Nehalem Man
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Another WW2 project gun that I drug home a few weeks ago.
This one was a sporterized 1943 K98k byf 43. When original, this rifle would have most likely had the laminated wood stocks that the Germans had begun using in the late 1930s, cupped steel butt plate, and been numbers matching on the stocks and large majority of the small parts. The stocks were of course long gone along with the barrel bands, sight hood, and cleaning rod. The stocks would have been numbers matched to the serial number of the rifle and had the Mauser, Oberndorf Eagle/Wa135 waffenamt on the buttstock.
Another issue that I discovered was that when it was repurposed as a sporting rifle, the gunsmith had re-milled the barrel profile to eliminate the steps in the barrel and give it a sporter type contour. Also, the lip on the forward part of the rear sight base that secures the upper handguard had been removed as well. The missing barrel steps were not a deal breaker. They would be concealed under the stocks, but the missing lip on the sight base had to be addressed.
This one was a sporterized 1943 K98k byf 43. When original, this rifle would have most likely had the laminated wood stocks that the Germans had begun using in the late 1930s, cupped steel butt plate, and been numbers matching on the stocks and large majority of the small parts. The stocks were of course long gone along with the barrel bands, sight hood, and cleaning rod. The stocks would have been numbers matched to the serial number of the rifle and had the Mauser, Oberndorf Eagle/Wa135 waffenamt on the buttstock.
Another issue that I discovered was that when it was repurposed as a sporting rifle, the gunsmith had re-milled the barrel profile to eliminate the steps in the barrel and give it a sporter type contour. Also, the lip on the forward part of the rear sight base that secures the upper handguard had been removed as well. The missing barrel steps were not a deal breaker. They would be concealed under the stocks, but the missing lip on the sight base had to be addressed.
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