K98 Bolt disassembly ring confusion

[dayichi]

here you go. I wonder why they put 1938 on it? just by looking, this 1938 mark looks so real. what kind of tool did they use to put it on? or it is from original factory ?

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[Wthenley]

I would have to say the 1938 mark is original to the rifle. The thing that doesn't match in my mind is the stock...as was stated the receiver and wood are from two different time periods, or so it seems. The safety is marked similar to a RC rifle which i have never seen on a non RC gun. Its been a while since I dug deep into the German mausers so Im a little rusty on the details myself. It reminds me of a Mitchell's. I would say the stock is 1944 or later having no takedown disc.

[GeeRam]

I would have to say the 1938 mark is original to the rifle. The thing that doesn't match in my mind is the stock...as was stated the receiver and wood are from two different time periods, or so it seems. The safety is marked similar to a RC rifle which i have never seen on a non RC gun. Its been a while since I dug deep into the German mausers so Im a little rusty on the details myself. It reminds me of a Mitchell's. I would say the stock is 1944 or later having no takedown disc.

The Erma factor code S/27, 1938 and the serial number on left side of receiver are original, but, I would say everything else has probably been forced matched to that number. The numbers on the bolt look forced matched, and don't look like the numbers on an original 1938 Erma rifle bolt.
Without seeing the all other numbered parts (need more photos of all the other numbered parts) its still not easy to be precise, but it loos like a forced match bubba job I'm afraid, and as said, the stock is not original to a '38 dated Erma rifle, being a 1945 onwards stock. Can't see from the photos if the barrel is original or not.

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Just a point as well as I am not a Mauser expert, it maybe all matching just all matching for a post war nation (such as East Germany, etc.) where they may have refurbished it with a late war stock/post war stock.

Yes, it could be something like that, there should be stamps to indicate that, but it would need much better photos, and one of the K98k experts to identify if its a post war Czech, East German etc rebuild rifle, but I have no knowledge at all of this post war rebuild stuff.