Who made this K98?

Hello,

Can anyone tell who made this K98? There are no 3 letter codes by the date, is there any particular reason for that?

Thanks,
Jim

Mauser Werke K.G., Oberndorf-am Neckar, Nordrhein-Westfalan 1939-40. Waffenampt code should be 655

Waffenamt is 655, thanks for the help. How can you tell the maker without the letter code? Does the 42 over the date have something to do with it?

42 is the makers code for Mauser Werke during that time frame and that location. Number and/or letter codes were used depending on the year and location of manufacture.

Mauser Obendorf started out using the manufacturers code S/42, and in 1939 changed it to 42. In 1941 it was changed to byf.

Check the MKL under Germany .... ;)

There's a ton of information on Oberndorf and hundreds of photo montage pics ....

1939 Code 42 K98k (Karabiner 98) Rifle (Mfg by Mauser Werke AG, Oberndorf a/N)

My personal Obie collection runs from 1934 through to 1945 ... :)

Regards,
Doug

mauser werke, oberndorf > my son has one same year, looks nice congrats!

I used to have a 42 1940 as well, but it was an RC and has seen been traded off and replaced with an all matching 243/1938, Mauser Borsigwalde. The rifle looks nice in the pictures, great metal finish on the early ones especially. Also looks to have a 1940 barrel, probably the original. I also spy a correct sling buckle... well done sir. What does the rest of the rifle look like? I think we'd all love to see more pictures.

Okay, here is the rest of the rifle. 1940, numbers match except for the bolt, great finish remaining, and all the waffenamts are intact. I had a question about the sling, though. It looks like there are a few numbers and a K within a circle and if it was German, I would have expected RZM.Attachment 24152Attachment 24160Attachment 24159Attachment 24158Attachment 24157Attachment 24156Attachment 24155Attachment 24154Attachment 24153Attachment 24151Attachment 24161

I attached the photos of the sling's numbers and markings. Also, I do not think that the sight hood pictured in my previous post is original to this gun, am I correct?