Thanks for the replies.
I decided to buy it for a reasonable price due to the overall bad condition.
I wonder if I ever get hands on a Kar98a SS conversion in perfect shape.
Hello everyone,
I have the chance to purchase a possible legit (?) SS Kar98a rework.
The markings seem to be ok compared to Vol.1, only the stamps on the buttplate are odd.
Here are some photos I have.
Hello everyone,
I have a question regarding depot rifles. Specificially I want to know, why there are (at least) two different types of XI depot rifles. Is it because of the fact, that XI could be Hannover or Magdeburg?
The first rifle I have is simular to this one (of course with XI stamp, SN...
Yes, the internal number matches the receiver. The stock was put together from two different ones, so perhaps they simply were not renumbered.
The rifle has the hole in the trigger assembly as well as the hock at the front, so it is no Radfahrer as far as I know.
Nevertheless the buttstock has...
Thank you for your answers. The bolt is a 98k one indeed. WaA 280.
I had some time to take the rifle apart in the meantime. The front part of the stock is matching with the receiver, while the buttstock is not (7030).:googlie
I looks like that the number was stamped very cleary. Is it possibly...
Great, thank you, too.
Is anything known about the production numbers of the different manufacturers? Esp. Feinmechanik G.m.b.H., Kassel?
I will have a look under the rainshield as soon as possible.