Hello all- Well it has finally happened again and I have stumbled upon something new to take my money. I have found on consignment at a semi-local gun shop an all matching vet bring-back Kar98kicon. Duffle cut, decent (but not great as of yet) bore, and with standard dings and dents. It's a 42 code, dated 1940, Mauser factory if I remember right. Lam stock, nice proofs all over, no cleaning rod, missing band spring, and a somewhat bent-up forward band. Since this one is somewhat of a project, I will be posting pics soon with the restoration, minimal though it will be. I have all of the missing parts on hand in my spares bin so it will just be a matter of hammering out those dents in the metal band and repairing the duffle-cut. Now I have a few ideas on ways to accomplish this, but I'd like to hear what some of you all think since this is my first duffle repair. I will go ahead and say I got this rifle at a VERY fair price and believe I would have gotten it cheaper if it wasn't on consignment. Very happy no matter what so here we go! I will be posting pictures as we go.

So, thoughts on the duffle repair? It is, by the way, conveniently positioned under the rear band.
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