spacemanspiff
Senior Member
i was killing some time in a pawn shop earlier, and they have this gew 98 with markings that indicate it was manufactured in Berlin, and has the year 1916 stamped in big type on the reciever. i did some searches but couldnt come up with anything that looks similar (most are for the spanish 1916 mauser) and am rather tempted.
even though the rifle has plenty of flaws such as a sporterized stock that has checkered on right and left sides, and it really inst aesthetically pleasing to me.
the serial numbers match, the bolt is nice, couldnt tell much about the bore, oh yeah, and theres a sizable crack in the stock just behind the reciever.
there is no rear sight, it has been set up to have a scope, which i'm not too keen on.
but they're asking $249, down from $312, and according to their records, they've had this rifle for about a year.
can anyone tell me anything that might tempt me into buying this? if i did, i'd want to replace the stock with something more original, and would really like to have a rear sight back on it.
even though the rifle has plenty of flaws such as a sporterized stock that has checkered on right and left sides, and it really inst aesthetically pleasing to me.
the serial numbers match, the bolt is nice, couldnt tell much about the bore, oh yeah, and theres a sizable crack in the stock just behind the reciever.
there is no rear sight, it has been set up to have a scope, which i'm not too keen on.
but they're asking $249, down from $312, and according to their records, they've had this rifle for about a year.
can anyone tell me anything that might tempt me into buying this? if i did, i'd want to replace the stock with something more original, and would really like to have a rear sight back on it.