Bro bought a K98, want to make sure he wasnt ripped off. Sas told to come here (pics)

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hello,

My brother is a huge WW2 fanatic, and he collects a lot of German memorabilia.

Recently he bought a K98 from some machine gun shoot/ gun show.

My brother gave his old K98 and $200 for this gun.

The dealer said that the K98 was original, and made in Auschwitz. He also said the gun was worth about $3,000-$4,000.

The deal seems almost too good to be true. (A $400 rifle, and $200 for something that's worth $4000???) So I am afraid that it might be counterfit, or that the dealer might be stretching the value a lot..

I was hoping you guys could tell me if this is counter fit, how much its worth, and if guns were really made in Auschwitz?

(someone said it might be Russian capture as well, would that reduce price?)

Thank you guys so much!

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