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Now I wouldn't necessarily call myself someone who always goes for the best bang for his buck but I have an extra stock laying around and figured. I might as well give saving this bnz 41 a go. It's 250 (I'm aware I most definitely overpaid) so its not gonna kill me to buy but I'm just curious how salvageable it really is. The pitting looks similar in depth to my 1903a3 so I consider myself an optimist but I obviously can't tell bore condition or the rifling. What do you guys think? And if you have any advice on the restoration I'd absolutely appreciate it. I'm not trying to bubba it or anything like that but I doubt that it'll exist for as long as they can if I don't do something about it. At this point it's more of an emergency restoration over anything. I wouldnt even consider the option if it was in any state but it's current.
 

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To be honest, I think that is too far gone.... maybe just remove any active rust and oil the metal, but then hang it on the wall.
 
Zeppelin5000 said:
To be honest, I think that is too far gone.... maybe just remove any active rust and oil the metal, but then hang it on the wall.
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I'm afraid that may be true, honestly I know I'd be losing money but I'd consider rebarelling it just to save it
 
You could put an acid on it to remove all active rust which would at least kill the cancer and then throw it in a stock and have a cool cheap ss gun
 
I like how the seller went out of their way to highlight the markings with grease pencil, just so you’d know you’re getting a real beauty queen! Lol!


Sent from the Gulag
 
BigShell said:
I like how the seller went out of their way to highlight the markings with grease pencil. Just so you know you’re getting a real beauty queen! Lol!


Sent from the Gulag
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Honestly they didn't have to oversell it to me. I tend to appreciate any k98 in military configuration. Though this one is gonna need more than enough love
 
Hang it on the wall. Why throw money at it? straight bolt, with a serial number on it. Also see a early front band on it.
 
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Shor said:
I didn't realize some of them came with straight bolts. I that was more of a gew 98 thing
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They did not use that type of bolt by then. This rifle shows parts replaced. The front band is also an earlier part. Where did it come from do you know?
 
mto7464 said:
They did not use that type of bolt by then. This rifle shows parts replaced. The front band is also an earlier part. Where did it come from do you know?
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No, unfortunately centerfiresystems didn't clarify. I wonder how it even ended up in that condition.
 
Intruder196 said:
Is that a crack in the receiver ring in pic #5?

I did a restoration on a 1914 GEW 98. You can see the before and after pics here. https://www.k98kforum.com/showthread.php?39607-1914-Mauser-Oberndorf

A big difference was I did not have the deep pitting you see at the wood line in this bnz 41.
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No crack, it's a slight step in diameter. You will see this on many German 98K wartime rifles.

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