RC Kar 98K

[happygeek]

I ordered it in late Feb this year, took almost 5 weeks to arrive, probably due to back orders and panic buying in general. The barrel bands were not as easy to get off as the Youtube videos showed, but I got it apart, de-cosmolined, and oiled up. As I understand it the Russians took these rifles apart, re-finished the parts, and then put them back together, probably by picking the parts back out of a bin once they were re-finished. I'm guessing that's why only the receiver & barrel SNs match and the stock has the receiver's SN etched into it?

I found SNs on at least 16 parts in the rifle, none of which match any other part. Some of the SNs are just 2 digits, I'm assuming the last 2 digits of the rifle they match?

Personally I just wanted a German Kar 98K and was quite happy to find that it still had the German Eagle on the barrel and receiver, still had the German proof marks, and the only Russian mark I found was a X on the butt plate. I plan on leaving the stock well enough alone and just taking it the range once in awhile.

The receiver is dated 1938. As you can see in the first picture the importer, PW Arms, was nice enough to put their mark on the barrel rather than billboarding it across the receiver like CAI has an annoying habit of doing. I don't think I did all that bad for $360, even with it having a straight bolt. I'm guessing it's the bolt from a Gewehr 98?

 

[az_imuth]

Looks like a nice one. I don't think collectors care much for the RC rifles, but I think they're some of the more interesting rifles out there. I got one several years ago and it is dated 1939. Has both style of makings, nazi eagles and also the earlier eagles. I checked the bore when I got it and it looked pretty good. Once I took it out to shoot a few months later I quickly realized the chamber was very sticky. Not sure if it's pitted or just rough. It's hard to get in there to see it. I like that the stock has a couple of the large eagle/swastika stampings in the wood. They're light, but easy to see from an angle. I'll probably get someone to re-barrel mine one of these days so I can shoot up all the Turkish 8mm ammo I have socked away.

Anyway, congrats on your purchase and I hope it turns out to be a real shooter!

 

[kBob]

SO its a parts gun, well nothing wrong with that in my book. Of course my book got started with a Parts Mauser 98 out of a wooden barrel in the sporting goods section of WoolCo in early 1972. My bolt and barrel and receiver did all match, but it was a conglomeration of parts other than that. Some IDed it as a Polish Radom made 98 and others insisted it was a Spanish Cortuna that that for whatever reason had waffen amt marked rear sights.

I just shot the thing and enjoyed it. Appearently while I was over seas for "uncle" a family member also fired it.......and knew nothing about corrosive ammo.

Two buddies got guns from the same barrel, one of them a 98 carbine with the barrel extending only the length of the bayonet rail beyond the stock and having a bent handle.

Least anyone doubt that the value of a dollar is ten times less than it was in 1972 my parts rifle was $37.50 out the door that time. Ammo was in 15 round boxes on strippers for 89 cents and we complained of the high cost compared to "good" .22LR.

-kBob