? on bolt handle stem

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Wulfmann

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You know the curve dip at the base of the handle where it meets the bolt body? (As seem in the below photo)


Are there any K98k bolts that do not have this dip?

I had someone ask me at the last local show to look at a gun and an opinion of value. he was hoping I would praise it. but, it looked to be humped.
The bolt handle base was flat up to the bolt body and appeared to have some evidence of being ground and the now matched to receiver number looked wrong.
He said it was a vet bring back (aren't they all when for sale?) but I told him IMO the bolt was ground down and renumbered, he became (quietly) very angry with me and the other "Experten" claimed I was wrong again (like on that S27 1936 which the same Experten claimed I gave the gun away as it was all matching and the bolt was original; For those that remember it was humped as we discovered here)
They stated not all K98k bolt handles have the dip and some were flat across.
is that true?

Wulfmann
 
I do not believe I've ever seen an original, unscrewed with 98k bolt without that trough at the body.
I ALWAYS consider a bolt w/o that to have been screwed with!
Sarge
 
I agree with sarge...looks to be a necessary design in the forging process.

When asked the question you were asked , I always preface my answer with a question of my own.

"Do you want me to tell you truth....or do you want me to tell you what you wanna hear ?"

SBC
 
I have. Especially in bnz45's. This is far and away the exception to the rule though.
 
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I have nowhere near the number of rifles some folks here have or have access to, but I have always considered that nothing more than a simple difference in jigging or manufacturing techniques among makers, or even at different times for the same maker. In determining whether a bolt is original to the rifle, I look at other factors, like the number font and style and general appearance of the bolt handle rather than that "trough".

Jim
 
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