Gew98 mud cover

[mudgee]

Picked up this mud cover a little while ago from a garage sale, anyone now what they are worth and any information about them and is this the real deal i heard there are repros out there

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[m4a3sherman]

wow. I need to go to garage sales around your house apparently....

[AZPhil]

That is the firsts time I ever seen one.
Thanks
Semper Fi
Phil

[mmppres]

never seen one maybe one of the powers that know will post a complete picture an dicription thanks

[jmoore]

Y'all never looked at this old thread? (Never mind, having found it it's understandable why it's not obvious...):


Picture heavy thread (My GEW98 was feeling lonely)


(An early photo thread of mine with bad title. Tried to correct the title after the fact, but it didn't take. Just became a header for the first post, sorry!)


Note that Badger has an Imageevent entry on a mud/dust covers. See the link in the old thread (Post #8) or just click below:


http://imageevent.com/badgerdog/germ...fleactioncover

[Badger]

Here is photo album of a couple of items from my WW1 Mauser collection.

(Click PIC to Enlarge)

1916 Gewehr 98 Rifle (Mfg by Spandau) (click for more pics)

By the way, that "Mud Cover" is very rare ….

(Click PIC to Enlarge)

1914-18 "Mud Cover" for action on Gew98 Rifle (click for more pics)

Regards,
Doug

[mike webb]

Great find. To be honest, I wouldn't even have known what it was if I had seen it.

[Promo]

Note that 99% of those turning up, are fakes. They were once made, of an extremely high quality and even marked with an original manufacturers marking. I have an original one myself, but only knows on it for being original, since it was found in a chest on the bottom of a lake.

[mudgee]

How can you tell if it is original or not is there certain things to look for??

[Promo]

Just ask yourself if a thin metal cover which is probably 100 years old can be in such a good finish .. or make a metallurgical examination

To be more serious: I believe the original finish was rather glossy, highly polished. The manufacturers marking should be rather deep.