where can I find the blueprint of Gew98？
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Fal Grunt
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The short answer is you can't.
The long answer is that you can get original drawings from German archives. They are time consuming and expensive to obtain.
Conversely, and someone can probably provide you more info than I can, but there are many 3d "models" available online. I would doubt the accuracy of these, but for your "model" they would be good enough.
The long answer is that you can get original drawings from German archives. They are time consuming and expensive to obtain.
Conversely, and someone can probably provide you more info than I can, but there are many 3d "models" available online. I would doubt the accuracy of these, but for your "model" they would be good enough.
Thank you for your answer. I went to the website of the German archives, but I don't understand German. The 3D model online may be worth a try, but it should require multiple calibrations and adjustments. I will use European walnut wood to restore the gun stock and make other parts. For fragile parts, I will try to use metal or plastic, but I think some blueprints are still needed, especially for the gun stock.
biggymu
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Can you possess a genuine Gew98 stock?
It would add to the authenticity.
Cyrano4747
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They're not going to be as good as true production blueprints, but another option might be patent drawings. The dimensions should be pretty representative, even if they're not precisely laid out in terms of measurements and angles etc. like a production blueprint is.
If you can track down a copy, Korn's Mauser-Gewehre & Mauser-Patente has a pretty solid collection of the patent drawings and, if nothing else, should give you patent numbers that you can look up. Korn focuses mainly on German patents (I think the only American patents are for the Norris rifle) but a lot of them would have also had British, French, and American patents filed as well. I can't give you easy sources on those, but I would imagine they're obtainable.
I'll note that one of Korn's main virtues is that it was originally printed in 1907 (most copies you will find are the 1977 reprint), before the mass loss of imperial era archival material in WW2. American and British patent records are thankfully much more complete and may help fill gaps. I believe the French patent archives didn't suffer any destruction either, but I'm less sure on that.
If you can track down a copy, Korn's Mauser-Gewehre & Mauser-Patente has a pretty solid collection of the patent drawings and, if nothing else, should give you patent numbers that you can look up. Korn focuses mainly on German patents (I think the only American patents are for the Norris rifle) but a lot of them would have also had British, French, and American patents filed as well. I can't give you easy sources on those, but I would imagine they're obtainable.
I'll note that one of Korn's main virtues is that it was originally printed in 1907 (most copies you will find are the 1977 reprint), before the mass loss of imperial era archival material in WW2. American and British patent records are thankfully much more complete and may help fill gaps. I believe the French patent archives didn't suffer any destruction either, but I'm less sure on that.
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unfortunately in my location I can't get it.
thanks for your message I research the book on the internet but the price and the deliver isn't cheap moreover it will cost me a month arrive my home
