K98 VN Bringback

[Calif-Steve]

I do not mean to argue this point as I am no RVN K98 expert. But I had a k98 in RVN and do know a little about the subject. Again, you will need to find that US Army paperwork. Perhaps a photo of the Vet as he gets off the airplane with the rifle in his duffle bag? I recall the K98's were double packed in a floatable box. They came down the coast in small trawlers/fishing boats. Came out of North Viet Nam and China. Do not recall any small Russian trawlers off RVN coast. This was the issue for the Swift Boats. Ask John Kerry. I saw piles of K98's and never thought much about them. All black and beat. I guess it is possible to find a mint K98, but I never saw anything in decent condition. The Vets widow needs to go through his Army paperwork and look real hard. It may well be there. If so, she just sold a true collectors gun.