GEW 98 1907 Deutsche-Waffen Und Munition Fabriken Berlin

[twines]

I am trying to learn as much as I can about this rifle. It is largely matching with a good unit marked disk. The receiver, barrel, stock, top wood, sight, middle band, floor plate, trigger, a couple of screws & bolt stop match. The nose cap has 24 but those are the first digits of the serial number so maybe just a coincidence. It has the S. Bore is average with pronounce rifling. Tell me what you know.
Thanks
Tom

 

[chrisftk]

Hey Tom, Glad to see you post up another one of these. It looks like the bolt was remembered at a depot. My flat guess would be Rastatt, but it could be others. Got a picture of the butt plate? Also, if possible can you provide a picture of any stamps on the stock?

The unit mark is Infantry regiment nr 58.

 

[twines]

I will take some pics of the butt plate tomorrow. There are some marks on it. Let me know where else I might find stock marks. I think there is something around the unit disk.

 

[ernie8]

It should have the S as any military Gew-98 had it .

 

[AndyB]

58.IR is associated with area of west Poland now - Glogau area. Exactly by 11. company as part of III.Batallion the unit was located in 1914 in Fraustadt now Wschowa in polish.

 

[twines]

It should have the S as any military Gew-98 had it .

 

[AN-94]

The "4" depot marking on the buttplate indicates that this one took a trip to Cologne at some point in its service life. Looks like there is a second depot marking above the 4 but I can't quite make it out. Regardless, it's a prewar Gewehr 98 that survived in pretty decent shape all things considered, congrats on picking this one up!

 

[Cyrano4747]

The "4" depot marking on the buttplate indicates that this one took a trip to Cologne at some point in its service life. Looks like there is a second depot marking above the 4 but I can't quite make it out. Regardless, it's a prewar Gewehr 98 that survived in pretty decent shape all things considered, congrats on picking this one up!

The second one looks like another, faded, "4". Might have visited Cologne twice.

 

[PrayingMantis]

Does look like there are two 4s. My guess would be once for the counterboring then back for the bolt.

 

[twines]

Thanks for all the great information. This sight is full of good folk