Help please 660 1939 SS rune

[AndyJ118]

Hi all,

I am looking for some assistance as I am well out of my depth with specifics of K98's, I am in the UK and have been hunting for a K98 for a while to add to my WW2 collection. The one I have found seems very suspicious in every way really. Would someone mind telling me their informed thoughts on it? I am pretty certain the SS is a load of fakery as I've only seen BYF single rune rifles, plus its been struck about 4 times by the looks of it, but even the 660 Steyr seems odd from what I've managed to research. Every other 660 I have seen has the date as a 4 digit format not 2?

Any support would be appreciated, A to avoid buying a duff gun but also out of genuine interest in knowing more!

Thanks in advanced.

 

[Jakeman664]

every marking is fake

 

[hale1940]

My god….this one is bad. Like really bad. It deserves something special.

 

[AndyJ118]

Well I'm glad you've confirmed, I'd thought as much with 10 minutes of research on here before posting. Feel free to use the photo's for true fakery reference!

 

[Amateur_Gardener]

Hi Andy

Welcome to the Forum.

In the last couple of years, I've only seen two genuinely matching S.1 FAC K98ks on offer in the UK from perhaps 25 that have come up for sale and initially looked viable.

Depending on what you're looking for, there are a couple on offer at the moment from what seem to be reputable sellers, ranging from total mix-master with a good bore to decent Russian capture.

I'm no expert but as others here have said, this forum contains a wealth of knowledge and I have always found the many members in the US and around the world very generous with their time and good advice.

If you really want something top drawer it would be worth getting a copy of Karem & Steves Vol. IIa and IIb.

If I were looking to expand my collection at the higher end I would take a serious look at this forum trader and then look to import / export, but obviously you'll pay for that and I would expect the buyer to take all the risk if shipping something irreplaceable overseas. And some sellers might just not be interested at all.

Best

AG

 

[Zeppelin5000]

Photos weren't even needed, "660 1939 SS rune" was enough to tell us it was no good lol

 

[AndyJ118]

Many thanks for the info, I’ll look at buying one of the books for better reference