This past weekend I had an Israeli 98k pretty much dropped in my lap and I was unable to muster up the ability to say no, so here it is for your inspection.
The first thing that stuck out about it is that it is in fairly nice shape with a nice bore. It is built on an swp45 receiver, so I don't know if that means it is a heavily rebuilt German rifle, a postwar Czech rifle with a surplus German receiver, or perhaps given some of the parts involved an Israeli build. The only WaA marked parts are the receiver, the rear sight leaf (early style), and the front sight. The left side of the receiver looks to be ground and is numbered to the bolt, which looks like a Czech style body. The only other serials are on the safety flag, the front band, and the extractor, none of which match. The trigger guard assembly is stamped, the magazine floor plate is milled and has Hebrew stamps.
From my limited research the stock seems to be an Israeli, but please correct me on that if someone recognizes the origin. Also included was an Israeli sling in fairly nice shape. Lastly, the rifle is not import marked, so between that and the condition I am guessing it never made it to South America.
As always, any thoughts or corrections are appreciated. Other than that, enjoy!
The first thing that stuck out about it is that it is in fairly nice shape with a nice bore. It is built on an swp45 receiver, so I don't know if that means it is a heavily rebuilt German rifle, a postwar Czech rifle with a surplus German receiver, or perhaps given some of the parts involved an Israeli build. The only WaA marked parts are the receiver, the rear sight leaf (early style), and the front sight. The left side of the receiver looks to be ground and is numbered to the bolt, which looks like a Czech style body. The only other serials are on the safety flag, the front band, and the extractor, none of which match. The trigger guard assembly is stamped, the magazine floor plate is milled and has Hebrew stamps.
From my limited research the stock seems to be an Israeli, but please correct me on that if someone recognizes the origin. Also included was an Israeli sling in fairly nice shape. Lastly, the rifle is not import marked, so between that and the condition I am guessing it never made it to South America.
As always, any thoughts or corrections are appreciated. Other than that, enjoy!
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