WWII Riffle

[dsmtweaker]

Just recently I inherited a riffle from my father. It has been passed down through our family. The claim is that it was brought back from WWII by my grandfather, who supposedly took it off a dead German soldier. Since my grandfather is no longer with us, I really cannot validate the story.

I am trying to figure out what type of gun this is, and where I can learn more of the history behind it. I know it shoots 8mm Mauser rounds. It also has an eagle holding a swastika stamp in many places on the gun. It is a bolt action, and the rounds are placed in the top, when the bolt is pulled back, I believe it holds 5 rounds total. There are many part numbers stamped in, as well as what looks to be German writing.

Any clues as to what type if gun this maybe? From what I have found its a 98k, is that correct? Is there any kind of value with this? I'm not looking to sell it, just interested to know what I have.

I posted a few pictures below, if you have any questions please let me know.




Here is one of the eagles holding a swastika


Here is an engraving with the numbers 6415


Another engraving with 6415

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