Versailles Treaty "Double Date" GEW 98

[jmoore]

Can find no real info on this matching (as reworked) 1916 Danzig. It's not a Kar 98b with the bent down bolt handle and side sling mounting. Just a tangent sighted GEW 98. Any insights?

Photos may be a problem, but here goes...












The follower looks to be modified to allow it to rise high enough in the bolt raceway to act as a stop even though it has the WWI type bevel in the rear. Like the rest, it's S/N matches.

Having dramas editing photos. So I'll bail for now. But here's a link to the entire album in slideshow format:

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Hopefully, it'll be a bit more viewable as the week progresses!

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