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Posted: 7/29/2008 7:00:04 PM EDT
| Just got my first c&r rifle, a k98. I dont know jack about em, but im learnin. Its a byf 44, basic russian capture, force matched bolt, etc. it has 2 spread eagles with small swastikas underneath, and then it has 3 of the same spread eagles with "135" underneath them. what does the "135" mean? thanks in advance. |
Thanks for the info. Can you recommend a good book/website on k98's specifically? Also, what do you guys use to clean the barrel? I have no cleaning rod and do plan on firing it. Thanks. |
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Well a good book on the 98k is Backbone of the Wehrmacht by Richard Law. The Kuhnhausen shop manual for the Mauser is also good for the gunsmithing side. I reload and no longer use any kind of surplus ammunition, so I just use regular methods to clean after shooting; No. 9 and whatever kind of oily stuff is around. |
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Only 98k I have is a nice dou 44 that was bought about 20 years ago. IIRC my rifle has 8 or 9 numbers, all the numbers you can see without taking it apart, matching. How many numbers are there on parts that you don't see without taking everything apart? Wondering if a 98k is like a WWII Luger, having many numbered parts visible, and several more numbered parts not visible until taking it apart. |
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This site has a couple 98k for sale with excellent photos of the rifles taken down to show the small parts inside and out with the serial numbers. Think I counted 20 serial numbered parts on one rifle from 1941. Thought someone else might be interested. http://www.southernmichiganarms.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=6&Itemid=44&vmcchk=1&Itemid=44 |
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Im trying to restore one myself. I came across this looking for info. I remebered you said something about 135 and thought this may be relevant. Check this out |
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