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Originally Posted by jagdpanther44
Martin, the woodwork looks to be in excellent condition, most K98s I have seen at militaria shows tend to be in a lot poorer condition, with dents and chips in the wood.
A K98 is on my shopping list...  |
Yes - don't forget that this was purchased five years ago now.....I really, REALLY
REALLY wanted an A1+ condition laminated stock ( for no other reason than that that's what you se in so many pictures of 1944 NW Europe combat). Even then, I had to look very hard before finding this batch, and had to go through the whole lot before finding 'my' rifle - and keep in mind also that this is a Yugo re-work.....
Today, really nice K98s are much harder to find ; many are pre-war foreign contract weapons - nice, but they don't have that '1944 look'.
Even the correct slings aren't easy to find - I was really 'chuffed' when I found a perfect one at the Arlon militaria bourse in 2004.....
