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How did I do BNZ43 K98?

tliu87

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Hello all, I just bought this K98 from a reputable gun shop for $800. It looks like all parts are matching though I couldn't find any serial numbers on the wooden stock and I heard I have to disassemble the stock to see the serial number. Any insights would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Tom
 

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Looks like you got a deal. Post pics of the rest of the parts, looks like a nice SS contract rifle.


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Would like to see more pictures when you get a chance but it looks like a righteous SS contract rifle. Please post more pictures. Hell of a deal for $800!
 
..Looks like manufacturing was getting pretty rough, even in '43.

This is true. It's already starting to slip at Steyr and you can really see it. All downhill from here. :laugh:

To the OP. Looks to be a very nice example. All the stock edges look really sharp. What is shown so far is righteous however as others said we'd like to see 'everything'. If it proves as good as what we've seen so far you got a hell of a deal for $800 IMHO. That's decent bolt m/m territory.
 
Would like to see more pictures when you get a chance but it looks like a righteous SS contract rifle. Please post more pictures. Hell of a deal for $800!

Thanks, will post more soon. I was lucky to find this at my local gun store as they had a couple K98s that came in the same time frame.
 
The one day I don't check Hyatt's website lol. Nice find!

Thanks, I was checking their website pretty frequently but looks like they didn't post this K98 along with 2 other K98 I saw there. I believe one of the other one they had was a Russian capture as the serial numbers didnt match.

They said these rifles get sold pretty quickly so probably they didn't need to post due to how quickly it sells.
 
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This is true. It's already starting to slip at Steyr and you can really see it. All downhill from here. :laugh:

To the OP. Looks to be a very nice example. All the stock edges look really sharp. What is shown so far is righteous however as others said we'd like to see 'everything'. If it proves as good as what we've seen so far you got a hell of a deal for $800 IMHO. That's decent bolt m/m territory.

Thanks, here’s additional pictures including the bolt.
 

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Careful removing that pin or whatever it is holding the rear band in, nice score! The barrel is cool, I’ve never seen one on a Steyr before.
 
..The barrel is cool, I’ve never seen one on a Steyr before.

Yeah, any luck making it out Clay? OP, thanks for the additional pictures but if you can could you maybe add a few more? I think others would like to see the entire barrel code. It's a pretty important thing. It runs radially around the barrel shank and you'd have to take it out of the stock to capture all of it.

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I'm pretty sure I know what it is or what it should be but could you take a clearer picture of the bolt root?

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Did anyone else notice the Heimag cross bolt? Sub contract lumber or was Steyr using these at the time?
 
It’s a Menzel stock and the barrel is dw/1 more commonly seen in Gustloff assemblies. I can’t remember who dw/1 is off the top of my head though.
 
It’s a Menzel stock and the barrel is dw/1 more commonly seen in Gustloff assemblies. I can’t remember who dw/1 is off the top of my head though.

The marking is the steelmaker and the barrel maker is probably FN, SS contracts have to be dated by characteristics, 1943 receivers can be 1944 assemblies, and SS contracts often have unusual barrels. One must remember the army opposed SDP conducting this program, the army and Luftwaffe are the ones that funded SDP massive expansion and weren't happy with this relationship. Speer said it clearly after the war, he said he disapproved of the project as it was out of his purview and he couldn't make sure the production was properly allocated.. note he made no reference to the slave labor involved or the brutality, only that it was outside his authority. ANy resistance to this project ended when he became sick and was replaced by Himmler's crony (Speer believed Himmler poisoned him) in 1944, when he returned his influence was greatly diminished.
 
..the barrel maker is probably FN, SS contracts have to be dated by characteristics, 1943 receivers can be 1944 assemblies, and SS contracts often have unusual barrels.

Would the full barrel code be as useful as I suppose it might? It seems important often for dating, trends or even validation of a certain rifles legitimacy. I've noticed recently that even I can park a rifle in a certain time slot based on the barrel code. Not often but it happens, even for me.
 
Yeah, any luck making it out Clay? OP, thanks for the additional pictures but if you can could you maybe add a few more? I think others would like to see the entire barrel code. It's a pretty important thing. It runs radially around the barrel shank and you'd have to take it out of the stock to capture all of it.

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I'm pretty sure I know what it is or what it should be but could you take a clearer picture of the bolt root?

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Did anyone else notice the Heimag cross bolt? Sub contract lumber or was Steyr using these at the time?


So do I have to pretty much disassemble the whole rifle to get the barrel out? I’ll take some more pictures after I dissemble.

Also, what is a Menzel stock?

From the pictures so far is this 1943 K98 is legit?

Also, any good tips on cleaning this rifle after firing corrosive ammo? I plan to clean the barrel first before going to the range then clean it after firing the corrosive ammo. Someone mentioned to pour hot water in the barrell after cleaning the barrell with windex. Im not sure if thats a feasible way to do it.
 

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