Norwegian K98 issue

[sakorick]

Great collection of K98s. I didn't know they used the 33/40 in Norway. It must one of the rarest finds in European Mausers?

Unfortunately you are correct. When the Green party took over in the early 90's all the Mausers were rounded up and welded together for displays. Only the State Railroad still has a few to dispatch crippled animals along the way along with hunters who acquired them years ago. The few that were imported to the states were not originally thought to be a collector's piece until the well ran dry in very short order as the Green Party outlawed the sale of arms from Norway. I have never touched another G33/40 but have seen pictures of a few and that was many years ago. From what I understand, all the G33/40's were issued to the Police and not to the military. It's a real shame this had to happen as the Norwegian examples were generally matching and in pristine condition. Regards, Rick.