Mauser question need answer asap please.

[Patrick Chadwick]

I apologize if this sounds like knocking, but it is simply what I see as reality:

And the nazi symbols are still there and that is rare.

does not match up with

Over 14 Million K98k's were built and most experts agree that somewhere around 7 million likely ended up in Russian hands after the war.

There must also have been millions of K98k parts floating around, in the form of unserviceable rifles. I suspect that many of those parts have by now been integrated into mixmasters.

but average used Trapdoors can still be purchased in the $500 range.

Consider yourself geographically fortunate! If I could find a shooter-grade Trapdoor for that price, it would no longer be on the market! Prices here tend strongly to 4-figures.


Patrick