Thoughts/help needed on this 1918 Amberg Gew98m

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tazaroo

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So, I have the opportunity to purchase this 1918 Amberg Gew 98 that may or may not be a Gew98m. I'm not that familiar with these but I know folks here are. To start, the barrel, receiver, trigger guard, action screws and sear all match. The stock is matching but only with some small numbers that match the gun on the left side of the stock. The stock also exhibits a large "A" on left side of the stock. There are no numbers inside the barrel channel or handguard and there are no Imperial German markings present anywhere on the stock. The entire bolt matches itself but not to the rifle. The bolt number has been scrubbed but the extractor, firing pin, safety, cocking piece and bolt sleeve all match. There are no import markings on the rifle. Barrel is normal Gew98 length (Compared to my 1916 Danzig). The barrel has a Bohler steel code on the bottom, but I didn't take a picture of it. With all that stated, my question is "What is this rifle?" and what would be a respectable offer? The bore is bright/shiny with very strong rifling. Thanks in advance folks and here are the pictures.
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PatickD said:
This is one of the Gew 98M’s that was left in Spain (sold?) after the Spanish civil war. It was reworked by Spain (re-blued).
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Thanks for the reply. Any rarity to one in this condition or is this normal condition?
 
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Condition is fairly typical. Gewehr 98's were reworked in the 20's and early 30's. Germany was still calling them the Gewehr 98. Collectors call them G98m to differentiate. It was then sold/given to Spain as mentioned. Condition varies, though usually on lower end, pitting, repairs etc. Some it was done in Germany, but the refinish/paint is Spanish. Generally speaking it is a "Vanilla" g98m in my opinion.

Price will be honestly whatever is fair between the two of you. I have bought G98m's for CHEAP because they do not have the demand that Gewehr 98's do, but I honestly find them more interesting. Matching/excellent rifles are very rare and bring quite a bit more. I would spitball $500-$750 depending on where when who and how. The last two I bought were.... $350? and $500?
 
As noted, this is one of the rifles sent to Spain during their civil war. At least it wasn't chopped down into a sporting rifle like so many of them. The "A" stamp on the stock is also a feature seen on many Spanish used rifles. As I understand, the meaning is not fully know. I've seen it stated it was a mark for "Anarchist" used rifles, but don't think that it has ever been established in any way. Most of these Spanish used rifles got imported in the late 50's-60's by Interarms.
 
Fal Grunt said:
Condition is fairly typical. Gewehr 98's were reworked in the 20's and early 30's. Germany was still calling them the Gewehr 98. Collectors call them G98m to differentiate. It was then sold/given to Spain as mentioned. Condition varies, though usually on lower end, pitting, repairs etc. Some it was done in Germany, but the refinish/paint is Spanish. Generally speaking it is a "Vanilla" g98m in my opinion.

Price will be honestly whatever is fair between the two of you. I have bought G98m's for CHEAP because they do not have the demand that Gewehr 98's do, but I honestly find them more interesting. Matching/excellent rifles are very rare and bring quite a bit more. I would spitball $500-$750 depending on where when who and how. The last two I bought were.... $350? and $500?
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Stan said:
As noted, this is one of the rifles sent to Spain during their civil war. At least it wasn't chopped down into a sporting rifle like so many of them. The "A" stamp on the stock is also a feature seen on many Spanish used rifles. As I understand, the meaning is not fully know. I've seen it stated it was a mark for "Anarchist" used rifles, but don't think that it has ever been established in any way. Most of these Spanish used rifles got imported in the late 50's-60's by Interarms.
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Thanks for your input gentlemen. I want to explain this properly to the seller so, in a nutshell, she's a Gew98 that was given to Spain during WWII where there, it was made into a G98m by Spain with a rear tangent sight supplied by Mauser, given new wood in Spain with a reblue and later imported into the USA by Interarms? Value somewhere around $600?

Or....the modification into a G98m was done in Germany and then sent to Spain where it eventually got new wood, reblue and was imported in the early 60's by Interarms into the USA?

Again, I humbly appreciate the input. The seller is a great guy and I'm going to show him this thread.
 
It was modified with that rear sight in Germany, then sent to Spain BEFORE WW2. They were later refurbished in Spain to some degree during or after WW2 then sold to Interarms in the late 50's.
 
Stan said:
It was modified with that rear sight in Germany, then sent to Spain BEFORE WW2. They were later refurbished in Spain to some degree during or after WW2 then sold to Interarms in the late 50's.
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Thank you sir for that precise answer. This site is a wealth of information with some very knowledgeable folks. 👍🏻
 
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