I have a good, all matching one that Mrfarb reviewed pictures of before I bought it a few years ago. It was missing the sight hood and rod. I came across a correct rod on a K98 I bought, and got the hood from a member here. Here is the strange story that came with mine:
I bought it from the son of a Volkswagon dealer in Florida. The son told me that the carbine was found in the trunk a Volkswagen that was imported from Germany around 1973. The dealer kept the carbine in his closet until his son sold it me. The story adds no value to the gun, and I have no reason to dispute it. If true, who knows what the circumstances and history of the carbine could be. Perhaps somebody wanted the carbine to come to the USA, or simply preserved, otherwise it could have been more easily dumped into a river or lake. Maybe someone in Florida put it there--really no telling.
I bought it from the son of a Volkswagon dealer in Florida. The son told me that the carbine was found in the trunk a Volkswagen that was imported from Germany around 1973. The dealer kept the carbine in his closet until his son sold it me. The story adds no value to the gun, and I have no reason to dispute it. If true, who knows what the circumstances and history of the carbine could be. Perhaps somebody wanted the carbine to come to the USA, or simply preserved, otherwise it could have been more easily dumped into a river or lake. Maybe someone in Florida put it there--really no telling.
