100% Matching 1940 Borsigwalde (243) K98k – Kriegsmarine / Nordsee Marked attic find (Norway)

Dave Roberts · Jul 24, 2025

Thats one fabulous looking example .

Batteriechef · Jul 24, 2025

Above: Note the original grease and fingerprints.

Batteriechef · Jul 24, 2025

Dave Roberts said:
Thats one fabulous looking example .

Thank you!

sombra · Jul 24, 2025

Belongs in a museum, lol. Great rifle!

Jdt · Jul 24, 2025

Gorgeous example! I just got a H block Heer for my collection. I wish mine was only $250-$300. Looks like your rifle may have made a visit to the Königsburg depot due to the "69" stamped into the stock but the Eagle and KG portion of that stamp is missing which is abit weird. The "69" looks like a perfect match for known Königsburg marked rifles.

Jdt · Jul 24, 2025

Picture #58 is what I'm talking about incase anyone was confused.

Quick edit, very interesting that it has what looks like a "droop wing eagle" KG then a 69

Edit two, https://www.k98kforum.com/threads/ax-41-4838-g-e-kg69-marked.64145/
Never mind, my Königsburg example is marked the same way. Although less space between the E/kg and 69 stamps.

mauser99 · Jul 24, 2025

very nice find !! made my night looking at it..

Remfan · Jul 24, 2025

Another Top Shelf beauty for sure. Looks super mint! Certainly am glad I invited you over and am sure many others are too. Looks brand spanking new!! And that price!! Thanks for sharing here on the best forum.

72usmc · Jul 24, 2025

Thank you for all the photos. I had to print those out. Just one word:

"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"

AN-94 · Jul 25, 2025

That is a fantastic rifle, I'm certainly jealous at the price you paid for such a beauty! Congrats on a top notch rifle, I'm thinking this one is worthy of making it in the picture reference thread!

MountainGew · Jul 25, 2025

Absolutely gorgeous. Interesting that they marked the follower 05 instead of just 5 like all of the other parts.

Mauserfan117 · Jul 25, 2025

Thanks a lot for sharing this. Rifle is insanely beautiful.

Absolut · Jul 25, 2025

Very nice rifle! Super cool with this single digit serial. Loved and had a good laugh at the follower being 05 serialized.

The rear barrel band btw is upside down installed. You can simply take it off, turn it over, and reinstall it.

Stephan98k · Jul 25, 2025

Batteriechef said:
Are there many Nordsee rifles out there?

Congratulations to this Mauser Berlin K98k, I like the single-digit serial number and the condition is excellent.

Now to your question. The Kriegsmarine got 2,000 K98ks per month from January 1940 to September 1940. In October and November 4,000 K98ks each and in December 1940 another 2,000 K98ks.

In total the Kriegsmarine got 28,000 K98ks in 1940, most served in the Nordsee Fleet and most came from the manufacturer Mauser Berlin. Here some Mauser Berlin Kriegsmarine examples, with your K98k at the third place:

Code	Serial Number	Kriegsmarine Property Number	Stock Acceptance
243 1940	4029a	N 23767 k	E/M
243 1940	8943b	N 27022 k	E/M
243 1940	5c	N 26299 k	E/M
243 1940	830c	N 27044 k	E/M
243 1940	7436d	N 27418 k	E/M
243 1940	8289d	N 28039 k	E/M
243 1940	9082d	N 27466 k	E/M
243 1940	9573d	N 27969 k	E/M
243 1940	9115f	None	E/M
243 1940	1278g	N 29518 k	E/M
243 1940	3782g	N 29230 k	E/M
243 1940	9282g	None	E/M
243 1940	745h	N 29832 k	E/M
243 1940	1593h	N 30739 k	E/M
243 1940	5595i	N 32257 k	E/M
243 1940	7618i	N 32102 k	E/M
243 1940	8909i	N 31504 k	E/M
243 1940	9307i	N 31460 k	E/M
243 1940	6166n	N 33774 k	E/M
243 1940	7343n	None	E/M
243 1940	7914n	N 34065 k	E/M
243 1940	9411n	N 34294 k	E/M
243 1940	854o	N 34227 k	E/M
243 1940	1613o	N 33988 k	E/M
243 1940	1683o	N 33739 k	E/M
243 1940	2532o	None	E/M
243 1940	2231r	N	E/M
243 1940	3828s	N	E/M
243 1940	4877s	N	E/M
243 1940	6384s	N	E/M

freudi · Jul 25, 2025

Batteriechef said:
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Dieses wunderschöne Gewehr kam während des Krieges nach Norwegen und hat es nie wieder verlassen. Es ist ein gut erhaltener Dachbodenfund aus Norwegen!

Hier ist ein weiteres meiner Mauser K98k Gewehre. Dieses hier ist wie aus dem Nichts. Es wurde vor einigen Jahren auf einem Dachboden in Norwegen gefunden und ist noch nicht
gründlich gereinigt. Was auf den Fotos wie Rost aussieht, ist in den meisten Fällen nur altes Öl und Fett. Das Gewehr ist ein 100% passendes Borsigwalde (Code 243) K98k,
Hergestellt im Jahr 1940. Es trägt sowohl die Markierungen der Kriegsmarine als auch der Nordsee und hat eine extrem niedrige C-Block -Seriennummer, Nummer 5. Es verfügt über eine schöne
Der Schaft ist tief rotbraun gebeizt und hat eine laminierte Oberfläche. Alle Metallteile sind noch immer in der Originalfarbe dunkelblau lackiert.

GRUNDLEGENDE GEWEHRDETAILS:

Hersteller: Mauser Borsigwalde (243)

Produktionsjahr: 1940

Seriennummer: 5 (C-Block)

Laufcode: 300 39 RU

Waffenamt: WaA 26

Finish: Original dunkelblaues Finish

Schaft: Original tief rotbraun gebeizter laminierter Schaft

Schaftkappe: Früher flacher Typ

Übereinstimmung der Zahlen: 100 %

Besondere Markierungen: Kriegsmarine (Adler mit M auf dem Schaft)

Nordsee Nummer (Takedown Disc): N 26299 k

Sonstige Hinweise: Keine Nuten für Kornhaube

Es braucht definitiv eine gründliche Reinigung und etwas Pflege, aber ich wollte diesen Rohdiamanten teilen, bevor ich daran arbeite. Ich hoffe, er gefällt euch!:Cool:

PS Genauere Fotos folgen in Kürze.

Beste Grüße aus Norwegen!:kichern:

Sehr schönes Gewehr.
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zu so einer Schönheit.

Batteriechef · Jul 25, 2025

sombra said:
Belongs in a museum, lol. Great rifle!

Thank you!

That’s actually the plan… or at least I hope so!

Jdt said:
Gorgeous example! I just got a H block Heer for my collection. I wish mine was only $250-$300. Looks like your rifle may have made a visit to the Königsburg depot due to the "69" stamped into the stock but the Eagle and KG portion of that stamp is missing which is abit weird. The "69" looks like a perfect match for known Königsburg marked rifles.

Thank you so much!

Congratulations on your new purchase. I hope to see it on the forum swiftly.
I must admit I am even happier with the price after the overwhelmingly positive response to this rifle. Although price is not the factor in the love I have for this beauty of a rifle, it is always nice to know one has made a good deal on something unknowingly. Btw, thank you for pointing out the Königsburg depot stamp. I did not know that!

Jdt said:
Picture #58 is what I'm talking about incase anyone was confused.

Quick edit, very interesting that it has what looks like a "droop wing eagle" KG then a 69

Edit two, https://www.k98kforum.com/threads/ax-41-4838-g-e-kg69-marked.64145/
Never mind, my Königsburg example is marked the same way. Although less space between the E/kg and 69 stamps.

Thank you for the additional explanation and information!

By the way, that’s a beautiful rifle as well — it’s gorgeous!

mauser99 said:
very nice find !! made my night looking at it..

Thank you, I’m very happy to hear that! It really made my day to know that this rifle made your day!

Remfan said:
Another Top Shelf beauty for sure. Looks super mint! Certainly am glad I invited you over and am sure many others are too. Looks brand spanking new!! And that price!! Thanks for sharing here on the best forum.

Thank you so much! I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed this rifle!

I’m really glad you invited me, and I’m very grateful you guided me to this wonderful forum of such knowledgeable and friendly people!

72usmc said:
Thank you for all the photos. I had to print those out. Just one word:

"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"

Thank you so much, I really appreciate that!

Did you really print out those photos? If so, that is awesome! I’m glad you liked the photos and the rifle so much!

AN-94 said:
That is a fantastic rifle, I'm certainly jealous at the price you paid for such a beauty! Congrats on a top notch rifle, I'm thinking this one is worthy of making it in the picture reference thread!

Thank you so much for the kind words, and I’m so happy that you found this rifle so wonderful that you would recommend it for the picture reference thread.

MountainGew said:
Absolutely gorgeous. Interesting that they marked the follower 05 instead of just 5 like all of the other parts.

Thank you!

Yes, that is an interesting detail! Thanks for pointing that out, I sort of missed that one for some reason!

Mauserfan117 said:
Thanks a lot for sharing this. Rifle is insanely beautiful.

Thank you so much, I'm happy to hear that you think so!

Absolut said:
Very nice rifle! Super cool with this single digit serial. Loved and had a good laugh at the follower being 05 serialized.

The rear barrel band btw is upside down installed. You can simply take it off, turn it over, and reinstall it.

Thank you so much!

Thanks for making me aware of that detail. It's probably not a bad idea to turn it the correct way around.

Stephan98k said:
Congratulations to this Mauser Berlin K98k, I like the single-digit serial number and the condition is excellent.

Now to your question. The Kriegsmarine got 2,000 K98ks per month from January 1940 to September 1940. In October and November 4,000 K98ks each and in December 1940 another 2,000 K98ks.

In total the Kriegsmarine got 28,000 K98ks in 1940, most served in the Nordsee Fleet and most came from the manufacturer Mauser Berlin. Here some Mauser Berlin Kriegsmarine examples, with your K98k at the third place:

Code Serial Number Kriegsmarine Property Number Stock Acceptance
243 1940 4029a N 23767 k E/M
243 1940 8943b N 27022 k E/M
243 1940 5c N 26299 k E/M
243 1940 830c N 27044 k E/M
243 1940 7436d N 27418 k E/M
243 1940 8289d N 28039 k E/M
243 1940 9082d N 27466 k E/M
243 1940 9573d N 27969 k E/M
243 1940 9115f None E/M
243 1940 1278g N 29518 k E/M
243 1940 3782g N 29230 k E/M
243 1940 9282g None E/M
243 1940 745h N 29832 k E/M
243 1940 1593h N 30739 k E/M
243 1940 5595i N 32257 k E/M
243 1940 7618i N 32102 k E/M
243 1940 8909i N 31504 k E/M
243 1940 9307i N 31460 k E/M
243 1940 6166n N 33774 k E/M
243 1940 7343n None E/M
243 1940 7914n N 34065 k E/M
243 1940 9411n N 34294 k E/M
243 1940 854o N 34227 k E/M
243 1940 1613o N 33988 k E/M
243 1940 1683o N 33739 k E/M
243 1940 2532o None E/M
243 1940 2231r N E/M
243 1940 3828s N E/M
243 1940 4877s N E/M
243 1940 6384s N E/M

Wow, thank you so much for this wonderful information!

This might be a stretch, but is there any way to pinpoint a particular military unit based on the N code?
And thank you so much for the kind words regarding my little Mauser Berlin, it truly warms a collector's heart!

freudi said:
Sehr schönes Gewehr.
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zu so einer Schönheit.

Vielen herzlichen Dank!

100% Matching 1940 Borsigwalde (243) K98k – Kriegsmarine / Nordsee Marked attic find (Norway)

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