I recently purchased 1943 german k98 mauser byf vet bring back all numbers matching

[shaunman79]

I recently purchased this rifle from a gentleman in nova scotia canada for $350 shipped he is the son of the veteran who brought it back to canada just want to know what you guys think good buy?, here is the message the seller sent me about the rifles history.

This is the real McCoy that saw action in WW2.


My father was a Lance Corporal in the 23rd Field Regiment RCA during the war and picked this rifle up in a German foxhole in Belgium in 1944. In order to fit it into his duffel bag to bring it back to Canada he had to cut the stock. It was later reconnected back in Canada. In Canada it has been in the family ever since and has been used lightly for deer hunting. The stock still shows the marks of the conflict, but the steel is in good shape and as you may know is of very high quality. According to my later father, it was much better than the Lee Enfield he carried. As far as the history of the rifle, all I can be sure of is that it was picked up by my father, Lance Corporal Foster Ross Inkpen, in Belgium in 1944, when he was part of the 23rd Field Regiment RCA. My brother and I each shot our first deer with the rifle and it has been in the family ever since 1944.



The serial number 6xxx is matched on all parts and is visible in at least seven locations that I can see. The byf letters indicate that this rifle was manufactured in Oberndorf, Germany.

Here are some pictures thanks for looking any further info would be appreciated!, k98 byf 8mm mauser 1943 - a set on Flickr

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