regiment739 Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 This is the second rifle that came to me, a nice K98 marked BNZ 44. Both rifles are bitsers with not a lot of matching but you cannot maan for a freebie BTW does anyone have a cheap K98 sling or cleaning rod for sale? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fritz Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 The barrel end band is the earlier model, should be the later type without cutouts, and the fore-end ring for the carrying strap has the wrong screw should be replaced by the correct type, which should be available on some internet sites. There are also some postwar proofmarks, BNP (Birmingham Nitro Proof?) etc. Otherwise very nice and in clean condition. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Here is a nice all matching K98 I got many years ago. I checked out all the parts, even the stock is marked correctly under the barrel. The butt plate is marked as well, but it's hard to read. The sling is also dated 1941 as well. This particular rifle was made for the Portuguese Government under contract. However from what I was able to find out, after the disastrous loses in Russia in 1941, these rifles never made it to Portugal. They were taken and given to replacement troops. This particular one I got from the son of the WW2 German Soldier that carried it. Unfortunately could not get any information on his unit or branch of service. However all matching K98's are kind of rare. Just missing the cleaning rod is all. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 This example has a BKA and an Orion stamp - these are recent deactivation stamps, BKA standing for Bundeskriminalamt, which is the highest police authority responsible for control of firearms. Up till recently these weapons were free for purchasers over 18 years, now restricted, the sale of deactivated weapons has now become prohibited. Apart from that, it has a large Portuguese stamp over the receiver, has prpbably never seen service with the Wehrmacht! As far as the weapon being from the son of a former German soldier is concerned, that is a nice story, but has nothing to do with reality. No soldiers were allowed to keep their weapons as a souvenir after the surrender in May 1945. The entire German male population was under internment. The Americans had over 11 million prisoners in their custody and they were not released at the end of the war, the British had over two and a half million prisoners, the Russians well over 3 millions, etc. Houses were searched, if firearms were discovered in a house, all male occupants were liable to immediate execution. Finding a cleaning rod is not always easy, but there are certainly dealers and firms on the internet. The only problem is the length, there are many variations in length depending on which 98 model, so make sure you find out which length you need, otherwise you are going to end up with a cleaning rod too long or too short. Various BKA and Landeskriminalamt stamps on deactivated weapons, black and white illustration shows the various LKA stamps 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Cool Fritz! I appreciate the information, I honestly didn't care one way or the other on the history of the rifle, just saying what was told to me. In truth it would be impossible to track the history of who used it and when, as i'm sure they changed hands many times. I was just happy to have an all matching one, as most I see are non-matching. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Andrew Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Lovely rifle Gildwiller, the Portuguese Government contract rifles were actually of a higher quality than the standard K98's 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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