Any love for a Czech BRNO K98?

[barreled_action]

Here's some pics of my first K98. I got this pretty cheaply on GB ($535). I know most collectors don't have a lot of interest in post war stuff so I'm not sure if anyone here will find it interesting. But I think it's good to have pics out there on the web to document these things for the benefit of anyone who's looking, researching etc.

Personally it suits me that these are valued low, because I prefer mint conditioned milsurp stuff anyway even if that means it's post-interesting-historical-period, even unissued. I do get the interest in wartime stuff, I'm just not willing to prioritize it that much. I'm interested in what these things were like when they were issued, not so much what most of them are like now. But each to his or her own! Anyway, this is what a good Czech made post-war K98 looks like if anyone is considering one:















Ooops...looks like a little birdie slipped through the cracks! I'm assuming this was just whatever they had on hand, and they overlooked the nazi eagle.

Comments welcome - tell me whatever you can about it, even if it's that you think I overpaid

 

[mrfarb]

I like it. You did well, this actually has a Menzel “C” stock and is one of few postwar Czech rifles that takes a cleaning rod!

 

[barreled_action]

I like it. You did well, this actually has a Menzel “C” stock and is one of few postwar Czech rifles that takes a cleaning rod!

Yeah I don't have the cleaning rod unfortunately, but it does have the hole for one.

 

[abbotocelot]

Big fan of the post war stuff as well. I would greatly prefer a tasteful Yugo over a shoddily thrown together RC.

 

[heavy_mech]

This is a nice looking example and you got a bit of leftover Notzi marked parts. Price was pretty nice and I bet the bore probably is too.

 

[AndyB]

Possible there was a czechoslovak lion removed from top receiver?, then the blueing was restored.

 

[barreled_action]

This is a nice looking example and you got a bit of leftover Notzi marked parts. Price was pretty nice and I bet the bore probably is too.

Yeah the bore is mint!

Possible there was a czechoslovak lion removed from top receiver?, then the blueing was restored.

Something was definitely scrubbed for sure. No idea what but it does look like it was big enough to be a crest. The rules of which marks they kept and which ones they scrubbed seem so arbitrary. There's a shield with "dot 13", which the seller believed was really "43" with a shallow or faded "4". But I've seen reports of other rifles with the same stamp as mine, and apparently it really is "13".

It has no import mark that I can see and I have no idea if it went to some other country before the US.

 

[bnz41john]

Really neat example!

 

[Muncher 1953]

Yeah the bore is mint!



Something was definitely scrubbed for sure. No idea what but it does look like it was big enough to be a crest. The rules of which marks they kept and which ones they scrubbed seem so arbitrary. There's a shield with "dot 13", which the seller believed was really "43" with a shallow or faded "4". But I've seen reports of other rifles with the same stamp as mine, and apparently it really is "13".

It has no import mark that I can see and I have no idea if it went to some other country before the US.

I have a defaced dot 44 shooter in the ai block, & other than the marks, it’s a great rifle, tack driver too. With a dot marked stock & handguard from the Trader, I hope to make it look better ‘soon’.
yes the ‘dot 13’ shield mark is a standard wartime production mark, relating to who made or finished the barrel.

 

[Telperion]

Those postwar Czech Mausers are very, very interesting! I like them a lot!

 

[Howlermonkey]

The serial number on the bolt and receiver on this is "5995".
It may be close to yours concerning when assembled but no grinding on the receiver top.

 

[mos]

Dude… you stole that! I’d have paid 50% more for it. Good on ya!

mos

 

[Wilhelm]

I've been looking for a nice Czech post war build for a long time. Very nice!

 

[Fulton bulldog]

Nice rifle !! You did get a good deal on it. You can still find deals on gunbroker but you have to hunt for them. The stock on that rifle is awesome. I love pre during and post war Czech mauser. The post war produced ones are finally getting the appreciation they deserve but still can be found reasonably priced.

 

[Rebel62]

Love it - my stock has the hole for cleaning rod but no threading to attach one in the hole. I brought it to a reputable dealer in Dallas and he told me it had a Kreigsmodell stock - don't know if that's True or not. Mine is also scrubbed on the front of the receiver. I picked it up in a pawn shop in 2015 (If I told how much I paid it would make you sad)

 

[Planejack]

I’ve been looking for a minty, Czech (Non Isreali) post war with a beautiful blonde Stock forever….I personally love them. I guess I fantasize that they’re very late war, or immediate post war unissued.

 

[nirvana]

Is that the original finish on the stock? Seems a bit shiny to me, but I’m not super familiar with these.