K98 sniper ss

[JOMA]

Dear friends,

I would like to know your opinion on this rifle is being sold in Italy. I can´t see clearly the manufacturing code, but the rifle is really interesting.
Thank you very much.

armi

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[Sarge]

The rifle is either a bcd, bnz or byf maker and since there is no ser nr on the bbl it is probably a 44 date.
Could be a good one? The proof mark on the right side of the rec is not readable or we'd know which of the 3 possibilities made the rec.
He doesn't show the right side of the butt stock which would also give a clue to the maker. I wonder why he doesn't since he has photos of almost everything else about the rifle.
Is it supposed to be all matching?
Sarge

[JOMA]

The rifle is a bnz 42.
More pictures...
Thanks for your opinion.

[Patrick Chadwick]

Well it certainly seems to be all matching - at least all numbers that can be read in the photos. The stock is starting a split along the neck, so if you intend to shoot it, the bedding/screw tension etc. needs to be inspected and (probably) corrected. I cannot see anything obviously incongruous in wear & tear.

[jmoore]

From the limited views available, I'd call it a put-together. The mounts don't have the same texture as the rest of the rifle. The scope and rings could be excused for looking different as they may have spent considerable time enclosed in their protective case, but the mounts ought to be in exactly the same shape as the rifle in this case. Could be wrong, but that's the initial reaction.

[Patrick Chadwick]

From the limited views available, I'd call it a put-together. The mounts don't have the same texture as the rest of the rifle.

Good observation! The receiver is also severely scratched below the rear mount, something that must have happened before the mount was fitted. Inconsistent wear is a real clue that these parts were not together from the start. So putting our various views together I would say: Original enough as a rifle, but fake as an original sniper.

[Promo]

There were never BNZ42 Double Claw snipers.

[jmoore]

There were never BNZ42 Double Claw snipers.

Well, that's even better!