Recent content by Siegfried

A lot of this batch have really minty Amberg stocks. If I ever find where they are coming from I will post here. If anyone else finds out please share, I am just curious as these are new to the market and appearing in numbers with these identical features.

Excellent information, the barrel indeed has no markings, so replaced as you say. The TG has Ww1 German imperial stamps but has been ground into a more rounded shape by removal of the sling attachment area etc. So basically a parts G98. I was curious about these, as there is a number of them...

I think the TG where the parade sling hole was, has been ground down to make a more round shaped trigger guard. I saw another with same features, there seems to be several surfacing at the moment. What can you tell me about this one, again not all matching, but more to work on I guess, as more...

Thank you, very interesting. I have pictures of another EWB with intact imperial markings but need help to upload, can anyone do that for me if I send them the pictures? I think these EWB mis-match are interesting, I wonder where they are coming from. Danish home guard marking on the barrel is a...

Thank you, here is another one with EWB marking.

Good information, thank you. I had only seen Imperial German G98 with the standard band and recently have seen several with the other Brazil/ Turkish band type. Not being an expert, I wanted to check if this was a variation or late war simplification I had missed before, as they look easier to...

Here is one, WMO 1917 G98 with wartime imperial acceptance stamps as per the norm but this lower barrel band! I have seen several recently with this feature, none were 100% matching but all were Ww1 wartime parts and makers. I just spotted it as being unusual compared to the others I have seen...

I am seeing them at shows, so not taken a picture, I have an example in my EWB G98 posting today, which has thiis Type of unusual Brazil/ Turkish type band, the ones I am seeing with this band, they are standard G98 military Imperial marker marked but often not all matching numbers but many...

Interesting, I am seeing a large number of Imperial marked and Ww1 dated G98 with this unusual barrel band, was it never fitted to WW 1 German military G98?

Sorry about the poor quality pictures, I was just offered help, so hopefully we can get you better images uploaded. Check back later and the problem may be fixed.

Probably a foolish beginner question but I am seeing a batch of imperial marked and dated G98 with the type of rear lower stock barrel band which has the sling loop just placed through the hole in it without the flat pivot and then sling loop, if that is how to describe it. See pictures for what...

In my efforts to learn more, I have been reading past posts on this forum and I read one from Loewe which said that Spandau stopped producing G98 before Wars end, so some Spandau marked G98 with 1916-17 dates may of been made up of parts post war. This G98 pictured has unusual markings, so I...

The receiver was still in the white as it was just rust, I have cleaned it and can confirm it was never blued.

Here are the pictures of the Unusual G98 WMO 1916, I had previously a G98 WMO 1917 with Turkish moon crescent which had some but not all the features of this G98. It looks like a standard G98 except for the following, mid stock band is unusual as there are no flats to the sling loop, no markings...

Really interesting, I actually have the G98 now, so tomorrow I can upload pictures after I take it apart. I have owned a few G98 over the years, Eurfurt 1916, Danzig 1904 and others, which all had similar markings but the one I will picture tomorrow has unusual or is lacking markings on parts...