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Gew 98 Dear Float Pilot: I know, but let me have my potential illusion as long as it fits the facts. People do this all the time: We all assume that the revolutionaries threw the English tea into Boston Harbor because the British demanded exorbitant tax for it. Actually, there is a funny...

Gewehr 98 I think that Mauser put the "Gew. 98" on it before the war because it still was a Gewehr 98 and the customer wanted it so. He wanted a beautiful one. Then WWI came and passed, the Kaiser fled, the gun was illegal with the present caliber, and the owner made the minimal changes to...

Gewehr 98 You said that before, FLOAT PILOT. Good work. I just repeated what Biggi said. Really nice guy making me all jealous talking about the good beer and sausage he had just been consuming. But I am still confused. The gun was obviously produced in 1911. After 1918, a new barrel and...

Gewehr 98 I just had an email from a really knowledgeable man in Munich. He calls himself Feuerbixler-Biggi. His website is www.feuerbixler.de. It contains a lot of historical information about the history of German firearms. Biggi told me that you guys seem to "have been digging in the...

Hirtenberger Ladekonus I just found something out: The Germans could shoot this gun in their homes or a barn using a HIRTENBERGER LADEKONUS. This implement had the form of a case, but seems to have been massive with a straight bore through. It had a two-tier neck. On the bottom, you pushed a...

Gewehr 98 I just sent Float Pilot some pictures--and he sent me more questions. The floorplate is standard. There are no markings on the outside of the wood. Guys, I do not understand your theories. You seem to know a lot more than I do. However, in my opinion, what happened seems to be...

Gewehr 98 Thank you for posting the pictures. I have been thinking about this: I believe that this gun was made by Mauser with the military stock and the 8.15 barrel. Then there are two possibilities: Either Mauser or someone else fitted it with a changed safety and a related trigger group...

Gewehr 98 Here is my email: [email protected].

Gewehr 98 I tried all that--it does not work. There is also this insert image button above the screen, which does not work either for me. No new window opens up from which I can upload the images. So, I sent the images to the webmaster. If you guys want to have them, just give me your email...

Hi NCSmitty. One simple question: How do I find the GO ADVANCED button? I am sorry to ask. I have 4 pictures. Please, guide me through the steps: I go to the website. I log in. And then? Please, step by step.

Gewehr 98 Guys, I tried to insert the images--but could not do it. So, I need advice on that. The 674 being the barrel length seems to be correct. From the muzzle to the rear of the long curved sight, it says 67 cm. There is something else I forgot to mention: Beside the serial number on the...

I got a wonderful engraved Gewehr 98. Engraving above the chamber says: "Waffenfabrik Mauser A.-G. Oberndorf a/N 1911." Receiver is all engraved. The gun has a double set trigger: You set the rear trigger, which makes the front trigger very sensitive. There is a little screw between the two...