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I saw this one pop up in my usual online search and while the rest of it looked fine, the bolt threw up a red flag for me with the missing Imperial acceptance and number off at an angle on the bolt body. No pictures of the buttplate so no idea is this one went through a depot or not but does...

While this one isn't very rare by any means, I'm very happy to finally post my first Gewehr 98! I have learned a ton here over the past few years and finally found one that wouldn't break the bank and had a nice bore to boot. This one appears to be a nice closet find that came out an estate in...

This is something that I had thought of after trying to go back and look at some of the nicer examples that had been posted here for reference, especially since searching by factory code is difficult since phrases too short don't get picked up in the forum search. I believe the current picture...

Kinda surprised this hasn't been posted here yet but a MKB42(H) sold at auction last week for a whopping $116k with fees included. It did look like a nice one but something I'll never realistically afford. I bet reproductions of this would sell out near instantly...

This one was an unexpected but welcome addition after finding it last minute and buying it. This pistol is a standard, run of the mill byf44 P38 that was made in late 1944 and was paired with an earlier 1943 dated hardshell holster and spare magazine which seems to have lived in the holster its...

I recently took a bit of a gamble on this 42 1940 K98k that popped up at an auction online and with what I thought was a lowball bid, won it. I'm normally never lucky and should never gamble to begin with but this rifle seemed like it had potential though it's turned out to be a mixed bag. From...

Hi all, Wanted to share this P38 rig that I recently picked up as this is my first firearm to actually have some veteran provenance with it! According to the paperwork (though no capture papers)that came with the rig, the veteran was a member of the 744 Field Artillery Battalion of the XX Corps...

I'm far from an expert on Iron Crosses but have been wanting either a WWI or WWII EKI as a belated birthday present for myself and stumbled across this one online. From other examples I have found posted online, the KAG marking is usually found on the pin itself rather than the body and the...

While not an Imperial German accepted rifle, this one is a relatively nice example of a IG71 and my first pre 1900 Mauser. The rifle is all matching and in overall nice shape though not without its faults, the worst of which being the barrel has a slight bulge about 12 inches from the muzzle and...

I finally got my first Imperial German gun and while it was a Mauser, it was not the Mauser I was expecting. The Imperial marking wasn't disclosed in the listing and I figured I'd go for it if it was cheap enough (which for $450, I'd say it was). The grips have unfortunately been rebordered and...

Stumbled across this 1918 dated WMO Gewehr 98 in my usual online search for my first matching Gew 98. I don't see the usual Turkish crescent on the top of the receiver on this one but I can't make out if the stock had any Imperial acceptance proofs either. Didn't bid on it as there were no...

I've been working on an 1871 rifle that I picked up and one of the issues I've been having is that the previous owner really butchered the slot on the rear action screw. They must have stopped after mauling this one because the others are pristine. Given that this is the matching action screw...

Just want to make sure I'm not crazy or out of touch but $2700 is pretty high for a 1916 Gewehr 98 with a sling, right? Or did I miss something with this one aside from overall above average condition? https://bid.alderferauction.com/ui/auctions/112640/14332204

In my usual online search for Imperial rifles, I stumbled upon this beauty being listed for auction in Germany. I figured it was worthy of being posted purely for reference. Looks to be chambered for S-Patrone with the later rear sight base but early 2-1200 rear sight leaf. Is it known how many...

After going through a collection of 30+ K98ks that was being sold locally that turned out to be a mix of mismatches, fakes, and sporter rescues, this one stood out to me as the only legitimate matching one that hadn't been messed with and the walnut stock caught my eye. Unlike the other byf 43s...

Well, I thought I would be safe in buying what I thought was a correct byf 44 L block only to find to my surprise that the stock was numbered "20758". The thing throwing me for a loop was the fact that the stock has a phosphate recoil lug, cleaning rod nut, and bayonet lug, which I thought was...

I finally got my first wartime P38, a complete AC44 rig! Pistol is a d block and all matching with 2 Walther mags and a ewx holster dated 1944. This one appears to have spent most of its life in this holster as there is some holster wear and the holster is worn through where the front sight...

My most recent pickup, a matching W.K.C. bayonet and scabbard in nice shape. First pre-war bayonet, now I just need a matching rifle to go with it! Now if anyone has a matching 1938 S/42 or knows of one... Also, how common is W.K.C. compared to other manufacturers in the pre war era?

I recently tried my luck on a qve45 no letter block I found online and just didn't have enough funds to afford what it sold for but I think it's a nice rifle to post here for reference. Am I right to assume that this is the going rate for a matching K43 these days? And is there any price...

After looking around locally for quite a long time, I finally found and own my first matching K98k! This one came out of a collection that was being auctioned off locally, apparently this collection consisted of 450-500 guns stored in 55 gallon drums in the collector's basement and it wasn't...