I've always loved the "classic" K98k rifle but the 1945 dated rifle has eluded me for quite some time. I've been told that they are pretty rare considering the production for the year was cut considerably short. About 5 years ago CDNN advertised a small stash of 45 dated Russian Captures for the premium price of 299. I really don't care if it's a R/C because I shoot the crap out of my rifles (I reload 8mm by the caseload) as long as the headspace of course checks out. She's a real good shooter! The bore is mint as it looks like it was a rack gun (the barreled action, the parts are MM because it's a R/C) and more than likely never fired. The stock cleaned up very nicely and I prefer the "raw" wood to the red Russian laquer. One of these days I would love to get a MG barreled K98. Anyway, enjoy the pics!