Need help identifying origins of Israeli Mauser 98.

[Azza]

I recently picked up this BRNO K98. So what I could gather was that these rifles were manufactured from a mixture of captured German 98s and other reproduced bits and pieces in a Czech factory (BRNO), re-chamebred into 7.62Nato and then sent to Israel.

I was just wondering if someone could clarify some details as previous owner was not really informed. (However he was about 60 and claimed the gun was his fathers.) And the gun store owner who transferred it over was of the belief this was a post WW2 firearm.

After doing some digging i've found a Weimar Eagle stamp in the firing chamber, a clearly punched in marking the resembled the same eagle on the left of the reciever, and what looks like Weimar Republic era marking (the J with a crown) on the magazine plate. This leads me to believe this may have once lived as a WW1 or interwar Gewehr 98 before being butchered. However it hasn't got the Rollercoaster rear sight, so i'm just at a loss.

Any info or insight would be greatly appreciated, I can provide any other images you may need. Cheers.

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