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The entire thread on gunboards has suddenly been deleted. No warning, no explanation, just “poof”… gone. This pic and my reasoned post why it’s been humped… was just too much, I suppose. I really hate this kind of censorship! Like it really pissed me off. It wastes my time and it takes away...

Bruce, I hope you do not mind if I use your photo for GB. I combined both into 1 to see the difference. If it’s an issue, just let me know and I will take it down.

Have to call it as it is. If we don’t try to put a stop to it, what’s next? Mitchell’s mausers with polished bolts will be the golden standard of collecting? To quote a Brazilian movie called “City of God” “First you have a rule, than you have an exception to that rule, than the exception...

Any chance you can get a very clear pic of the bolt root so i can post it over there? The “9” is the difference maker.

Let’s see

I’m heading to GB right now… let’s see how long it takes b4 they take my post down.

Impressive! I personally do not see this any different than having a duffle cut repair done.

Money sent via wifey’s PP.

I’m in, have the Original version.

I’m just wondering what happened to the phosphate svw triggerguard and phosphate unnumbered byf floorplate that was clearly on the GB related post?

I have no dog in this fight. However at the tail end of this and from PM’s with him, fellow forum member (Gman) ended up with the rifle in question and ended up getting really burned financially as he thought he was getting a Original all-matching example. The sequence of events here does matter...

Oh man, the plot thickens. Looks like it had a milled floorplate in the pics. So looks like it underwent a transformation from the gunbroker purchase to the linked documented post on the first page. Now the question is “in what configuration” was it sold from here. Now this appears that this...

I completely agree with this theory. It’s the only plausible explanation. The disturbing part to me is that I strongly believe it was done by someone who knows a thing or two about k98ks. I would even venture to say, possibly a known collector. A regular milsurp collector wouldn’t have done...

The issue you have is that this was once a “original all matching” k98k that was throughly documented. No matter what you do to fix it, it will be a “restoration” so to speak. The only way to to make it “fixed” is to get back the original parts. Most likely that possibility is non existent. It’s...

Look’s totally legit to me. Serials look great. Without seeing the stock channel for serial, can’t say 100% all matching. I would be 90% confident/take the chance that its the original stock due to the handguard matching and just the general fit and appearance. The crack would not concern me...

JP Sauer was unique out of all the assemblers/manufacturers in that they first applied the serials/markings and then polished the metal before final assembly and bluing. This resulted in part with what see in your example, mine and others which are… faint markings.

While the “o” in my example is deeper, you can see that the top of the letter is not as deep. Obvious heavy final polishing of the receiver exhibited.

Great points Loewe. I could visualize the “p” being a very strong possibility as well from the pics and analysis. Damn JP Sauer always confusing us collectors!

Yea, so unfortunately it’s been scrubbed and restamped aka “humped”. The rifle originally was a 1940 JP Sauer. The bolt is not even the correct one as it’s WaA 63 inspected instead of the WaA37 (correct for JP Sauer). It’s basically a shooter now. Not much collector value.

Do you have any photos of the stock? Left side of the buttstock? I would like to rule out a French rework…