Father owns a Mauser 98. World War One era, though it was never issued (when he bought it at age 16, approximately 1963 it had never been fired and was in the original case).
Does not have the 1905 "ski ramp" rear sight, the barrel is definitely longer than a 98k and the receiver is marked 1918 Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland). The bolt handle is turned down. Going through multiple reference books since the mid 90s the closest I can identify it as is a Gewehr 98 kar b, or the 1904 bicyclist's model (not a 98k of WW2) which my father had thought it was.
During his attendance in the Southeast Asia Live-Fire War Games 1968-69 season his brothers sporterized it without his permission so the original stock was lost and the safety was broken and removed so collector value is basically none. The bolt was unmodified. I've just always wondered exactly what it "was" for sure.Information
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