Hi,
New in the mauser world, I just received this 98 RC captured and the front sight is not the same as the ones I see everywhere. Can you help identify it ?
thanks
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Hi,
New in the mauser world, I just received this 98 RC captured and the front sight is not the same as the ones I see everywhere. Can you help identify it ?
thanks
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Barrel's date in the title 4-1942
https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2021/10/24504710-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2021/10/24526110-1.jpg
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I have one look different than the one in your link and its a ''commercial target''
Beautiful rifle
https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2021/10/img_5110-1.jpg
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thats my thought. after a longer inspection, I suspect that heavy brown paint is just to hide something even worse lol But the rifle is a real shooter and the trigger very sharp. Actually too sharp...
thank you very much for your inputs and suggestion.
Here's some additional pics taken at day light today. That brown colour look like something like Glidden or Sherwin-William painting lol For sure,...
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second top left:...
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https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2016/01/12471310-1.jpg...
Im looking for the trigger house screws and the one for the nose cap, like this
https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2015/12/12432910-1.jpg
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sorry for late reply.
yes I didn't pay attention to that middle sling swivel so I screwed it out and was able to remove the stock easily, thanks for your advise.
I removed the dirt from the...
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Unissued Polish M44 sniper 1350$
When I read that, I almost choke myself in my coffee LOL
lol saw that too yesterday and I look again and the ads has been removed. Hope its not someone who bought it..