Absolut
Senior Member
As mentioned the 660 coded K98k from 1940 came with a DOT coded K98k from 1944. The rifle is serial 59.960, so already very late and therefore no longer many serials to be found.
A funny fact is the overstamped third digit in the serial number on the barrel which makes it impossible to tell if it should read 59.960 or 59.660, but a look on the bolt handle solves this mystery. It is pretty much a textbook sample, exhibiting all DOT associated late war features. I especially love the very crude stock with the ribs which are quite tough to picture. But they can easily be felt when having the rifle in hands.
PS: While typing the topic to this thread I asked myself why do I (and quite a few others) tend to write the German manufacturer codes in capital letters, while in fact on K98k rifles we only face lower case letters. Possibly a kind of plague which you get infected by reading on this board
A funny fact is the overstamped third digit in the serial number on the barrel which makes it impossible to tell if it should read 59.960 or 59.660, but a look on the bolt handle solves this mystery. It is pretty much a textbook sample, exhibiting all DOT associated late war features. I especially love the very crude stock with the ribs which are quite tough to picture. But they can easily be felt when having the rifle in hands.
PS: While typing the topic to this thread I asked myself why do I (and quite a few others) tend to write the German manufacturer codes in capital letters, while in fact on K98k rifles we only face lower case letters. Possibly a kind of plague which you get infected by reading on this board
