Perhaps a pinned thread on nothing but WWII 98k rifles?
Article about: Hi All, Nice photos & nice K98. Some pics from my collection. Unfortunately only 50% have matching numbers. Best regards from Alsace , France. Carfin.
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Re: Perhaps a pinned thread on nothing but WWII 98k rifles?
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Adrian Stevenson
For info on Sniper K98's please see here:
Zielfernrohr41-zf41/1
Makers were:
ar, byf and
duv only.
Cheers, Ade.
Isnt that just with the Zf41 scope sniper rifle? or does it apply to all k98 sniper models?
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Re: Perhaps a pinned thread on nothing but WWII 98k rifles?
Info is just for ZF41 rifles
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Re: Perhaps a pinned thread on nothing but WWII 98k rifles?
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Re: Perhaps a pinned thread on nothing but WWII 98k rifles?
Hey guys,
Did some more research and the magazine seems to match that of a mg13. I think it's safe to say these were not used by the SS for parades, wouldn't be very practical to shoulder as several people pointed out. I ran across a couple that were presented as DDR border guard rifles and this one is supposed to have been used in Vietnam by the NVA, apparently from the Robert Ball estate.
Best regards,
maxi
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Re: Perhaps a pinned thread on nothing but WWII 98k rifles?
The 25 round magazine is the same type as used on the Mauser semi automatic M1916 'Fliers rifle' used in early WW1 as an air to air weapon by German aircrew-extended mags were fairly common in WW1 ground use as a way of reducing mud and dirt being fed into the weapon in the trenches via charger clip reloading-the Lee Enfield No.III had a detachable 20 round mag issued towards the end of the war-the Mauser K98 type would have been intended for any similar conditions that may have occurred during WW2 (although this wasn't common for any long period of time unlike WW1).
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Re: Perhaps a pinned thread on nothing but WWII 98k rifles?
It is an 1893 spanish mauser in 7x57 caliber.
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