My 1940 243 Code KAR98K

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Remfan

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New here and wanted to share my 98k with forum members. It is a bringback from my father and is an all-matching rifle. It is an army issuance gun with an "H" marked on the stock along with the usual WaA stamps. The bluing is very good and the sling has the marking L&F marked on metal tab. It was retrieved from a building in a town that U.S. troops passed through or occupied.

While inspecting the building my father noticed a small cache of rifles left behind. Either France or Belgium. Overall in pretty decent condition and the gun was stored in a closet for many years. Great to have this heirloom as the man has since passed. Nice to be able to share my gun and story with those who appreciate these great rifles.

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Those exude quality. Most that come to mind as bringbacks were converted to deer rifles and those left alone and cared for seem to be in the minority.
 
Very nice rifle and how you acquired it is a special part of it. It certainly led a charmed life before your Dad got it. I can only imagine it sat in a rack at a garrison somewhere.
 
Good looking rifle and has that little bit of carried look too it. Nothing better then having something your father brought back either. :thumbsup:
 
Nice rifle with family history I still marvel over the Simpson make luger that belonged to my own dad a ww2 vet nice family history. timothy
 
heavy_mech said:
Very nice rifle and how you acquired it is a special part of it. It certainly led a charmed life before your Dad got it. I can only imagine it sat in a rack at a garrison somewhere.
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Many thanks to you and all the nice comments I have received so far. I know the pics were not the best but despite the overall good condition it does have a bit of pitting on receiver ring but that's about it. Bore is pretty decent. I figured being found in a building with other small arms led to a better chance of it being matching rather than a battlefield pick-up. The cleaning rod is the 12 1/2 inch variety but possibly switched during the war as I cannot find any marking on it and I read rods were usually marked until 1941.
 
Nice rifle. Has a lot going for it--high condition, matching, unsanded, family history, and known provenance. It doesn't get much better than that.

Hopefully it stays in the condition its in.

More (and better) pics of the external & internal markings would benefit the forum and data miners.

Sad to hear about the plight of Remington (I assume the OP's user name). I recently bought a R51 and 1k of their .223 FMJ for a good price. R51 has been flawless through 300 rounds. It is a novelty action, I liken it to a Pistolet Makarova.
 
I hope that your fathers treasured bring back stays in your family. What a great piece of history and a great rifle. Thanks for sharing and enjoy it.
 
Rest assured it will stay with my son when I become an old fart. Glad I found this forum to share it with folks who appreciate these Third Reich arms.
 
That is an Eye Cather . Man them early rifles have that look I love and they exude a shear quality of workmanship that is hard to beat . :thumbsup:
 
Remfan said:
Rest assured it will stay with my son when I become an old fart..
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If you just think about that despite the cash value it's a great thing. Especially if you can get them handling, shooting and appreciating them early. I hope my son's value them as much as I do. You never know, but it doesn't hurt to get them interested.
 
No it doesn't if they stay interested in it this hobby is kept alive. I do wish more of my generation were interested in these older rifles but they're all into tacticool Call of Duty crap. After all this is just a boring bolt action rifle and it doesn't have 20 items attached to it. :facepalm:

And I'll be honest when it comes to my collection the most valuable gun in it is my single shot shotgun Winchester 37a. That shotgun was bought for my father on his 17th birthday in 1983 by his dad before he died, and that shotgun became mine when my father passed in 2007.
 
I hear you Warrior. I wish Boy Scouts was a bigger/better thing. I wish more fathers taught their kids how to hunt/fish/farm. I kind of wish military service/service corps were mandatory. Maybe?
 
Mandatory military service in today's world? Could you imagine how much the snowflakes out there would melt and cry for their mommies!
 
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