1984Landcruiser
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For those of you who have been following my other post (http://www.k98kforum.com/showthread.php?36378-LGS-find-K98k-42-1940-Luftwaffe-marked), here is the second rifle. This has been quite the week, with the discovery and purchase of two K98k rifles at bargain prices. I got home from my business trip yesterday and found the bcd 4 that my wife had bought exceeded my wildest expectations. According to the information provided by folks here on the forum, this rifle was probably captured at the factory by US troops and made its way home with a GI. Family of the vet that brought this and a 1940 Mauser (see link to other thread) back from WWII sold it to a LGS and that's where I found them. I originally bought the 1940 all matching rifle and passed on this one as I thought that this bcd 4 had been modified by some Bubba over the years, since it had a rough looking stock, blued barrel bands and sight hood while everything else has a phosphate finish, and a strange safety installed. However, several of you enlightened me as to what this rifle was, so I asked my wife to go back and buy it on Monday morning while I headed to the airport. Turns out the bcd 4 is all matching and quite a unique specimen. It is very clean, and shows no sign of ever having been fired. This has been well cared for and it is amazing that no one added a scope over the years.
Out the door price was $351. It was priced $100 cheaper by the LGS than the other one I bought since someone had “made a mess of it trying to mount a scope”.
Here are some detailed photos presented for your viewing pleasure. Let me know what you think about this find!
For those of you who have been following my other post (http://www.k98kforum.com/showthread.php?36378-LGS-find-K98k-42-1940-Luftwaffe-marked), here is the second rifle. This has been quite the week, with the discovery and purchase of two K98k rifles at bargain prices. I got home from my business trip yesterday and found the bcd 4 that my wife had bought exceeded my wildest expectations. According to the information provided by folks here on the forum, this rifle was probably captured at the factory by US troops and made its way home with a GI. Family of the vet that brought this and a 1940 Mauser (see link to other thread) back from WWII sold it to a LGS and that's where I found them. I originally bought the 1940 all matching rifle and passed on this one as I thought that this bcd 4 had been modified by some Bubba over the years, since it had a rough looking stock, blued barrel bands and sight hood while everything else has a phosphate finish, and a strange safety installed. However, several of you enlightened me as to what this rifle was, so I asked my wife to go back and buy it on Monday morning while I headed to the airport. Turns out the bcd 4 is all matching and quite a unique specimen. It is very clean, and shows no sign of ever having been fired. This has been well cared for and it is amazing that no one added a scope over the years.
Out the door price was $351. It was priced $100 cheaper by the LGS than the other one I bought since someone had “made a mess of it trying to mount a scope”.
Here are some detailed photos presented for your viewing pleasure. Let me know what you think about this find!
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