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I've been trying to get a MAS for a while now. I need that and a Lebel from WWI. Missed a Lebel at last weekends gun auction because I didn't stick around and I figured it would go high, it went for $75 of course. Ammo for the MAS will be hard to get, it does not have a safety, there are plenty of like new specimens around that they shouldn't be getting much of a premium for them, some idiot at the local gun auction keeps bidding them up higher than they are worth, done it to two now. Pre German occupation commands a premium, sometimes a stiff one but the trade off is they are usually not in like new condition. The bayonet fits inside the rifle and should be with it at time of purchase. Most have been reconditioned, the rifles, not the bayonets. Odd looking little thing with the forward bolt. But if you want WWII rifles from each nation, you have to get it. $300 is the max for a like new post German occupation rifle. Might be more for a not like new pre Germany occupation rifle, not a lot more but maybe $50-$75. Better condition pre occupation could bring up to $450.
If you want to get the dirt and grease out of the stock to lighten it, use some citri-strip on it. Won't hurt the laminate, I used harsher stuff on mine. Three applications with scrubbing and washing in between should lighten it up. I do remember sanding mine some because the Russians seemed to sand everything across the grain rather than with it and I wanted it done with the grain. It also got rid of the fuzzys. I didn't sand any further than to get rid of the previous sanding marks.
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Lightly steel wooled and reoiled and am satisfied with the apperance. I should be able to post photos Wed. I made an additional discovery upon closer examination of the 1941 duv laminated rifle. No import marks. I thought all the Rcs were import marked.
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RC's were distributed to the allies of the Soviet Union. Perhaps this one found it's way to Vietnam and was brought back by someone from there. Anything's possible.
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K98 bolt marking?
Attachment 34695Attachment 34696
Photo of the bolt markings on the dnz. Forgot to take a full shot of the duv after cleaning the stock but hear is a small indication of the results in the second photo.Much better. I will take a wide shot this week end.
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Upper symbol looks like the Prussian Eagle. Looks like a Gew 88 bolt.
Last edited by Aragorn243; 06-22-2012 at 09:52 PM.
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Make that Gew 98, not 88. Now you have to get a cleaning kit. I finally got one today at the flea market. Only thing I got. 1940 MUNDLOS
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Originally Posted by
Aragorn243
Make that Gew 98, not 88. Now you have to get a cleaning kit.
I have begun the search. I am thinking about a replacement bent bolt if I come across one. Repro sling looks much better after a bit of lanolin was applied. duv now sans "sore thumb" sling. As a lefty I think I will have to remove the sling while shooting to prevent catching the end sling fastening bit in the mouth.
Last edited by HOOKED ON HISTORY; 06-23-2012 at 05:46 PM.
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A wartime cleaning kit will have the eagle over the swastika on it. Should be at minimum a metal oiler, not plastic, an beaded chain, a large brush, a small brush and a piece of rope. Some will also have a base plate tool but I've heard they are uncommon, mine does not have it. Should also be stamped with the manufacturer and a date. They made them for many years after the war too. They usually have plastic oilers and obviously won't have the eagle over swastika.
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I had a K98k in Viet Nam. As best as I remember it was parkerized. It had a big chunk missing from the receiver ring and I gave it away. I saw piles of Mausers in RVN. Never saw any 8mm ammo, either!
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