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FOUND MY ANSWER- I just sold it to a guy who's Grandfather fought for Germany. He showed me the war trophies and I caved and let it for for $1050. I know it is going to a good home, and to someone who will appreciate it more than I did. I wanted to shoot for $1200-1300, but sometimes it...

I have thought about that, but I have never sold on Gunbroker and I am afraid my lack of feedback would cost me a lot of money. I have 100% on hundreds of transactions on AR15.com, M4carbine.net, Indianagunowners, Ebay, etc, but none of that will help me on Gunbroker.

FOUND MY ANSWER- I just sold it to a guy who's Grandfather fought for Germany. He showed me the war trophies and I caved and let it for for $1050. I know it is going to a good home, and to someone who will appreciate it more than I did. Whats the fair price range for an all matching, duffle...

I am not a master woodworker, but I would start with 0000 steel wool on the raised grain. I would avoid sandpaper unless you absolutely have to.

Bead blast/ Duracoat at this point. Might still be a good shooter

I am brand new to K98s, but it sure looks like the "red glue" laminate on the upper handguard does not match the lower part of the stock.

I used paper towels and denatured alcohol as recommended above and it came out perfect!

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New pictures after removing the varnish with denatured alcohol and wiping it down with a couple thin coats of linseed oil.

Here are a few pics of the markings inside the stock, they are not the best but I think you can read them. Looks to me like Kr 2 50 40, a small "5" to the left of that marking, and a clearly marked matching serial number further back on the stock. The handguard also has a clearly marked...

The bluing on the rifle is exceptional compared to others I have seen. I am unsure if it was possibly reblued. The main reason I believe it is original is the lack of dents/dings/nicks and I am certain it has not been polished because of the obvious machining marks on it. There is not a spot...

Coming from a guy who has been in your position, take pictures and document the obvious markings without doing anything else. Post them here and let these guys tell you what to do. I ended up with a really nice rifle that I initially thought was broken. I am so glad I posted here with it...

No, the buttplate is in the white. The flash made it look dark, and it does have more patina than the rest of the rifle. The sling adjustment and buttplate have more corrosion than the rest of the rifle. Since the buttplate is in the white that makes sense to me. The sling slide adjuster is...

Update: I removed the varnish using denatured alcohol and paper towels. It took me well over 2 hours, as I went very slowly and took my time. The stock retained all of it's color but the shine is gone and it is down to bare wood. I suppose I will buy some boiled linseed oil tomorrow and wipe...

Thanks, you really think it's a $1k rifle?? I bought it from a coworker who inherited it from an estate. I didn't know what it was worth and neither did he, it looked nicer than the cheaper ones I have been looking at so I offered him a slight premium and he accepted. I initially thought it...

No, this one is blank.

I have removed the finish off of some other non-collectable guns so I am comfortable with that. If I do strip the varnish would you leave the wood in "the white" or are these commonly stained?

UPDATE- 4/24/2015 Pictures of the rifle as-purchased are below. Pictures after removing the varnish and lightly wiping it down with linseed oil on page 3/4 No one has really given a dollar value on it with all numbers matching but lightly sanded stock and would appreciate a PM or post a...