Several years ago I was given some WWII U.S. and German weapons to see if I could at least get the apart and made operational. This was done and returned to the owner. Much time has passed and the one rifle, a K98icon I made no effort to repair. It has been my intention to attempt to restore it to nice wall hangar condition, as the bore is very badly rusted.

I do not know much about the WWII German arms, but I would really like to get this old rifle back to some sort of decent condition.

Here is what little bit I do know;
1) The rifle appears to have been in really nice condition when first acquired by the original owner (post war), but the bolt is mismatched.

2) It has surface rust and some pitting on much of the metal surfaces, but everything works.

3) If it had an upper hand guard, it is missing, along with the cleaning rod.

4) It seems that the serial number is only stamped on the barrel 9860 with a e stamped under it, and this same number is stamped on many other parts, except the bolt (9043). The receiver is stamped dot 1944 on top of the receiver ring, and Mod 98 on the left side. The metal finish appears to be blued on the barrel and receiver, with many of the other parts phosphate.

Not knowing much about this topic, is it worth the effort to rebarrel, etc. and shoot it? Is original handguard, cleaning rod, sling still available. I know it is silly, but what caliber is it?

It might be possible to save the barrel as my brother has resurrected a No1 Mk3 SMLE for me, I will wait and see about that.

I am an M1icon and 1903 guy, but this is a whole new area for me. So I thought I would ask the experts.

Thanks, Andy
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