Found this in a pawn shop today, a 1939 Mauser Borgiswald 98k. Here's the layout..
All matching except for bolt ( get to bolt in a bit ) Stock and upper handguard matched to rifle, but stock appears walnut, and upper handguard appears laminated. I also always associated walnut stocks with pre and early war, so why the late war cupped buttplate with takedown hole? Also, not a single mark on the stock except for what looks like a circle with something in it stamped on the sling keeper slot.
Whoever brought it back scratched their name and what looks like a social security number on the mag plate.
Cleaning rod is the short version, and is odd looking. No slot in the head.
The bolt....The bolt appears to be from a Gew 98, matching to itself, except for the Czechicon made firing pin. Also, the bolt has been blued like a regular 98k bolt would be. I find this to be unusual, as Gew 98 bolts were in the white originally, and if this rifle needed a new bolt, wouldn't there be plenty of bent bolts around. I understand also that whoever brought it home may have just grabbed a bolt that was available. No telling.
Anyway, it's a nice, clean piece. Pics below!
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