Years ago I always attended the Pikesville Gunshow in Maryland. I got to know a dealer who specialized in rare GermanWW2 toys. Just piles on Nazi-Party marked Kar98a's and very early Party marked K98K's. All rare stuff, so I asked where it was coming from. He told me he had a gunsmith with European die sets and he would mark the guns as needed. I almost fell over! German stuff is easy to fake and sells at a premium. Buyer beware!