FIRST K98. what are your thoughts?

[Don1990]

Patrick! Thanks a bunch! Just the sort of detailed frank advice I needed. I will follow your instructions. Pics to follow.

[Don1990]

Ok, she's all reassembled, incorrect parts have been replaced, ready for the range. Big thanks to all who contributed their expertise! Here are some photos, I think she turned out wonderfully.

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AFTER
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[browningautorifle]

That looks better.

[UNPROFOR1994]

Looks great!

[northwalesfred]

Don,

No insult intended. You should have left it as is.

Thanks

[Don1990]

Gently removing a recent layer of shabbily applied varnish and a light treatment of linseed oil offends you? Come on mate all I did was undo a nasty modern customisation and returned it to what it WOULD look like had it not been butchered.

[kar98k]

Gently removing a recent layer of shabbily applied varnish and a light treatment of linseed oil offends you? Come on mate all I did was undo a nasty modern customisation and returned it to what it WOULD look like had it not been butchered.

they're supposed to look like German combat rifles, not Russian captured or other allied bubba'd rifles. it looks great now.

[Roy]

Nice work, it looks way better. I have its older brother S42 1937 all metal matching. just about went hungry when I bought it when I was your age (if you were born in 1990). but I've seen only a couple of k98s for sale which were as good and that was years ago. nowdays non captured K98s are scarce anywhere. Though a mate got a real nice one from Scandinavia somewhere.

[tahoe2]

I think it looks a hundred times better Well done Sir! You received great advice, followed it, and it shows !!