Kar 98 rifle maker marking

[panzer1dan]

Hi guys I'm new to war relics..i have a kar98.i would like help with some maker marks and stamps as i would like to know more about the rifle..the one on the butt has a large L on it

[BrodieBartfast]

I believe the L on the stock would indicate that the rifle was issued to the Luftwaffe.

B.B.

[panzer1dan]

Thanks any idea what the symbol is next to the numbers 8119

[kekel]

hi rifle make : Sauer und Sohn, Suhl 1941,
and that symbol is the acceptance mark luftwaffe

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more info here : I MARCHI SEGRETI (e non) TEDESCHI - Ex Ordinanza

[panzer1dan]

Thanks alot for the help��appreciated

[PRE]

You have a K98k made by J.P. Sauer and Son in 1941. Unfortunately your stock has been sanded, so the stamps in it are blurred or partially obliterated. However, I can make out a WaA37 stamp on it, which is correct for CE 41's. The stamp on the left side of the barrel shank is from a Luftwaffe repair depot (LZa), the counterpart to the Heer's repair depots, which used a variant of an HZa stamp. The LZa stamps are much less commonly encountered than HZa stamps.

Pat

[panzer1dan]

Thanks for all that info Pat..so i take it thats a good thing if its less commonly encountered..shame about the stock tho..but the marks are more visible in person than the picture shows

[PRE]

It's definitely a good thing! Does the stock serial number match that of the rest of the rifle? I'm glad the stock is better in the flesh!

[panzer1dan]

Great..all i can see is 37 on the stock..which is stamped 37 alot under the eagle mark on the rifle parts..there is a stamp that says EE in a circle next to a large 3

Dan

[PRE]

Do you have a photo of the EE and large 3?