SWITZER's Firearms Auction Sale

[Claven2]

ok, well I found out the K98k price from someone who attended the auction and if it was truely a vet return, it was on the higher side but not an unheard of price. It's about what I'd expect to pay at auction, actually. I'm a bit jealous too - pre-war vet bringbacks in righteous shape are far from common rifles The bright side is knowing the buyer, we'll see nice pics of it!

[Badger]

The bright side is knowing the buyer, we'll see nice pics of it!

Here's a few pics, but I'll get the photo montage done in the next few weeks.

June Purchases (click here)

Regards,
Badger

[Cantom]

The rifle was genuine. The mount was also. So was the scope. The scope case was real. Unfortunately, they were not united during WW2. It was a parts set. The price it sold for was reasonable for the parts, which was the basis for the purchase. (I didn't buy it, but I know the purchaser.) Did you notice that when laddie installed the scope, the ring caps were rotated - numbers on the caps were on the right side? The rear ring also covered most of the scope markings.
I was interested in the Krag, as a project, but I guess you wanted it more than I did.

I just bought the rifle only and also found no T there. Otherwise a very nice rifle. There is some kind of black paint on the receiver, if the T is faint it might be full of paint.

[stencollector]

The scope tube numbers faced up, but were partially covered by the rear rings, which I presumed was because some one had installed them reversed. I didn't notice the blue or red marks on the scope tube. Frankly, once I saw that there was no T on the reciever, I new I was over my head since the other marks looked real enough. I therefor moved on, to leave it to the experts, of which there were plenty there let me assure you. LOL LOL The stake marks on the parts attatched to the reciever (which you attatch the scope mount to) were centre punched too far from the threads to do their job. IMHO Also these same screw slots were buggerd a bit. this may or may not be inportant, but it was enough ( in my ignorance) to put me off from bidding.
Pete

I am kind of reviving an old thread here, but the story on this sniper rifle wasn't quite over I guess. Since being sold at the auction, the rifle, scope, bracket, and scope can found their way to another dealer. Cantom and I bought the set....he wanted the rifle and I needed the scope and bracket (I got the can for good measure). The serial number on the bracket was just 3 digits away from my C/l\ marked Brit built 4T.

I had a bit of a shock when I received the scope in that the elevation did not work. Drum turned and clicked just fine, but the pointer was stuck all the way down. After an afternoon of panicking, and some emails back and forth, I prepared to ship it off for o-haul, and found that the locking ring was loose and the drum wasn't working against the inner portion. Boy, did I feel like a doofus. Kind of like calling a tow truck cause the shift lever is still in drive and the car won't start (I was a mechanic in the army, and had to make a few recovery calls for this).

Anyway, last night I went to remove the caps mounting the scope to reverse the front cap, which was backwards. I was happy when all 8 screws came out without problem. Cleaned up a little rust in the bracket, and reassembled the outfit correctly. The scope turns out to be a mk1 in the 10,000 serial range.

The only techical problem I can see with the scope, which the seller pointed out before the puurchase, was a scratch on the forward lense. You see through it, so no problem that way.

The prices on these things are going nuts. It cost me essentially what the whole outfit cost at the auction for just the scope, bracket, and can (no 8mk2, the canvas pouch type). I will likely resell the can, but then again, can a packrat part with anything?

I am hoping to take the set out to the range later this afternoon and give her a sighting in. If it works out well, it wil take the load off my LB sniper, which I use for most of the milsurp and long distance matches.