These stocks are really cool. One turned up at a local shop, an interesting point about them, is that they don’t sound like a regular 98k when you cycle the bolt, the hollow nature of the stock makes it resonate differently.
Like Georg said, you’re just seeing some separation in the end plug of the stock. It’s either a thick laminate build up or filled with a thixotropic of sorts.
These are a production model from a prewar design. 1933 is the earliest of the type I’ve recorded, and production extends into the 50’s with leftover 98k components. Some clearly went to Germany for optics engraving etc, but most are purely Czech, some feature dow optics to include the center...
Sorry to bring this to your attention, it is the worst part of this hobby. Any dealer worth his salt would take it back.
*if the seller was a friend he likely didn’t know the rifle was bad, at least I would hope!
The bolt carrier, action cover and magazine all appear renumbered. Notice how there are no dimples from the spot welds remaining on the mag reinforcement, directly adjacent to the number, material has been removed.
Is it a current sale listing you are encountering? It looks like the same photos IIRC, from one sold in Germany 3-4 weeks ago, if you are a prospective buyer be cautious. If you were the buyer, then it was a good deal.
To me, the scope and intent of Matt’s site is general combat issued snipers one might reasonably expect to fall into, and is a great resource. Getting into prototype and trials snipers/ optics equipped rifles would be a whole other topic IMO, and there would be a lot more than just the swept...