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I was watching that one. Nice looking one.

Interesting enough. This was the second time this exact rifle was sold on GB. From the same seller and same photos. Not sure exactly...

He had kornbusch 1916 Gew98 listed for sale on his website I believe a few months ago I literally laughed at the description. It flat...

Gunbroker listing: https://www.gunbroker.com/item/944105223 Look what showed up on Pre-98...

Hoarder, noun : a person who collects and keeps large amounts of food, money, K98k etc., often secretly 😂

It looks like it was wooled plus use of chems, notice the grim still in the grain...

The edges of the bolt cut out are rounded, where originally, they were sharp. This is always a giveaway that a stock has been sanded.

Generally yes. But, I’ve also handled well worn unsanded rifles with a rounded bolt cutout. If you feel this stock, it feels like many...

Really nice lid, I would not put anything on it especially wax.

Yep, thanks! I also read that too. I saw he still had the gas mask and patch. I would love to keep history together. But, it’s all just...

Hello guys, Here’s a recent pickup from GB, with a low BIN. It’s a nice, albeit salty, M40 Heer helmet. Nice to find them in untouched...

This was my thought as well. A lot of those chemically cleaned stocks from back in the day now have a kind of dirty look to them.

Seems maybe chemically cleaned too.. a lot of older collectors in the 80s thought bleach blonde stocks were oh-so-cool....we have the...

Thanks guys. I was leaning to sanded. Probably a long time ago. It has gotten dirty over time. Made it hard for me to be 100% sure...

Newest addition to the collection. I am very happy and blessed to have purchased bayonet. 1887/Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Co of...