Polish Mauser k29

[KevinR]

I have finally found my Holy Grail Mauser. I'm polish so I've been searching for one for a long time. 1930 model k29 with crest intact and no ugly import marks anywhere. Numbers matching but the bolt which is still correct polish. Mirror shine bore. And correct polish sling. More Pictures to come.

 

[daekken]

Very cool, looking forward to it. And congratulations.

 

[mac1911]

I have finally found my Holy Grail Mauser. I'm polish so I've been searching for one for a long time. 1930 model k29 with crest intact and no ugly import marks anywhere. Numbers matching but the bolt which is still correct polish. Mirror shine bore. And correct polish sling. More Pictures to come.

View attachment 233675

need range report

 

[76Too]

just don't use any of this stuff on it. i saw my girlfriend had a bottle and i threw it in the trash so she couldn't use it on me.

 

[KevinR]

need range report

I'll be taking it out Friday morning or sunday.. I can't wait. Haha. I'm like a kid on Christmas with this one.

just don't use any of this stuff on it. i saw my girlfriend had a bottle and i threw it in the trash so she couldn't use it on me.

Hahahaha I'll make sure she stays away with that!

 

[KevinR]

Still haven't been able to hit the range... Was too busy at work and my shop to head out. Gonna try again this weekend.

Also found myself a nice polish k98 scrubbed for service in the Spanish civil war which was a cool one to me.

 

[KevinR]

On the bottom of the stock behind the serial is a small Nazi cartouche which is interesting since usually the Nazis stamped everything

 

[daekken]

Wow, you keep scoring! Very nice.

 

[majspud]

Nice piece...

...and here's what happened afterwards. 1939 WZ29 receiver captured at Radom by the Germans. In 1940, all the parts were shipped to Steyr (code 660) in Austria to be completed into K98ks. This was one of 10,000 G.29/40s, as they were called, and 2,000 K98s completed by Steyr for the Kriegsmarine (e/M) in the summer of 1940. Bolt mismatch example.

t

 

[majspud]

On the bottom of the stock behind the serial is a small Nazi cartouche which is interesting since usually the Nazis stamped everything

That means it went through a German Depot and was issued as Beutewaffen, or a captured weapon put into German service. Such rifles were not renumbered. Czech VZ24s that were depot reworked have a few numbers stamped - or none - mostly on the bolt, stock, and bands.

Mine has all parts stamped matching as it was completed from a captured receiver. Depending on the parts, some receivers have the Polish crest, some don't some are dated, and some are blank. Stamped and dated receivers completed as G.29/40's command a premium over those that don't.

t

 

[KevinR]

That means it went through a German Depot and was issued as Beutewaffen, or a captured weapon put into German service. Such rifles were not renumbered. Czech VZ24s that were depot reworked have a few numbers stamped - or none - mostly on the bolt, stock, and bands.

Mine has all parts stamped matching as it was completed from a captured receiver. Depending on the parts, some receivers have the Polish crest, some don't some are dated, and some are blank. Stamped and dated receivers completed as G.29/40's command a premium over those that don't.

t

Ah, cool! I know a decent bit about the older polish k98s, k29s, and avg wz29s. It was so hard to find this one. In due time I will find myself a nice 29/40 like yours, the history behind these is just awesome.