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new member from CT with an AX 41

hello, my name is Dan and i recently joined the forum after browsing it for some research. so i felt obligated to post pics of my 1st K98, an AX 41 which i purchased via GunBroker. to all senior members, please fire away with your observations. lmk if i need to post more pics, although i'm a little reluctant to disassemble the bolt or any other sections right now until i know for sure that i'm doing it correctly (still looking for a local expert to help). hopefully i made a good choice, but you never know. i'm new to this stuff and very eager to learn as much as possible. at the risk of stating the obvious, i think it's really cool to own a neat piece of history that you can actually use once in a while at the range. :thumbsup:
 

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Please post better pictures when you can. Hard too say much about the rifle with the pictures present. I can tell you as of now looks too be in the b block with a matching bolt. Can't say much of the stock either. Pictures make it looked it was coated with something.

But if its all matching would still be a big plus with this code. The AX41 code is not easy too locate either pretty scarce too say the least. Main reasons any 1941 dated rifles have a high lose rate on the Russian front, alot of these are Russian capture types, many are mismatched, and low production too. Under 90,000 were made by Erma/Feima in the year of 1941.
 
Please post better pictures when you can. Hard too say much about the rifle with the pictures present. I can tell you as of now looks too be in the b block with a matching bolt. Can't say much of the stock either. Pictures make it looked it was coated with something.

But if its all matching would still be a big plus with this code. The AX41 code is not easy too locate either pretty scarce too say the least. Main reasons any 1941 dated rifles have a high lose rate on the Russian front, alot of these are Russian capture types, many are mismatched, and low production too. Under 90,000 were made by Erma/Feima in the year of 1941.

more pics attached, i'll try to get better pics of the stock soon
 

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hello, my name is Dan and i recently joined the forum after browsing it for some research. so i felt obligated to post pics of my 1st K98, an AX 41 which i purchased via GunBroker. to all senior members, please fire away with your observations. lmk if i need to post more pics, although i'm a little reluctant to disassemble the bolt or any other sections right now until i know for sure that i'm doing it correctly (still looking for a local expert to help). hopefully i made a good choice, but you never know. i'm new to this stuff and very eager to learn as much as possible. at the risk of stating the obvious, i think it's really cool to own a neat piece of history that you can actually use once in a while at the range. :thumbsup:

Nice rifle you got there bubble. Take a few shots of the stamps on the wood. Is the serial number stamped on the bottom of the stock? As far as the bolt, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2A_-FnDhmAc
Watch this video, realize the spring is under a bit of pressure so go slow. You won't break anything, that rifle was built to last.
 
..You won't break anything, that rifle was built to last.

Agreed. Bubba is always a threat, but the rifle is pretty stout. Buggered screw slots, bashed bands and the occasional crushed trigger guard is about the extent of the metal damage we see. And I'd bet almost all of that occurred after the war ended... :facepalm:

Quick questions. Does the flat side of the recoil lug have an e/280 stamp? It's just out of view in the 2nd photo of your last grouping. Is there a stamp on the front face of your front sight base?

Congrats and enjoy getting to know your rifle.
 
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Nice rifle you got there bubble. Take a few shots of the stamps on the wood. Is the serial number stamped on the bottom of the stock? As far as the bolt, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2A_-FnDhmAc
Watch this video, realize the spring is under a bit of pressure so go slow. You won't break anything, that rifle was built to last.

hi, more pics of the wood. there does seem to be a matching serial # on the bottom of the stock (pic 247) but the first three digits are very, very faint, i'll have to figure out how to get a better pic :googlie
 

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Nice rifle you got there bubble. Take a few shots of the stamps on the wood. Is the serial number stamped on the bottom of the stock? As far as the bolt, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2A_-FnDhmAc
Watch this video, realize the spring is under a bit of pressure so go slow. You won't break anything, that rifle was built to last.

Hi sturm, almost forgot, i did watch this video and it plainly lays out the process, but i got a friend who's got some heavy experience with doing this, so i'm gonna take that route for now. i'll point out the video to him, just to make sure nothing is overlooked. thank you very much!
 
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Agreed. Bubba is always a threat, but the rifle is pretty stout. Buggered screw slots, bashed bands and the occasional crushed trigger guard is about the extent of the metal damage we see. And I'd bet almost all of that occurred after the war ended... :facepalm:

Quick questions. Does the flat side of the recoil lug have an e/280 stamp? It's just out of view in the 2nd photo of your last grouping. Is there a stamp on the front face of your front sight base?

Congrats and enjoy getting to know your rifle.

hi heavy_mech, more pics attached that hopefully answer your questions, plmk if i missed anything, thanks!
 

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recoil lug

Agreed. Bubba is always a threat, but the rifle is pretty stout. Buggered screw slots, bashed bands and the occasional crushed trigger guard is about the extent of the metal damage we see. And I'd bet almost all of that occurred after the war ended... :facepalm:

Quick questions. Does the flat side of the recoil lug have an e/280 stamp? It's just out of view in the 2nd photo of your last grouping. Is there a stamp on the front face of your front sight base?

Congrats and enjoy getting to know your rifle.

pic of recoil lug doesn't show any marking ... gonna do a field strip of the rifle at my friend's place .. he's got a gew98 so he's quite familiar with the process ... will provide more pics of bolt components and stock afterwards ... obtw: happy Memorial Day to everyone, especially to all the vets :hail:
 

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Firing pin, barrel bands, band springs,handguard, front sight, rear sight slider should be numbered as well, Very Nice.
 
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Firing pin, barrel bands, band springs,handguard, front sight, rear sight slider should be numbered as well, Very Nice.

more pics attached (from the seller's GB auction listing) ... will provide pics of the bolt components on next post
 

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