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The barrel code is under the stock, but little importance in this case (good question but all known are Bohler or BSI and the lots are progressive, very German in a steady consistent progression and grouping); usually, earlier, BC study has more quarks but Erfurt in/by 1918 is usually one or the...

How do you know it wasn't German supplied or left by the Germans in 1918, (Germany supplied arms and soldiers to the Whites in Finland), the marking on top of the barrel? French were big cheaters on the terms that ended the war and the stated causes and intent of England and US.... France was...

I don't think it bad, just unusual. 1942 was a year of great change for the rifle makers, what Germany should have done when war was decided upon in 1939 took over two years to implement and even still with little urgency... you see weird stuff till the end.

Thanks and I added it to the database. A very good report that narrows the ranges... I agree it is just rare enough, with enough meat left to make a worthwhile resto... you need to be young and heathy enough (and a great deal of resolve- and patience!) to take it on as a project!

Yes, MB/42 would be a good choice, probably better when 7 & 9 are also compared... good observation! ** meant 1942 not 1941, 41 bands have waffenamts throughout 1941, start of 42 throughout have no WaA; the exact range this band (H-band) is observed is no suffix through the end of b-block...

More pictures would help, though this pattern long ago was solved by CB and Joe Steen 2008-09; Spandau cut G98 production loose in early 1917 to concentrate on MG production; receivers left in the pipeline (none Spandau made, but subcontracted from Peiper-S&H were increasing diverted to others...

I would have to compare fonts for a probable match, but 1942 era is the sweetspot for this combination, lean to JPS because of footed "1" are not common with most makers during 1942- most of the biggies don't foot their "1" in 1942

Ordnance spare (actually recycled S28 receiver, this was once a S28 used receiver, not actually an ordnance spare) used as part of a subsequent build probably, it seems ERMA made G98 length barrel/ord.spares (for ordnance depots) till 39; usually marked "circled EE" by 1939, this is a 38 barrel...

It doesn't conform to S28 trends... probable salvaged S28 receiver. It is not a typical (uniformed) S28 variant, at least as far as trends go...

Show a picture or two, or if impractical "think" 1942?

If this were a e-block this would be less of a problem, but this early its a long shot, but 70%+ of 98b do not have original stocks, and that percentage is probably optimistic to say the least... there is far more unknown than known unless Wolfgang, Stephan, Georg or one other of our German...

There is a very good chance this is not the original stock, - internal serial would confirm - but the crossbolt is not e/6 and they usually are by this range and the side sling slots do not seem existing, little evidence if any. With sporters it is best to keep the stock but in this case it is...

It is an interesting rifle, at least so far as the pictures go... as trends goes, too few to develop much of a foundation to rest opinions upon. (25 rifles across a 10 year span is little to base arguments upon!) We need far more examples, not only Danzig, to develop a suitable database for...

What ever you do, keep the sporterized stock, it is worthless alone, to a collector it would possess some value. HM is right, finding a loose 98b stock is nearly as hard as finding a good wife; finding a range correct one loose would be as tough as finding that perfect wife and winning her!

BobJ & PeterK were good early researchers, along with Ken Huddle, J Steen and Mark Weiringa probably the best back then. Gustloff Weimar was a assembler mostly, they mostly made barrels andlittle else for the 98k, few enough of these,they are rather rare. The small group of firms in Saxony and...

You show enough to determine this is a factory rifle, not significant work done to it, rare for such an early Simson; the stock is a goner for sure, someone threw away $1000 if done recently, since the 80's these have been desirable and although we know much more today, this type of vandalism...

Yes, this is quite strange for the range, but the occasional e/37 is seen in 1943 production and "variety" is common with a maker like Gustloff. Just a little early!

The barrel code is K4C eagle/6 throughout? From little trends available what you show of the action is original to mfg. The bolt lower flat is the thing that interested me most though... it is rare finding an original bolt this early, the lower flat (underside opposite the top flat serial) is...

Acceptance is the small stamps you see on the various parts, some parts may have more than one (different as well), they represent "acceptance" of work or assembly,each eagle/number represent an inspector that teams work under. That is rarely important though... what is important is changes in...

Not a common rifle (range in particular), your rifle extends this pattern nearly 100 rifles (which is a good jump for an early 98b); I call these type II (type II after the droping of dates, type I are far scarcer...). Too bad the stock, damn sorry to see this on a probable bolt matcher (which...