What the final answer?

[RF4guy]

...w/r/t Mitchels Mausers? Are they actual Wehrmacht used K98 rifles or not? I've heard good things and I've heard bad things...allegations of deception...can anyone shed light on this?

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[Badger]

Hi ..

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There are dozens of previous posts on the subject that will probably answer your question definitively.

I've also moved your thread to the Mauser Rifle information forums.

Regards,
Doug

[Aragorn243]

Doug,

That's no fun.

Short answer, depends on the rifle. I think they ran out of "German" K98's a couple of years ago and have been selling M48's as K98's recently.

As for deceptive, yes. They are not matching numbers, they are matching Mitchel's numbers. Technically they are not lying, the numbers on the rifle match but Mitchel's stamped them that way after scrubbing the originals off.

In summary, they are not worth anywhere near what they sell them for, they are not collectible but if you find one on the second hand market for a good price, there's nothing wrong with them. They are refurbished rifles, like new, many like that aspect, many don't. They go bang when you pull the trigger and that's the important thing.