Hi guys,
This one came home with me from the Baltimore show back in March. Another member here gave me advance notice that he might be selling, so I asked him to hold it for me under his table.
This one has seen its share of action, and many signs of reworking, but still presents well. The stock is factory and the SN was added to the keel during one of its reworks. The bolt was replaced at some point, likely at Koblenz-- the lazy scrub style with leaving the suffix alone matches some others from there (this one was super lazy, as you can see traces of the original SN) There are also a couple of patches/plugs in the stock for repair purposes.
There are other m/m parts as well, that were likely damaged/replaced over its service life; including the handguard, rear sight leaf and the entire TG assembly (triggerguard, floorplate and follower). Fortunately, the barrel is original and has the unique and cool 1st generation WMO fireproof.
The unit marking is 1 G.G. 8. 88, this is from the 1st Garde Grenadier Regiment, or the "Kaiser Alexander Regiment" as it was also referred to-- (You'll find 71s, 71/84 and 88s with a K.A.R marking, but this marking was made more standard to the 1.G.G. on Gew 98s.) Interestingly, there is also a cancelled marking from the 20th Reserve Infantry Regiment. I would imagine a 99 WMO would have gone to a Garde unit originally, but who knows the real path this rifle took. I know Sam has a 99 WMO marked to the Garde Schützen Regiment.
This one also came with a nice 1915 dated WKC 98/05 with a wartime I Division marking.
Here is the data on this one:
Receiver 7128
Barrel 7128 (B 20)
Front Sight 28
Rear Sight Leaf n/a
Sight Slider 28
Ejector Box 28
Trigger Sear 28
Front Barrel Band 28
Rear Barrel Band 28
Trigger Guard m/m
Trigger Guard Screws mm/mm
Floor Plate mm
Follower mm
Stock 7128 (1 G.G. 8. 88 and20. R. 11. 58)
Buttplate 7128 ("5" / Koblenz depot)
Bayonet Lug 28
Handguard mm
Bolt body 7128 (old suffix left)
Safety mm
Cocking Piece mm
Shroud mm
Firing Pin mm
Extractor 28
This one came home with me from the Baltimore show back in March. Another member here gave me advance notice that he might be selling, so I asked him to hold it for me under his table.
This one has seen its share of action, and many signs of reworking, but still presents well. The stock is factory and the SN was added to the keel during one of its reworks. The bolt was replaced at some point, likely at Koblenz-- the lazy scrub style with leaving the suffix alone matches some others from there (this one was super lazy, as you can see traces of the original SN) There are also a couple of patches/plugs in the stock for repair purposes.
There are other m/m parts as well, that were likely damaged/replaced over its service life; including the handguard, rear sight leaf and the entire TG assembly (triggerguard, floorplate and follower). Fortunately, the barrel is original and has the unique and cool 1st generation WMO fireproof.
The unit marking is 1 G.G. 8. 88, this is from the 1st Garde Grenadier Regiment, or the "Kaiser Alexander Regiment" as it was also referred to-- (You'll find 71s, 71/84 and 88s with a K.A.R marking, but this marking was made more standard to the 1.G.G. on Gew 98s.) Interestingly, there is also a cancelled marking from the 20th Reserve Infantry Regiment. I would imagine a 99 WMO would have gone to a Garde unit originally, but who knows the real path this rifle took. I know Sam has a 99 WMO marked to the Garde Schützen Regiment.
This one also came with a nice 1915 dated WKC 98/05 with a wartime I Division marking.
Here is the data on this one:
Receiver 7128
Barrel 7128 (B 20)
Front Sight 28
Rear Sight Leaf n/a
Sight Slider 28
Ejector Box 28
Trigger Sear 28
Front Barrel Band 28
Rear Barrel Band 28
Trigger Guard m/m
Trigger Guard Screws mm/mm
Floor Plate mm
Follower mm
Stock 7128 (1 G.G. 8. 88 and
Buttplate 7128 ("5" / Koblenz depot)
Bayonet Lug 28
Handguard mm
Bolt body 7128 (old suffix left)
Safety mm
Cocking Piece mm
Shroud mm
Firing Pin mm
Extractor 28
