Russian Capture k98

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Aragorn
Nice results! I have been looking for a K98 of any discription for months with no luck in any price range. I cannot justify $1000 + so a Russian capture is my goal. Just hope mine turnsa out as well as yours.
I think the historical significance of the RCs is under appriciated.

[fishn861]

I have a bcd 4 rifle. Mine was yugo capture.all matching except for the bolt. These are fun rifles mine is not the best shooter because of a bad groove in the muzzle probably from cleaning rod it obviously saw lots of action. most of the swastikas are gone as well. All of the Waffens are intact. I believe that the bcd 4 was made in the Wiemar Republic in 1944 possibly by forced labor from one of the local labor camps. These rifles are steeped in history. $200 is not bad for a shooter K98. Enjoy your rifle and think about the men who carried it and used it, Thats hat makes collecting milsurps fun.

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Attachment 34573Attachment 34574Attachment 34575Attachment 34576Attachment 34577Attachment 34573Attachment 34574Attachment 34575Attachment 34576In the intrest of not posting another new thread here are my two RCs purchased this weekend. Both 1941 one is duv one bnz.Sorry about the double picture posting.I am ab bit curious about the streight bolt handle on the dnz if anyone has input.

[Aragorn243]

There is a rifle called the "Standard Modell" which has a straight bolt and was the immediate predecessor to the K98 which the bolt could be from. Also a VZ24 possibly. Not sure if either is interchangable. They also made some contract rifles for other nations that had straight bolts. When the war started, many of these contracts were cancelled and transferred to the German military.

[jmoore]

I am ab bit curious about the streight bolt handle on the dnz if anyone has input.

Could be an older Gew 98 bolt from WWI.

There may be Imperial German matkings near the bolt handle root.

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Could be an older Gew 98 bolt from WWI.

There may be Imperial German matkings near the bolt handle root.

I will try to snap some clear photos of the bolt markings and post for comment.

[Aragorn243]

So, did you get a good deal on them. I like that you got a bayonet and sling with at least one of them, saves a lot of looking and running around. Looks like you have to get a pair of sight hoods and a cleaning rod, make sure its the right length. Do they have their locking screws? Most RC's don't. Be careful with the butt stocks so you don't get rid of the marks there by accident. Mine couldn't even be seen until after I got the shellac off.

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Aragorn
$300 ea. a bit much but. Bayonet $60 feel pretty good on that it is nice. Sling repo.One 10" cleaning rod 2 sight hoods one frount trigger guard screw and four capture screws is what I lack and I have them located. The solid stock cleaned up with 50/50 trup/BLO apparently no shellac. The lamanated one had very little shellac but the only smooth place on the stock is where Ivan sanded the marks off the left side of the butt the rest is uber rough. Might just BLO and leave it as is with the period repair to the lower butt face.

[Aragorn243]

Those prices aren't bad today. It's been over two years since I bought mine. Hardly seems like it. The supply is gone so the prices are going up. The laminate stocks are tough to sand. They seem to have different hardnesses to the two colors of wood. If you do sand it, use a block, not your fingers or thumbs. The block will span the woods, your fingers will just make the softer one deeper. You can try lifting the dents out with an iron. It helps some.

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ARAGORN
Still in the debate phase as to yes or no on the sanding. It may have been sanded previously it is a bit furry (for lack of a better term) which I think may be due to the differintial in the woods. The laminate stock will have to be dark unless it is sanded Way Down. I touched up Ivan's belt sanded area on the left butt with a bit of stain and it matches the rest much better now so I may just BLO until I obtain a uniform finish.The blue is nice on both k98s . I was under the impression they were parlerized or similar process rather than blued. I am very impressed with the workmanship on the k98. The bayonet is such a close fit I was sure it would stick but no just a perfect fit. Passed up an MAS 36 in as new condition after I spotted the second (lamanated stock) k98 with the unpeened swastikas. Any experiance with the MAS?
Interesting rifle but I knew next to nothing about it so I Mausered up.