RazorBurn
Senior Member
I was referred here for advice by a member of the CMP forums, and would appreciate your advice and help!
The owner of my local gun shop who I've done business with for years pulled me aside yesterday when I went in to ship out a lower I had sold on Gunbroker. He knows I like old battle rifles, and he told me I've got something you'll want to see.
He then hands me an all numbers matching the best I can tell ax 41 K98k Mauser. I don't have a Mauser in my collection yet, and he knows I've been looking for one. Upon seeing the rifle, I immediately made a trade offer. Which if I trade will be a new in the box brushed stainless Colt Commander. I didn't know anything about the ax 41 code until I got home last night and did a Google search. I called the owner of the shop today and talked to him more about the Mauser, and he agreed to let me come over and bring it home with me so I could "verify" it. We've done business together a long time, and I trust him. He obviously trusts me as my Colt is still sitting in my safe.
I would really appreciate it if you all would look over the pictures, and advise me if this is a legit K98k. Darryl told me that numbers matching Mausers are forged pretty danged often and done so well to the point that you need experts to catch it. I know I for one have never seen a numbers matching one, and I look at every one I see even though I don't come across that many in my neck of the woods. I've taken 40 pictures, and if I need to do anything else to get the information I need I'll do it. I have the rifle for a few days so it's not like I have to take it right back tomorrow. I do plan on taking it back to him this Saturday. As you can see it is missing the sling, cleaning rod and front sight cover. The bore is in good shape other than it needs cleaned, but the lands are strong, bore is fairly shiny and I don't really see any pitting.
Here is a link to a slide show on Photobucket of the rifle. There are 40 pictures in total.
http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y194/Razor24/AX41 K98k Mauser/?albumview=slideshow
Again, I would really be grateful for advice on this rifle.
Thanks,
Ray
The owner of my local gun shop who I've done business with for years pulled me aside yesterday when I went in to ship out a lower I had sold on Gunbroker. He knows I like old battle rifles, and he told me I've got something you'll want to see.
He then hands me an all numbers matching the best I can tell ax 41 K98k Mauser. I don't have a Mauser in my collection yet, and he knows I've been looking for one. Upon seeing the rifle, I immediately made a trade offer. Which if I trade will be a new in the box brushed stainless Colt Commander. I didn't know anything about the ax 41 code until I got home last night and did a Google search. I called the owner of the shop today and talked to him more about the Mauser, and he agreed to let me come over and bring it home with me so I could "verify" it. We've done business together a long time, and I trust him. He obviously trusts me as my Colt is still sitting in my safe.
I would really appreciate it if you all would look over the pictures, and advise me if this is a legit K98k. Darryl told me that numbers matching Mausers are forged pretty danged often and done so well to the point that you need experts to catch it. I know I for one have never seen a numbers matching one, and I look at every one I see even though I don't come across that many in my neck of the woods. I've taken 40 pictures, and if I need to do anything else to get the information I need I'll do it. I have the rifle for a few days so it's not like I have to take it right back tomorrow. I do plan on taking it back to him this Saturday. As you can see it is missing the sling, cleaning rod and front sight cover. The bore is in good shape other than it needs cleaned, but the lands are strong, bore is fairly shiny and I don't really see any pitting.
Here is a link to a slide show on Photobucket of the rifle. There are 40 pictures in total.
http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y194/Razor24/AX41 K98k Mauser/?albumview=slideshow
Again, I would really be grateful for advice on this rifle.
Thanks,
Ray