A lightly Turked 1918 Oberndorf GEW 98 showed-up at the pawn shop that I can get for $225.00 OTD.

Matching but the bolt and floor plate. Receiver ring import mark, small crescent moon stamp, dark but strong stock, Lange sight, cleaning rod, and muzzle protector.

FO or no?

To be honest I can't find a like example of a Turk Gew98 to go by price wise.  

For that price, hell yeah!

The parts are worth that easy....

Yeah, damn I must be slipping....

The stock/HG/metal is a solid $175.00 +.

I think I'll pick it up.

I went ahead and bought the Gew 98 this morning and I'm glad I did. The only evidence of "Turk activity" was the stock looked to be lightly sanded, a replacement unserialed Oberndorf bolt (head-spaces fine)/floor-plate, and a rear sling swivel added into the Mauser marked stud. The only Turk marking is the crescent moon property mark.

Stock/HG, TG, action screws, bands, BP, Lange sight, barreled receiver all match.

Come to find out Oberndorf supplied nearly their entire 1918 production to Turkey. Most were converted to the 1938 pattern during refurbs but this one survived. It likely received it's bolt/light sanding in the early 1920s.

I took some DA and a cloth to the years of crud and was surprised to find the stock/HG is very solid with no cracks. The receiver is still in the white but now has a bit of a brown patina.

The bore is excellent, sharp and shiney.....That was a pleasant surprise.

The beech stock would be a Turkish replacement

I understand they were using beech as a replacement wood in 1918 (take-down disks started showing up around then too) plus the stock has the proper Oberndorf cartouches.

Beginning in 1917, walnut shortages necessitated the use of beech wood. The late war production beech stocks were less durable and heavier than the original walnut stocks. -Wiki

I just checked my sn database.  That's been stolen from my old apartment.  contact me right away.  

Damn went full auto to boot.

LOL....I'd really like to help out but I sold it in the parking lot to some ME looking guy....Sorry.

<inside GD joke guys>

ah, traded for a bowl of falafels.   such is life.

I have run into a few of them around here gut they're usually thrashed and trashed.  Bad bad bores mostly.  You got a gem with a good bore AND a sound and good looking stock.

I'm not a big fan of the late war beech stocks (too much "fish scale") but like you say they are usually ragged-out.

Yeah, the bore was a pleasant surprise.