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I believe that is an export variant. I've seen them occasionally, had one come on a Gew, but from what i've heard from people who know export models better they were never used by the German army. If the seller is factoring that heavily into the price, it would not be worth the same as a German...

This is a real gem, i would not hesitate to get it if i were you. If you don't mind, i'm going to add it to the reference already, seldom does anyone get to see a 1918 Hannover. The WiS is interesting, it looks very deliberate, but such a small and unobstructive stamp isn't going to affect...

You are close: it was a Spandau contracted receiver made in 1917, but built into a full Gewehr 98 at Danzig in 1918. Spandau ended rifle production in 1917, so the receivers they contracted from Pieper and Siemans & Halske ended up in Hannover, Dresden, Erfurt, Danzig, and WMO. The 1670 does not...

Very nice! Thats a very rare year for Amberg, most that I’ve seen have been heavily reworked. The c/S is neat. It was short lived on Gews but you see it on Bavarian bayonets and Amberg Kars.

Definitely, they were rode hard and put away wet. Seldom do you find one with thick original finish (true of any Gew but especially Suhls). Yours has no abrasions from sanding nor the look of chemical cleaning, it is likely honest wear. Simson 1916 3912a is very similar, very worn. For...

One is production, the other will be issue. Usually the production date is larger font and four digits, the issue year is often smaller and is sometimes only two digits. One this carbine 1876 is the production year and 1877 the issue year.

Here's the book Marc mentioned. Definitely worth the price: https://stewartsmilitaryantiques.com/swords-german-german-book-the-imperial-german-regimental-marking-revised-edition-jeff-noll.41682.29.military-antiques And that's a great 71/84; congrats! Thanks for the photos, it's in the reference.

Congrats on a killer Simson, Marc! To add to the above, the acceptance is typical of Saxon Simson, mostly c/B and c/W. It is consistent with Simson 1917 1765a, which is a bolt mismatch but retains the heavy finish on the stock. Simson 1917 9015c is Prussian, and has the same c/N that appears on...

I have nothing of substance to add, but i really like this one! Added to the reference. It is neat to see so many Wurttembergers coming out of the woodwork. Not sure if it's coincidence, or because we have more eyes on them, but it's pretty awesome to see so many.

The receiver serial number has been restamped, likely a Spanish rework. Unless it is cheap i'd pass. These are rarely found matching and are not very desirable.

I could not disagree with this more, and am very glad most of the contributors here don't seem to feel that way. First off, there are constantly new things to learn about these weapons, and sometimes--often really--people will overlook something in photographs. I myself am very guilty of this...

Thanks for getting photos! Glad to have a good look it, and it's very helpful for the reference.

Buttplate could be numbered, but the serial wore away, that was common especially if the stamping was light. But i'd return it too. A mismatched firing pin is not a big deal at all, many were clipped and when these were less valuable it was easier to get a new pin and toss the old. However...

Glad you’re getting a very special Gewehr 98 rifle, Marc! I know you’ve been looking for that particular special Gew for almost forty years.

1898 dated WMOs do show up from time to time. But usually updated, reworked, or receivers only. Here’s a neat one that was on Gunboards a few years ago. I’ve seen a couple in straight imperial trim but to my knowledge no one on here has one...

Here it is: https://www.k98kforum.com/threads/garde-schuetzen-wmo-1899-restoration-complete.33318/

There's no hard date when the numbers appear on stock keels. From observations, each maker began stamping externally at different times prior to 1903. By 1903, when changes came to the sights, bolt, and bayonet lug, it was universal. However, as Chris mentioned, when early Gews went to depots...

Overall a great example, thanks for getting detailed photos, Sam. It's in the reference!

It's always great to see an early Gew in detail, and this one had quite a service life judging from the repairs. Thanks for getting the photos up, i added it to the reference.

This is a nice WMO. It's always cool to see ones with this font, with the Rs that have the leg coming out of a stroke instead of a bar. I haven't tracked this font too far, but it seems to be in a minority of 1915 and 1916 WMOs. Thanks for taking the time to document it, Sam; it's in the reference!