Norway K98's disappearing.

mowzerluvr

mowzerluvr

Hey Buddy, is that an E/4 in your pocket?
Was talking to my friend in Norway who says they are cramping down on weapon ownership, May 31'st was the final day for their unregistered weapon turn in ruling. A good amount of the converted K98's were turned in to be destroyed. So this may well be the last days of stocks and original parts. It boggles our mind as these people did NOT sell or even try to sell them but turned them in for free to the Police turn in station. Forever lost as they will be destroyed. Not so much as a sight hood or sling will be removed to sell, total loss. Of the 7-8,000 weapons turned in he said 90% were just shotguns and odd stuff. But the rest were collector type weapons, many deactivated but also fully functioning MP40's, Lugers, K98's etc. etc. Was told several hundred of the K98's alone. I have been trying in a joint effort with my friend to get as much of this stuff as we could save resulting in a lot of the parts you see me selling. In ten years we will look back and say, "remember when all that stuff from Norway was coming in". I hate seeing history lost like this in such a callous way.
 
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Yeah it's unfortunate that keeps morons (feeling) safe trumps history. Most governments would do the same thing. The fiscally responsible thing to do would be strip them
Down sell the parts and smelt the receivers/barrels. If the government is dumb at least they could go for the money, but no no they have enough of everyone's to care. Such a waste.
 
Maybe Pieper can tell us why? After all he says his government's as great as sliced bread. Not to mention he lives there and he loves it.
 
I agree, here is a chance for Peiper the collector, to talk about WW2 collector weapons and what is going on with these historic firearms within his golden paradise of Norway.

Is this being done for the children?
 
Why would the government want parts laying around? That might maintain a level of interest in the hobby, if no one had any interest in guns then they will just go away.
 
It just blows my mind that they give them up for free when my friend say's there is a gun shop literally right across the street from the collection point.
 
I really liked my bcd41, but I liked finishing my K98 collection better. Never shot very well for me. My friend found the recoil lug had set back 1mm. He shimmed it and it only shoots black now.

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I still want A Norway rebuild for my collection. More so a bSw version. I know there are 5 sitting in Norway now at a gunsmith's shop. Stripped of parts, even the sights. I got most of the parts that were left. All Army marked but sadly can't leave Norway. I need an import license.
 
This is sad indeed, these K98's certainly cannot trip anyone's trigger as being modern dangerous rifles, I mean clearly everyone could understand their collector value.

Beyond that, as a U.S. citizen (in addition I am a collector, researcher, NRA Certified Firearms Instructor and an NRA Certified Range Safety Officer, CCW permit holder and believer in self defense) I cannot fathom how a people could so willingly and easily be disarmed, no matter the guns in question. It's one thing to say "Well these are old guns that we couldn't really use for self defense" but having said that, the door is open to complete banning, even if it's true. I would guess that the vast majority of "us" in the hardcore K98 community have MANY MANY guns that we have NEVER FIRED nor ever will, they exist as collected pieces that are a snapshot of a part of history, and need to be interpreted to understand correctly. Yes they are GUNS but to US they are more, and to many in Norway and all of Europe they are thought of in the same way. It's mind boggling to me that the views abroad could be so different from those here.


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mowzerluvr said:
It just blows my mind that they give them up for free when my friend say's there is a gun shop literally right across the street from the collection point.
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In Germany it's similar, this year I tried to rescue a matching BSW 1937 in great condition, but no chance and they destroyed it.

Another example from last year is a M.Kb.42(H). This rare piece was found on the attic and came into the melting furnace.
 

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As a norwegian I know some of the weapons which have historical significance were sold off to collectors, the auction I visited a had a couple of firearms for sale, a 1942 dated Walther PP, a rare prototype Norwegian Krag-Jørgensen sniper rifle and a VZ24(t) were sold at auction. The practice of each county differs a lot I would think. Due keep in mind a regular Norwegian hunters permit only allows for six rifles so many people dont want to use one of theirs slots for "Norwegian" K98 even though they only cost around 150-200 USD and most are in good all matching condition.

regards

balkslak
 
Good to know some are making efforts to save them. That krag must be awesome to see.
 
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