I had several other initial candidates at the upcoming Amoskeag auction, but then got honest with myself. What did I really want? A K98 Mauser. Having given up on a BSW as unobtanium at the moment, I moved to the one other K98 variation needed to complete my K98 collection - a KM (Kriegsmarine) or e/M marked piece.
I was looking at a couple of bolt MM G29/40s, when I found this one on Gunbroker. There were only four pictures, so I requested more after the auction ended with no bids. With the guidance of two members of the K98k forum, I got a very nice piece for less than the starting price over at Amoskeag. The seller was very accommodating in working with me. This includes a hard case and original sling - worth $150 on its own. A matched rifle would be $3-4000.
I have basic information about this variation and understand it to be quite rare. The Polish rifle at the time was the WZ29, a Mauser based design in 8mm. So many European countries were using the Mauser design, that when the Germans over ran these countries at the start of WWII, they added additional manufacturing capacity for the K98 with very little further effort needed on their part. Unfinished Polish WZ29 receivers and parts captured at Radom in 1939 when the Germans overran Poland, were sent to Steyr to be completed as K98s in 1940 and 1941. You can see the lined-out WZ on the receiver. Most of these went to the Navy (as did this one; e/M), with a few to the Luftwaffe, and less to the Army. This piece also wears a subcontracted DOT (Czech) marked stock.
These are the seller's pictures; I'll post mine when it comes.
Looks like I need a cleaning rod to complete it. Anyone have an early war unnumbered 12" rod lying around, or by a miracle, one numbered '06'?
T
I was looking at a couple of bolt MM G29/40s, when I found this one on Gunbroker. There were only four pictures, so I requested more after the auction ended with no bids. With the guidance of two members of the K98k forum, I got a very nice piece for less than the starting price over at Amoskeag. The seller was very accommodating in working with me. This includes a hard case and original sling - worth $150 on its own. A matched rifle would be $3-4000.
I have basic information about this variation and understand it to be quite rare. The Polish rifle at the time was the WZ29, a Mauser based design in 8mm. So many European countries were using the Mauser design, that when the Germans over ran these countries at the start of WWII, they added additional manufacturing capacity for the K98 with very little further effort needed on their part. Unfinished Polish WZ29 receivers and parts captured at Radom in 1939 when the Germans overran Poland, were sent to Steyr to be completed as K98s in 1940 and 1941. You can see the lined-out WZ on the receiver. Most of these went to the Navy (as did this one; e/M), with a few to the Luftwaffe, and less to the Army. This piece also wears a subcontracted DOT (Czech) marked stock.
These are the seller's pictures; I'll post mine when it comes.
Looks like I need a cleaning rod to complete it. Anyone have an early war unnumbered 12" rod lying around, or by a miracle, one numbered '06'?
T
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