Hello,

I now have two German K98icon mausers. My old one is a 1943, peened waffenampts, mostly matching parts except the bolt and trigger guard. I recently bought a 1940 one, all matching parts except the bolt, and all the waffenampts intact. My question is about the bolt on the new one. As you see in the photos, where the bolts are next to each other the old mauser's bolt is on the right, the new one is on the left. The most obvious difference is the bolt handle, but I also see that the holes on the bottom are different shapes, on the new bolt they are more elliptical. Also, they are bent in different ways, the new one is more of a round bend whereas the old one one has more of an angle on the bend. Also, when I insert the old bolt into my new gun it stops with about an inch left open in the chamber, that is in a picture. Is my new bolt original? Is the handle different because it has been altered like a sporterization or were some made this way? I have never seen them like this. All the detail shots of the bolt are of my new bolt.

Thanks,
Jim
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