Hello everyone. I have collected WWII German items for years and have just moved into the small arms area. I recently got my first Luger, an all matching 1938 (except magazine) and just picked up my first K98. I hope she fills all the check marks I had set for one. I wanted one just as if I picked it off the battlefield, all matching, desirable code and totally unmolested.The numbered parts are as follows, both of the bands, the rear sight in 3 places, the hand guard, the stock inside the channel and on the bottom between the pistol grip and butt plate, the receiver, the bottom of the barrel has the last 2 digits, the cocking piece,the safety, the bolt release, the bolt handle and it has the eagle/swastika proof mark also, the bolt shroud, the trigger, the firing pin,floor plate and trigger guard. The butt plate, magazine follower and cleaning rod are not marked. Is the rifle missing anything it should have? I know the DOU 42 was the first yr K98 produced at the factory, and only the last 6 months or so. Mine is 7795b.Is the anyway to determine approximately when it was made during those last 6 months? Also, would this be a Heer contract? That’s what I’m thinking, but firearms are new to me. I appreciate any information and thank you for reading.
New to collecting K98’s looking for information on a DOU 42
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Is there another view I could show you for anything els?! The butt plate, magazine follower and cleaning rod are not marked on your either? That’s what I really want to be sure of, I’ve read some are and some aren’t. Thank you for the reply
Definitely a used but honest looking piece. Far as I'm aware DOU never marked there stocks on the keel of there K98K rifles so that could be POSSIBLY depot work but just as strong chance someone back in the day thought it was incorrect or they added that to the stock cause it disappeared from use in there mind based on other factory rifles. Check our picture reference section for DOU. (Went ahead and found our reference example and pasted below) There should be a stock code under the buttplate which should have 3 sets of numbers to give you and idea of the assembly date as well.
Peter S
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here is mine for reference.
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it is a "b" block and has the external serial number on the stock.
1942 dou
I got this from a buddy of mine a few years back. He had bought it and while he was cleaning it, he noticed that the floorplate was numbered 1240 instead of 1246. I told him it was probably a factory mismatch and not to worry about it. From that point he wanted nothing to do with the rifle, so I...
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it is a "b" block and has the external serial number on the stock.
Very interesting, I wish I had grabbed the example that sat on GB for almost a year (chose other examples) but it sold right around Christmas. Whoever Lt.Col Ramirez is, he got and extremely nice example of a hard to find DOU rifle production year. When that sold, my dream of being close to finding all the DOU years disappearedhere is mine for reference.
1942 dou
I got this from a buddy of mine a few years back. He had bought it and while he was cleaning it, he noticed that the floorplate was numbered 1240 instead of 1246. I told him it was probably a factory mismatch and not to worry about it. From that point he wanted nothing to do with the rifle, so I...
it is a "b" block and has the external serial number on the stock.
Sounds like mine is legit then! Great news! I had a WWII German firearms collector look it over before I bought it. The seller would not let us break it down to look at what was inside we couldn’t see, but I took the chance and apparently he was honest. How many have you seen like ours from the b block? Is the mag follower, butt plate and cleaning rod not numbered on yours either? I’m hoping that’s a yes.
Peter S example is not numbered on the buttplate either, his rifle is also a B block so that seems to be correct for DOU (if they didn't stamp serial numbers on the buttplate then I doubt they did on there rods I'll check volume 2, DOU section tho when I get home from work)
When did rods stop being serialized?
I have searched and read a few questions about serializing of cleaning rods in the last couple of days. The consensus seems to be that serializing of rods stopped around '40-'41. The quotes I have read are usually factory-specific, so would those in-the-know, say that is across the board for all...
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Thank youBaby face is a far more experienced collector than I ever hope to be, also found another thread from Hambone stating generally 1941 was when rods were not serialized anymore.When did rods stop being serialized?
I have searched and read a few questions about serializing of cleaning rods in the last couple of days. The consensus seems to be that serializing of rods stopped around '40-'41. The quotes I have read are usually factory-specific, so would those in-the-know, say that is across the board for all...
Thank youhere is mine for reference.
1942 dou
I got this from a buddy of mine a few years back. He had bought it and while he was cleaning it, he noticed that the floorplate was numbered 1240 instead of 1246. I told him it was probably a factory mismatch and not to worry about it. From that point he wanted nothing to do with the rifle, so I...
it is a "b" block and has the external serial number on the stock.
Definitely a used but honest looking piece. Far as I'm aware DOU never marked there stocks on the keel of there K98K rifles so that could be POSSIBLY depot work but just as strong chance someone back in the day thought it was incorrect or they added that to the stock cause it disappeared from use in there mind based on other factory rifles. Check our picture reference section for DOU. (Went ahead and found our reference example and pasted below) There should be a stock code under the buttplate which should have 3 sets of numbers to give you and idea of the assembly date as well.
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Unfortunately, I can’t see and numbers.
unfortunately, I can’t see anything.Definitely a used but honest looking piece. Far as I'm aware DOU never marked there stocks on the keel of there K98K rifles so that could be POSSIBLY depot work but just as strong chance someone back in the day thought it was incorrect or they added that to the stock cause it disappeared from use in there mind based on other factory rifles. Check our picture reference section for DOU. (Went ahead and found our reference example and pasted below) There should be a stock code under the buttplate which should have 3 sets of numbers to give you and idea of the assembly date as well.
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heavy_mech
RKI- Reasonably Knowledgable Individual
Congratulations on getting this. Looks quite correct and the bore is outstanding.
Thank you
Stephan98k
aka 8x57IS
If this is your first K98k, a very good start!
Your "dou 42" got assembled in the beginning of October 1942. But without a branch of service stamp on the stock, it is not possible to say if the K98k was used in the Heer.
Thanks for the information. This is my first K98.