My RC K98

[hcso617]

It's a dot 1944 in outstanding condition. All the proof marks are there, not peaned out. The barrel shield is marked dot 13. The barrel, receiver and furniture match. The bolt is a typical Russian mix master, is electro-penciled lightly. Bore is beautiful. It's my first Mauser and I'm impressed. I know it's not a numbers matching bring back, but it looks great and should be a great shooter.

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[rich v]

very very nice, congrats and believe me 'YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR FIRST TIME' i ment buying your first mauser...

[Calif-Steve]

The history these things have is amazing. Nice keeper for sure.

[Harlan (Deceased)]

Very nice!

Personally I like the RC's quite a bit. They have a history of their own and the prices are still great. Many are in good condition with a lot of matching parts if you look around, and it doesn't make you feel worried about taking them out and shoot them either.
There aren't that many milsurps left these days that haven't gone to crazy prices and I don't see why it would be a bad thing to collect different makers of RC's while they're still so cheap and fairly easy to find.

Collecting is collecting, and you're not going to get hurt if you're buying at the current low market price.

[hcso617]

Thanks men, I have been debating whether or not I should remove the shellac. I think I'm going to keep it. It's just another part of the history of this rifle. It kinda goes with my Mosin.

[hcso617]

I shot the Mauser today. I was using Romanian surplus from AIM. I put 40 rounds through it without any alibis. I was pleasantly surprised with the recoil, very manageable and actually slight as compared to the Mosin Nagant. I shot standing only at 70 yards using a paper plate target, put all rounds on the paper plate with the best groups around 2 inches. I am very impressed.

Happy New Year,

Matt

[reach147]

Thanks men, I have been debating whether or not I should remove the shellac. I think I'm going to keep it. It's just another part of the history of this rifle. It kinda goes with my Mosin.

It is possible to recover the stock markings if you are careful, also, the shellac gets annoying at the range sometimes :-)

There should be two large eagle stamps and a letter (H = Heer (Army, etc) I think on the right rear side, below the bolt disassembly disc.

[Detmer]

great looking rifle. Take the shellac off it will look much better and not take away any history.IMHO

[Jim]

great looking rifle. Take the shellac off it will look much better and not take away any history.IMHO

That is not necessarily true. It is but one point of view. It can be argued that the Russians took away its history when they stripped it down and shellacked it. That shellac finish is the next stage of that rifle's history. If well applied, I'd leave it. If sloppy, remove it. The monetary value or collector's appeal will not be greatly affected either way their being both camps of collectors.

[stan61]

We all want that matching, all original vet bring back for our collection, but I think the RC's are a great place to start your Mauser collection! And they are currently available at a good price with some searching. I own two K98k's and both are mismatched with peened or scratched out marks, but are fair examples of the typical german rifle of WW2. My first one was a Dot 1944(bottom rifle in photos) that has not been reblued or shellacked. The second one was a 243 code 1940 that had been reblued, shellacked,electro pencilled etc. I did remove the shellac on it as I wanted a more original look, but the RC look has it's own history as well. Perhaps my next one will be an unaltered RC, or better yet, that vet bring back!