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barrel code is 39 Si 55. Also, found an interesting personal inscription on the butt plate. Happy New Year! Todd

I'll take pics of the receiver serial and barrel serial at the woodline. I'll look over the stock again; however, there isn't much hope. It's been sanded so much that the all metal such as the reinforcing bolt, trigger guard, butt plate are all very proud over the stock. Any areas that I should...

Odd duck pics Last couple. I found a WaA 1 on the extractor. There is something on the stock behind the trigger guard cut out, but it is too sanded to define.

Odd duck 98 I just got back tonight. I don't think that the serial numbers were faked. There is no indication of scrubbing (file marks or dimples in the metal) and the rifle was not sold as a collector piece, but a sporter. Why fake-match numbers on a sporter. The bore condition is turning out...

The action was stuck in the stock with crud, so it hasn't been taken apart for many years. I was looking at the Norwegian hardwood stock that Hatrick has no the trader. Would any stock be just fine for this rifle, or is it worth trying to find something more "correct"?

Thanks for all the great information. The font on the floorplare of the "4" does match. I took it into the daylight yesterday morning. I'm thinking that the wear made it look different in the pictures. I'm visiting relatives right now and will try to take clearer pics when I get back. I know...

Thanks for the info. Here is a better pic of the bolt root.

thanks for the info. Is the FN marking behind the rear lug or under the root of the bolt handle? Is it still correct for the rifle since it is numbered to it, or would it have been renumbered to match? I plan on keeping this rifle for my collection and don't have too much into it, so I might be...

Last couple. Let me know if more pics are needed. Thanks for any help. Todd

Some more pics

337 1940 I received this rifle a few days ago and was just able to get into it today. I've focused my collecting on US military arms for the past 10 years. Before that I had a mix. The only K98k that I previously owned was a dud with a sewer pipe for a barrel and complete mismatch and the...

I recently bought one off of gunbroker as well and am expecting it on Tuesday. It has a cut stock as well. I look forward to seeing tour pics as I have been following the listings lately. Congratulations on your purchase!

sounds like a cool rifle. Do you know what happened to the original barrel and receiver?

Sounds like a good outfit. Are there any other good sources of parts? I'll be looking for a stock and hand guard, upper band, band retention spring, and capture screw/s. Is there a sale/trade section of this forum?

Thanks for the replies. They seem to have several of the parts that I will need.