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That's an awesome pistol and nice write up on its history. I did not know that this type of Walther PP even existed, very cool to see it still in pretty nice shape!

The phh is most likely the 3-letter code for the supplier of the laminate stock blank that was used on your rifle. dou 44s started with a no letter block in 1944 and ended the year in the ii block.

Congrats on your first Gewehr 98, and a nice honest Danzig at that! I like the nice strong markings on the beech stock.

The stock number should be located in the barrel channel where the rear sight base would be nested when it's all put together so closer to the receiver.

If the stock was the original stock, it will be numbered to the rifle inside the barrel channel though you'll have to pull the action out to see it. Keep the sporterized stock as you can always use it if you come across another barreled action. If you wish to restore it, you'll likely need the...

This is such a neat rifle, I really like the Deutsches Reich marking you find on captured weapons. What letter is the cypher on the bayonet adapter? I have to wonder how many Lebels and Berthiers ended up on the German side and how many of those got these bayonet adapters. And what letter is the...

I had no issues and his English was fine. Action was pretty much drop in though it was a little tight. I still need to see how it fits when I put the recoil lug in but very impressed with it overall.

Congrats on a nice cyq P38 rig! Nice to see these still pop up at shows for a fair price.

That's a hard one to guesstimate, I'd reckon it might be around $1000-$1500 or so once it's all put together but others would probably know better than I do. As for getting parts, it looks like you'd need all of the stock hardware along with the stock and handguard. Weimar-era parts are quite...

Thankfully, that barrel not being cut and the handguard retaining lip being intact will allow this one to be restorable. Years on these aren't exact but the receiver side rail switched to "Mod. 98" in 1930 with the f block for the Kar98b. It looks like the suffix puts yours as an "e" block so...

I can see the E/13 of the barrel code in your last picture. You would have to pull the action out of the stock to view it fully (I really need to take a better pic of mine). Only do it if you're confident in not messing up anything and have the right tools to do it. Regardless, you have what...

Great collection Aaron! Sporter rescues are a labor of love as I quickly learned with my Kar98b. Nice to see that you were able to restore so many!

The Eagle over H signifies the branch of service that accepted the rifle, H for Heer (Army). You'll also find L for Luftwaffe (Air Force) and M for Kriegsmarine (Navy). The markings for the Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine would be dropped in 1942 with the widespread simplification of weapons...

Thanks Chris! I placed an order for Schaftol Red, Dark, and Extra Dark directly with Ballistol over the weekend so we'll see how it looks when it arrives. Thankfully, I'm not allergic to nuts so I will keep the tung oil idea in mind if Schaftol doesn't work out. I still have to make a new...

I agree that it is the walnut that Oberndorf used throughout the war, the stock looks quite similar to my walnut stock byf 43. Congrats on picking up what looks like a nice honest bolt mm. Elm typically shows up on k block byf 43s iirc.

I think I recall seeing this rifle sell at auction before it made it to gunbroker maybe 5 months ago or so now. The auction listing had it described as "recovered from a sunken submarine" which might be where the gunbroker seller got their description from. Would be neat to find any rifle...

That's a very cool test rifle, thanks for sharing this one! That 6x58 must have been a very fast cartridge along the lines of 6mm Lee Navy and the 5.2x68 Mondragon cartridge, the cam track in the rear sight shows significantly less drop compared to the standard 8x57 cartridge.

Those are fantastic pictures, thanks for sharing these! The receiver design reminds me of the Savage 23 Sporter series (a piece of round stock milled into a receiver) though they clearly took the manner of pressing and pinning the barrel into place from the G/K43. The bolt and rear sight are...

Barrel lot code, used for tracking lots of steel used in barrel blanks along with supplier.

Congrats on getting such a unique RM rework. That's a fascinating rifle, interesting as to how it got reverted back to a Gew 98 with the Reichsmarine. I thought e block Simson rifles would date to about 1928-1929.