Kar. 98, Erfurt 1916

A few years ago I got a rifle that had been sporterized by Bubba, who did most of his work around the bolt with what appears to have been a grinder. Seriously, the only usable part for an original military rifle is the trigger guard, floor plate, and buttplate. Anyway, I never payed any attention to this rifle because it was an absolute wreck, but tonight I pulled it out and for the first time noticed Kar98 on the receiver. I always assumed it was a regular Gew.98 that had been shortened. All #'s matching including the stock and not import marked.


So sad, bubba mangled such a fine rifle, and that I didn't recognized what it was until 3 years after I got it. You'd think it would be easy to tell since it's right there in the receiver but yeah, woops.