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I just purchased a byf 43 98k. It is a rework rifle but it does not have the Russian "X" on the receiver. The serial number is marked on the receiver but not on the barrel. The barrel has the...

Thanks to those who contacted me directly with assistance!

I have several RC 98k's and over the years have always kept an eye out for parts I could exchange to make my rifles more correct. I don't expect to ever find correctly marked matching number parts...

This info is likely covered somewhere but I have no reference materials on WWII German sniper rifles. I would like to know the point in time at which the Germans ceased assembling 98k sniper rifles....

The screw I am referring to is located on the bottom side of the front bracket of the scope mount. It is quite small, about the size of a grub screw, and it appears to seat just about flush with the...

There is a very small pointed tip screw on the bottom front of the ZF-41 mount. I assume this is intended to be some type of lock screw to hold the scope in position? Can anyone elaborate? Won't...

I think the reason they look the same is probably because they are. IIRC the Marines went over there with their own uniforms but supply problems resulted in many Marines wearing army uniforms as...

The Marines used m48's in Vietnam. IIRC they were the A3 model.

Badger -

Those are great photos and illustrate the base very well and answers my questions. I appreciate you taking the time to disassemble your rifle and take the photos.

Bert

I have always been under the impression that all 98k buttplates were originally issued in the white. Is this correct? Are blued buttplates the result of the Russians or Yugos having blued them in...

two of the "bottle opener" shaped tools (believe the correct name is head wiper) that are in the WWII German 98k cleaning kits? Thanks!

Did the Germans at some point eliminate the hole through the front of the rear sight leaf where the retaining pin would go? I just came across a leaf without the hole and have never previouisly seen...

I finally have gotten all the grease out of a laminated stock I recently purchased. I understand the Germans applied no finish to the laminated stocks but they all seem to have a nice "golden" color...

An Easy-Out is much like a tap to cut internal threads except that the threads are reversed. If a bolt or screw cannot be salvaged a hole appropriate to the size of the boilt/screw is drilled in the...

Yes, it is corrosive. The ammo is Yugoslavian manufacture. I have heard comments that the primers are somewhat hard in this ammo and if you install a 22 lb spring you will have no problems as...

to different diameter discs for the bolt takedown in the 98k buttstock? I just purchased two 98k laminated stocks and one has the commonly encountered 30mm diameter disc but the other has a 25mm...

I just purchased a couple of stock sets that are greasy. Not only a greasy feel when touched, but some areas have fresh grease that someone applied. It looks just like plain old wheel bearing...

The engine room scenes in the movie "THE SAND PEBBLES" were filmed on the Olympia.

I have looked at the ZF-41 mounts and scopes sold by Numrich and the mount sold by Accumount. I have also seen one base represented as original listed on eBay by a fellow in France. The Numrich...

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Thanks for the photos. That is a very nice looking rifle.

No, nothing on the rifle has been "peened". The markings that are present are very sharp. I don't have a photo hosting site so can't...

A friend showed me some photos of a beautiful BYF 44 rifle that has no serial number. I assume it is an RC rifle because it has an EP number on the bolt and other parts are mismatched, but neither...

I suspect the Israelis either manufactured their own ammo or perhaps obtained it from FN. Whether it was in Mauser strippers I don't know. However, all U.S. GI 7.62 that was packed in stripper...

I have for some time thought a magazine spacer would only have been a method of preventing the rifle from being loaded with 8mm cartridges and that it was not necessary for magazine functiong...

I'm sure someone who visits this board must own one of these rifles. My question is.... did the Israelis install a spacer in the magazine to compensate for the shorter length of the 7.62 NATO...