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    possible trade for german K98 anyone have info?

    this will be my first k98 ever! My grandpa gave me an almost perfect complete bayonet for a k98 years ago that he brought home. now i might be getting a rifle for it. it has the eagle marks on it and german writing on it. and it looks fine enough for what i want but how can i tell what exactly it is? I think it has more than one eagle over some little mark on it. anyone?
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    If you buy/borrow the book "Mauser Military Rifle Markings" by Terence W. Lapin (Hyrax Publisher, LLC, ISBN 0-9676896-3-5) you will soon realize that the field of Mauser markings is far too complex for anyone to answer your question without further information. Pictures please, then we can help!

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    Quote Originally Posted by crashland73 View Post
    this will be my first k98 ever! My grandpa gave me an almost perfect complete bayonet for a k98 years ago that he brought home. now i might be getting a rifle for it. it has the eagle marks on it and german writing on it. and it looks fine enough for what i want but how can i tell what exactly it is? I think it has more than one eagle over some little mark on it. anyone?
    Get a few pics if you can. If you cant post pics, we'll need to know the letters and numbers on top of the receiver ring at a minimum. The Germans stamped pretty much every part with a marking just fyi. Depending on what mauser it is, it may be important to see what model is stamped on the left side of the receiver as well, such as Gew98, G24t, G29/40, etc.

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    Greg is right... pics would be really helpful ...

    In the interim, a full list of German codes and most WaA's can be referenced in the following Milsurps Knowledge Libraryicon entry:

    "Das Heereswaffenamt" (Detailed Listing of German WaA Markings and Codes)

    Also, check the Germany - Milsurp Knowledge Library ...

    Here's a typical K98kicon rifle and there are several others there...

    1939 Code 147 K98k (Karabiner 98) Rifle
    (Mfg by JP Sauer und Sohn Gewehrfabrik, Suhl)


    Compare them against what you have to see if it resembles any of them.

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