Gerst
Senior Member
Karab. 98b & inter-war transitionals
I have seen a number of posts about 98b rifles, how many were made, block codes and things like that.
A rifle I am considering has the serial number 1557 and what looks like a c underneath on the left side of the receiver. There is an eagle just to the left. The same number is on the barrel just behind the rear sight. The rear sight also has the Simson “S” with a tiny eagle and the number 81 just below the eagle. It also has the ammunition “sS” stamps and the number 92.
What year was this rifle manufactured?
This rifle is one of my collection goals which is to find an example of all the rifles carried by my father, uncles and grandfathers in WWI, Reichswehr and Wehrmacht.
Question: was what we now call the Gewehr 98m issued to Reichswehr soldiers after they stopped producing the 98b or were both in use at the same time?
I have seen a number of posts about 98b rifles, how many were made, block codes and things like that.
A rifle I am considering has the serial number 1557 and what looks like a c underneath on the left side of the receiver. There is an eagle just to the left. The same number is on the barrel just behind the rear sight. The rear sight also has the Simson “S” with a tiny eagle and the number 81 just below the eagle. It also has the ammunition “sS” stamps and the number 92.
What year was this rifle manufactured?
This rifle is one of my collection goals which is to find an example of all the rifles carried by my father, uncles and grandfathers in WWI, Reichswehr and Wehrmacht.
Question: was what we now call the Gewehr 98m issued to Reichswehr soldiers after they stopped producing the 98b or were both in use at the same time?
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