davera
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I have lately been bitten by the milsurp bug and have come across a few Kar98's here in town. They are all Russian capture (crossed mosin stamp) but otherwise are not too beaten up or littered with non German markings. The one bore I looked at was dark but showed distinct rifling and showed some rifling at the muzzle too. The guy in the store said they get them from Century.
My choices are:
1937 - S27 - Erfurt - I looked most closely at this one, some sn's match, some looked stamped over or just worn but I'm sure there are mismatches.
1942 - BNZ - Steyr (I don't think it had a rune)
1943 - bcd - Gustloff Werke (Weimar)
1943 - byf - Oberndorf
I am leaning towards the 1937 Erfurt because it's a prewar year but the 1943 Oberndorf might be of interest too as it was not too late in the war to have been getting a lot of manufacturing shortcuts.
The price is $400 - maybe $400 "out the door".
My interest is to get a "good example" of the Kar98 that will shoot reasonably well. They'll all have some history behind them. I know that something that isn't RC and has match sn's will cost a pretty penny more.
So, does one of these look better on paper than the others?
Thanks
My choices are:
1937 - S27 - Erfurt - I looked most closely at this one, some sn's match, some looked stamped over or just worn but I'm sure there are mismatches.
1942 - BNZ - Steyr (I don't think it had a rune)
1943 - bcd - Gustloff Werke (Weimar)
1943 - byf - Oberndorf
I am leaning towards the 1937 Erfurt because it's a prewar year but the 1943 Oberndorf might be of interest too as it was not too late in the war to have been getting a lot of manufacturing shortcuts.
The price is $400 - maybe $400 "out the door".
My interest is to get a "good example" of the Kar98 that will shoot reasonably well. They'll all have some history behind them. I know that something that isn't RC and has match sn's will cost a pretty penny more.
So, does one of these look better on paper than the others?
Thanks