Someone on another forum posted pictures of a VK.98 that belongs to a friend of his friend. Link below if you want to download the pictures.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wm1k9fswqsh9dza/AAD6ynNf-FwF-hRCHxIga-Wwa?dl=0
Story:
Local gun store has a sporterized Standard Modell B72645. Stock has been cut just in front of the lower band so it is even with the front of the handguard. The side of pistol grip has been sanded so there is a groove between the pistol grip and the buttstock. Metal is all-matching but it has...
I noticed that the end of the striker/firing pin stuck out farther than usual
It has a circle A marking. The only other marking is as shown. Perhaps they were already starting to use rejected parts.
I looked at http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?78181-German-Fraktur-letter-fonts and http://www.library.yale.edu/cataloging/music/fraktur.htm but I can't figure out what letters these are on a Gew98:
bJ bnz over 1 in a shield
I got an unnumbered upper band to replace the humped band. I'm looking for an unnumbered lower band as well. I put a non-matching lower band on for now so at least there are no humped parts on it.
Here are the markings inside the stock
and handguard
the lower band has an eagle over 1. Does that mean this band was from BSW or Gustloff?
Thanks for the replies.
There were three matching K98k rifles at the Oregon Arms Collector show yesterday. This was the nicest of the three and it came with a sling for $900.
Here are the other things I got.
Besides the bnz I got there was a 42 1939 that included the shipping crate it was sent home in. But it...