There are matching numbers on the receiver and bolt. Has a good somewhat dark shootable bore and is in good mechanical condition. It has a Yugoslavian post-war crest and German 'MOD 98' on the receiver. This is a Yugoslavian rebuild of a WWII German manufactured K98k rifle.
The rifle offered in Mitchell’s Mausers Collection survived the war in superior condition and still works like the day it was made. Mauser K98k bolt action rifle chambered in 8x57mm.
#Mauser k98 rifle full size#
After the war, the allies took control of all of the German K98k’s. This is a full size metal replica of the legendary WW2 German army bolt action rifle. These rifles remain first in Bolt Action Design, Strength, Reliability, Accuracy and Safety.Īll K98k were issued to a German soldiers and actually used in WWII, most likely in combat. This K98 looks good and can still do work out at the range.
The markings including 2 Nazi eagle / swastika stamps. It has since been rebuilt but retains many WWII markings. The Mauser K98k is an authentic piece of History for any collector. Our Assessment: This WWII Nazi German K98 was made at the Mauser Oberndorf factory in Germany back in 1944. All complete with the military proof marks and acceptance stamps, which read like a history book*. Big Ears” kind.The Mitchell’s Mausers Collection contains rare K98 Mausers built during WWII by the German war machine. This was to ensure one had plenty of shots in reserve for one’s close encounters of the “Mr. 416 Rigby, and thus the Magnum Mauser M1898 was born, and rifle-makers had the advantage of a heavier and more recoil taming action, normally fitted with an extra capacity “drop” magazine to hold more fat magnum cartridges. scarce and desirable Mauser K98 variation, made at the French Mauser factory and marked 'svw 45'. London gunmaker Rigby approached Mauser with a view to having them make a magnum size action made for their then new. GERMAN K98 MAUSER 8MM RIFLE - RARE SVW45 CODE. This K98 will add to your WWII collection. The markings include Nazi eagle / swastika stamps on the barrel & receiver. These were at the absolute limit of what could be accomplished but these rifles were often made rather too light and so recoil for such light. This WWII Nazi K98 has seen some use but many of its markings are well defined. The largest cartridges fitted into Model 1898 actions were the 12.7×70mm Schuler (i.e.500 Schuler). It was just as well that Paul Mauser had built a healthy measure of failsafe into his M1898 action as sporting rifle makers often opened up the action to lengthen it to accommodate cartridges such as the. Note this rifle is made on a standard M1898 military action that has been opened up to accommodate the long. This is convenient for use with a telescopic sight but it also means that the action has only two thirds the extracting power of a two lug 90° system: something worth bearing in mind if you are buying a rifle for use against a dangerous quarry. Many modern sporting bolt action rifles use a three lug locking system and thus have a shorter 60° bolt lift. Not only was the action able to function flawlessly but it was a controlled feed action, so the feeding of a new cartridge was controlled throughout the whole chambering process so that it would work whether it was upright, upside-down, or at some other Kukri slash avoiding angle.
#Mauser k98 rifle series#
About the last thing a German soldier would want if being charged by British Ghurka’s with their razor sharp Kukri knives would be a stuck cartridge case. The service history of these German K98s is long and storied.The German K98 rifle series have been used all over the world and served many countrys after WW2.They are highly prized by rifle collectors as the the pinnacle of the Mauser rifle family. Czech VZ24 BRNO Mauser 8mm Rifle 1342U4 This rifle still retains its Lion Crest which were ground off in many cases. After 1934 the Mauser company Oberndorf was the only one manufacturing K98 rifles.
The 90° bolt lift of the Model 1898 provided maximum camming effect to ensure a stubbornly stuck case would be extracted and Paul Mauser also included an outsize in extractors to use all of that camming effect to greatest advantage. 17 Image (s) Czech VZ24 BRNO Mauser 8mm Rifle 1342U4. The factory for the Mauser Oberndorf and the company JP Sauer & Sohn in Suhl. Note the twin front locking lugs and third safety lug, and the large claw extractor. All of this combined with the fact that the Mauser K98 is one of the best bolt actions designs of all time, makes the K98k one of the most collectable rifles of.