1936 K98 Mauser help. LOTS of pics

That's great buddy hope that rifle brings you lots of enjoyment. And not too bad either for 76 year old war horse either shows how well built these rifles were too. :thumbsup:
 
Thanks all, means alot. I know my grandpa was smiling down on me on sunday when i finally got to shoot that thing. It was a blast.
 
I usually clean my rifles after a day of shooting but that's just a habit lol. Not really a time frame if you didn't use corrosive ammo or the rifle got rain or snow on at a shooting range somewhere.
 
Cool rifle, really like that it was a bring back by your Grandfather. I just clean the bore after shooting and detail clean once a year, about 200 rds a year.

That is a keeper, congrats
 
FULL STORY: Behind the Mauser. My grandpas name is Jack Howell Kirkman. He entered into the Army on February 23, 1943. He was 19 years old when he joined the fight of WW2. He was in the European Theatre and was one of the people on the bomb crew. He basically went down roads looking for bombs and clearing them after they found none. The snow was so bad in one of the places they were in that their commander told them to just walk down the road instead of using their detectors... and if someone blows up, they know a bomb was there. Anyways while fighting my grandpa came across a downed German soldier with the mauser in the pictures above. Since it was in relatively good shape, he decided to send it back home(this was legal back then).
 
Great story, my dad was on the other side. You have a piece of history and a great story to cherish for the rest of your life. I own two 37 Sauers so I know you have a real fine weapon. My dad used to swear the K98k was the absolute best rifle of the war but my dad would say that about anything German.

Good shooting !!!
 
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