Toward the end of the war, and certainly on the 'Kriegsmodell', the cleaning rod was omitted together with the bayonet mounting. You should be able to tell if your rifle originally had a sight hood as there will be slots at the base of the sight. If so, the hoods turn up form time to time on German e-bay pretty cheaply.
( You can see I'm turning into an instant K98 expert (
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[ 17. August 2003, 09:50 AM: Message edited by: Martin Bull ]