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Hi All - been away from the Forum for a while. Picked this nice Grasoli specimen a little while ago for a good price on the Bay. Unfortunately, it was damaged by our good old USPS during shipment - there were no signs of damage in the listing photos or description. But when it arrived (in bubble...

Hi All - Been a little while since I've popped in here to this Board, but I came across this as I was leaving my LGS last Saturday. Its a 1943 Weyersberg (crs) matching 84/98 that looks to be in really nice condition. I think what caught my eye was the condition of the frog, and I'd like you...

Hi folks. Saw an 88 that I may go back for at a LGS. It's a Lowe from 1890 that looked to be in good shape for price and age. The only Turk symbols I saw were on the bolt. Everything else looked to be imperial and matching. Is this typical? Turk bolt without turk markings on receiver or...

Hi Folks - I know these are not as collectable as many others shown on this forum, but I picked this one up cheap last fall, and actually got it sharpened professionally, and I carry it as my "Seitengeweher" while hunting (I actually used it to gut my first buck last November!!). Its a nice...

Hi All. Not sure if this is the right section of the forum to post this thread - so moderators can go ahead and shift this to appropriate home. In addition to my new-found rifle and bayonet collecting hobby, I've been an avid wood worker, mostly making furniture and gifts for family and...

Here's my newest acquistion from the Christmas buying spree: A 1917 Gottlieb-Hammesfahr / Bayard 84/98. In decent shape with frog (is this correct to the piece?). No markings on the scabbard at all. Had some fun researching the makers marks on this one, since it was dual-named. The Horseman...

Hi Folks, Looking for a little input on this little "bonus" frog that came with a 84/98 bayonet I just won. Its not like anything I've seen before from any German rigs from either war, and clearly is not a perfect fit for this The frog stud doesn't sit in any slot in the leather, but the...

I also recently picked up a WW2 dress bayonet from EF Horster. No date or other codes, but I think these weren't typically serial #'d or dated like other German blades? A couple questions: - Is there a procedure for dis-assembling the scabbard? My other recent pick-ups had screws that held the...

Hi Folks, Could use a little help identifying this bayonet I picked up for "a song" on eBay last week. Its a WW1 era Weyersberg, but no year or many other markings, and other than the maker's mark, I can't really tell its origin (or usage country). I'm not too familiar with these types, and...

Hi Folks, Along with the 1917/1920 GEW98 I've been detailing on other threads, I also acquired the sling that was attached to it. I'd like to learn more about it. The leather looks and feels quite old, and actually was torn in half very close to the butt stock buckle/hasp. I don't see any...

Hi Folks, Just obtained a nice matching GEW98 - a 1917/1920 dual-dated Amberg. Looking to obtain a bayonet and scabbard for it, that would have been a likely match as-issued for this rifle when first incarnated in WW1 form. (I believe the rifle also saw some time in WW2 as it appears to be a...

Hi Folks, New to this side of the forum (I've been active on the 98k side, and am a proud owner of a Bolt M/M CE 43). Ran across a GEW 1917 that was totally matching including bolt, and was remarked as 1920 right below the 1917 date. I was told this is called a "double-date"? I believe it had...

Anyone have any details, specs, etc on the 98K's Floor Plate Catch Pin? The push-button catch that holds the floor plate engaged, is spring loaded, and is retained in its keeper hole by a pin of some kind. Mine is a little mangled, and doesn't go all the way through to the opposite side hole...

Any insight into the proper way to remove the locking button on a 98k bayonet? Its got a round head with a slot for a flat screwdriver, but there's also a center button to it, to prevent a typical screwdriver from engaging it. Don't want to damage it, but do want to disassemble, clean, and...

Anyone had any luck, or could provide any input regarding the mounting of modern scopes onto a 98K? I've got a decent CE43, all matching (except the bolt), that I'd like to take hunting with some modern optics. But I definitely don't want to drill/tap anything that would mar the history of the...

Hey all: Looking to use MrFarb's data spec sheets and the receiver/barrel blank graphics to begin cataloging my collection. In addition to photos of all the markings, I think it would be great if there existed a library of symbols (Waffenamt's, etc), that could be pasted into the appropriate...

I'm just getting started in collecting, and am enjoying learning all about my newly acquired CE 43. All the numbers and symbols are very interesting and a bit overwhelming. I'm getting pretty caught-up in the history part of my new hobby, as I've always been a WWII buff. What I'm looking for is...

(Moved this discussion over from MrFarb's "How to.........." thread) Hello All - I'm excited to join your K98K Forum today, as I recently purchased my first Mauser 98k - Its a CE 43, and appears to be a real nice specimen. I'm anxious to share my find with any experts out there that would offer...