1914 WMO "h" Block Screamer

[chrisftk]

Hi All,

I was lucky enough to get this one from CLG a couple of years ago. I never posted it, as there were some pics in his original post. I had a few rifles out over the weekend, so I thought I'd give this one a proper photo shoot with my new rig.

Not much to say other than it lived a comparably easy life to most 1914s I've seen. Everything matches except for the front screw and cleaning rod. I added a really nice 1914-dated sling from Mike and an early nickel plated muzzle cap to complete the look.

Receiver 6390 h
Barrel 6390 h
Front Sight 90
Rear Sight Leaf 90
Sight Slider 90
Ejector Box 90
Trigger Sear 90
Front Barrel Band 90
Rear Barrel Band 90
Trigger Guard 6390
Trigger Guard Screws Unnumbered, 90
Floor Plate 90
Follower 90
Stock 6390
Handguard 6390
Buttplate 6390
Bayonet Lug 90
Cleaning Rod unnumbered
Bolt Body 6390 h
Extractor 90
Safety 90
Cocking Piece 90
Bolt Sleeve 90
Firing Pin 90

 

[chrisftk]

Additional pics

 

[feldmütze]

Wow, that's an exceptional gewehr!

 

[biggymu]

Awesome Chris! And a named Simson sling. First one I’ve ever seen. . Very cool!

 

[joryfreeburg]

That’s a really nice piece of wood on that one especially for a 1914…I really love the Oberndorf Gew 98’s

 

[hale1940]

Holy smokes! That really is one fine Gew98. This rifle must have sat in a barracks or office or something. I can’t imagine it saw much of the trenches. Thanks for sharing Chris!

 

[shooter45]

Old war horse in great condition. I like guns like that.

 

[PrayingMantis]

Outstanding WMO and great photos! I replaced the thread in the reference, but here's the original for the discussion: https://www.k98kforum.com/threads/my-mo-gew98-1914.41120/

 

[jbmauser]

Wow! I would love to have something like that in my collection. Outstanding example!

 

[mauser1908]

This is a really exceptional gun Chris! Hard to beat 1914s especially one like that.

 

[chrisftk]

Wow, that's an exceptional gewehr!

Thanks Mike! I appreciate you helping me complete it with that nice 1914 sling!

Awesome Chris! And a named Simson sling. First one I’ve ever seen. . Very cool!

Thanks Rick-- I've seen a few of them, but i don't think they are terribly common.

That’s a really nice piece of wood on that one especially for a 1914…I really love the Oberndorf Gew 98’s

Thanks Jory, definitely a condition rarity for a tough year. The stock really held up well!

Holy smokes! That really is one fine Gew98. This rifle must have sat in a barracks or office or something. I can’t imagine it saw much of the trenches. Thanks for sharing Chris!

Thanks Hale! I'm inclined to think this one was in a quiet part of the front. I'm not necessarily a condition fiend, i think it's a fallacy to apply k98k standards to these, but I sure do appreciate the nice ones like this when they pop up!

Old war horse in great condition. I like guns like that.

Wow! I would love to have something like that in my collection. Outstanding example!

Thanks gents!

Outstanding WMO and great photos! I replaced the thread in the reference, but here's the original for the discussion: https://www.k98kforum.com/threads/my-mo-gew98-1914.41120/

This is a really exceptional gun Chris! Hard to beat 1914s especially one like that.

Thanks Cyrus and Sam!

 

[Loewe]

This is a really exceptional gun Chris! Hard to beat 1914s especially one like that.

It's a screamer 1914/WMO!

 

[chrisftk]

It's a screamer 1914/WMO!

I think Sam should trademark that term, it's a great descriptor haha