German K43 Sniper Rifle + Scope $7,495 U.S.

[Badger]

This is a nice looking piece, but you'd have to mortgage your house to buy it, plus they raised the price from $7475 to $7495 after expert analysis.

Feedback and comments anyone?

German K43 Sniper Rifle + Scope (click here)

Price: US $7475.00

This rifle was produced by Walther (AC Code) and dated 1944. The serial number is 375G with Waffenamt 359 in 3 places. The scope rail is notched and the muzzle is plain. The bolt housing is forged with milled sides and the receiver is the Type 2 milled panel type A reading "K 43 AC/44". The rifle has one bolt guide lug. The stock recoil lug is the standard type and the bolt carrier has the hard open latch. The sight buttons are smooth and un-checkered. The black painted magazine is marked GCB for "Grochman U. Sohn Ad. Metallosaronfabrik, Wurbenthal/Sud" and Waffenamt "Waa B92" with the correct single "K" stamped on the bottom. This is a type 3 magazine. The sling is marked "CTG 44" over "WAA 866" and is a modern replacement. The butt trap contains an original 4" X 3" instruction booklet type 2 dated 11.5.44 and 3 spare parts in a paper envelope, a firing pin, firing, pin extension, and extractor with spring and screw. Also included is a ZF 4 scope and mount with correct leather cover. The scope serial number is 65991 and the base number is 2929 with WAA 359. The scope is marked GW 2 F4/65991 DDX with pyramid for Voilander Und Sohn, and has the pointed post. The scope correctly is NOT numbered to the rifle as for page 241 of our reference used "Hitler's Garands" by W.Darrin Weaver that states "War Time ZF41 bearing a rifle serial number are the result of collector mischief". This is an all correct example of the German effort to produce a Garand type semi auto rifle. An outstanding museum qualitiy example that grades over 98% condition, as originally returned by a GI. Since placing this excellent rifle up for sale we have discovered that there have been a few modifications to it since its return. It is now noted that the replacement sling has been added, the magzine was painted with black enamel and the stock has received a slight skim of varnish. It can be noted as well that the 2 scope band screws have been replaced with original WWII correct screws. We have had this piece examined by two very knowledgable collector experts who have confirmed that this superb example is now 100% correct and original. As a result of the above, we have adjusted the price of this item to $7495.

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[Claven2]

How can it be "100% correct and original" if someone repainted the mag and varnished the stock??? I'm confused...

[Claven2]

Even more confusing... did Hitler's Henchment invent a time machine so they could visit 2006 and buy reproduction K98k slings from Marstar?

Also, note the pretty extensive pitting that's not very well hidden by that fresh coat of tremclad on the mag.

Does this polish job on the rear sight tang look just a little too perfect given the finish wear to the phosphate job on the rest of the metal?



I'm probably wrong, but does that WaA on the butt look a bit soft and rounded under the varnish? Surely bubba didn;t sand it too, did he?



Remember, this is supposed to be a late-war stock, fresh off the lathe with ZERO finish on it...

The mount does have a serial number. Note it doesn't match the rifle and the scope is un-numbered. Care to guess how that might of happened?

Wow! Look at that factory fresh blueing on the scope ring bands! They sure put alot of care into manufacturing and finishing metal once the allies crossed the Rhine, didn;t they? Err... wait... I think I have that backwards...



Nice rifle, but I'll keep my $7495. Maybe if it was priced around 3K I'd start doing bank account math on a napkin...

[Dimitri]

Does this polish job on the rear sight tang look just a little too perfect given the finish wear to the phosphate job on the rest of the metal?

Can anyone say Surface grinder cutting a couple of thou off the metal to make it look "clean" ??

Dimitri

[Claven2]

I doubt it looked that good when NEW -