Mauser K98 byf 45, Need Help with Analysis/Valuation

[browningautorifle]

Never had it!

So, that's not even the same rifle...?

[Brian Dick]

Looks like a correct "Kreigsmodell" to me. Nice find. I have a T block bnz45, (Steyr), made in April 1945 here that makes the quality of yours look excellent. Crude is an understatement.

[Flying10uk]

Known as a "Kriegs model", late war production K98 without bayonet bar fitting and a few other refinements like a cleaning rod etc, a sort of spartan basic model I guess. I believe it did differ between manufacturers on how "spartan" it was.

Does any-one know how rare these "Kriegs models" are? I don't believe that I have ever noticed any for sale here in the U.K.. I seem to remember reading somewhere that they were only produced for about the last 6-8 months of the war and not all the manufacturers switched over to this basic model.

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

Looks like my French occupation Mauser. I think the Kreigmodel Model and the French model ar about the same save the sling mount nd stacking stake.

[gtodan]

Known as a "Kriegs model", late war production K98 without bayonet bar fitting and a few other refinements like a cleaning rod etc, a sort of spartan basic model I guess. I believe it did differ between manufacturers on how "spartan" it was.

Does any-one know how rare these "Kriegs models" are? I don't believe that I have ever noticed any for sale here in the U.K.. I seem to remember reading somewhere that they were only produced for about the last 6-8 months of the war and not all the manufacturers switched over to this basic model.

Scarce rifles. Most have been modified, bubba'd, etc. I personally like the BYF Mausers. And this one is correct. If you find one in 7.92 Kurz, we want to see it! Very rare bird!

[Flying10uk]

The other item which the Kriegs model often dispensed with, as in this example, is the butt disc for bolt disassembly.

[Calif-Steve]

Nice example of a late-war Mauser. Not common. I would try selling through an Auction House or perhaps Gun Broker.com. Do not go to a gun show and sell to a dealer. You might get $200.00 or less for it. I have tons of Gun Show horror stories. It needs a large audience to sell it and nothing local will work. Good luck. I see Rock Island Auctions at the Reno gun show, seem like decent folk.

[micharl]

So were the band screws missing when you acquired the rifle?

I recall reading that on some Kriegsmodell those screws were not hardened, and without care and technique they would likely be destroyed when removed. It was meant to be a warning for those handling a collector piece.

[kar66]

I don't see any red flags. The screws may have been removed and lost after it was disembled to box up to send home.

[timothy downum]

Nice looking Kreigs model to me. timothy