Damn nice rifle, - equally good photography, not too many get the main pictures I need in so few uploads... no messing around with irrelevant angles!
Regarding the BC, in this range it will be in front of the rear sight, as often as not above the stock, so disassembly might not be needed for the BC, though I would try to take it off just to be sure about the condition under the stock.
DWM made a lot of rifles in 1917, though far less than in 1916, - during 1917 DWM began its move away from rifles to focus on P08 and MG08's; it is probably why DWM bought WOK outright, to move rifle production out of their factory. Anyway, even Amberg made more G98's in 1917 than DWM, and DWM/17's are not especially common, probably 210-220k made that year, which sounds like a lot but really isn't for a war year. These two piece stocks are damn hard to find, DWM was one of the larger firms to use them, all known are 1916-1917 dated and they are not grouped together, they are interspersed throughout ranges with no pattern. So far as observations go, only the arsenals and MO/DWM used them, most known are DWM, but Erfurt is no slouch either. Oddly, some oldtimers attributed these to Danzig and Amberg, and they did use them late in production, especially Amberg, but DWM started early and in trends are more common.
Really a nice rifle you picked up!
