 plus years of handling.

My vote is NO BUENO.......
 
Out of Norway it may be but I doubt that whitewash would be so fresh looking after all these years.I vote turd on this one.
 
Problem is the regulations specifically say oil based paint is what is to be used for snow camo. Stephan posted that entry sometime back. To this rifle, looks too fresh to me, by this time the paint would be yellowed heavily imo.


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Can one comfortably carry a K98 with the lower barrel band reversed? I tried it and I don't think so, unless you enjoy the trigger loop hitting your pelvis with every step.
Then, if you want to shoot, the sling needs to go either on the left side and above the hand guard (right in the line of sight between front and rear sight) or it gets in the way of your trigger finger on the opposite side.
Obviously, the barrel wrap was applied after the barrel band was installed the wrong way and before painting. Oh these stupid Germans, no wonder they lost the war.
Considering that H-band and other features don't look consistent with the rest of the rifle, I have little confidence in this rifle. We'll never know if the barrel wrap covers up an import mark, because true collectors never disturb "as found" condition in order to maintain collector value.... And maybe that's exactly what the crafter of this rifle was banking on.
 

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