Identify this mount

[Rockandroll]

Pictured is a 98 I picked many years ago in a trade. This mount is on a very nice rifle. I have never figured out the type or name of the mount. I would like to begin a search for a clone scope and the other piece of the mount. Thanks.

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[Roy W]

It is called a turret mount.
They come in low and High versions. I don't have the measurements to hand, yours could be the early LOW version

Modern copies are available on ebay.

Just google Mauser Turret mounts

[Rockandroll]

Thanks for the reply. I goggled a very good article on the mount. I have a 1943 h block rifle with the low turret mount. The front base has the lock block and the rear mount is machined as a low mount. Now to find the rest. Thanks.

[Roy W]

You're welcome. I would buy that in an instant if it were for sale here.

[Rockandroll]

Would you care to guess a price on the rifle. I’ve got $125.00 in it as of now. Found a correct upper mount piece and non correct scope. It’s going to cost me 2-1/2 to 3 times what I have in the firearm.

[Roy W]

$125 is a fraction of the value it would command in the UK. If it's an original sniper with the original bases, then who knows. 10 x what you paid would be a reasonable price, probably still too cheap.

I would suggest that is also a good price for original mounts

[Singer B]

In the US, that rifle would easily be $1,000+. Any idea what is engraved on the receiver ring under the mount?

[Rockandroll]

Have no idea what is under the mount. My older brother purchased this rifle for $25 in the fifties. They were stacked on a table like cordwood at a store. This one caught his eye and purchased it. I traded a M1 carbine for it which cost me a $125.00. Had it in the safe since then. I purchased a case of surplus ammo for it at $0.04 a round but never shot it. Maybe I will.

[Singer B]

Have no idea what is under the mount. My older brother purchased this rifle for $25 in the fifties. They were stacked on a table like cordwood at a store. This one caught his eye and purchased it. I traded a M1 carbine for it which cost me a $125.00. Had it in the safe since then. I purchased a case of surplus ammo for it at $0.04 a round but never shot it. Maybe I will.

Pretty much all Kar98ks like yours are very collectible in the US. One of the determining factors for value will be the manufacturer's code and year on the receiver ring which is under the mount. Once you determine that, you can start checking serial numbers and seeing if your rifle has matching numbers on all of the parts which raises the value to many collectors. Hope that helps!

[Rockandroll]

Most of the metal parts have the serial number or last two digits stamped on them. A number of them also have an eagle over 135. The only date I can find is on the smooth butt plate. It’s 43.