G98/K98K Conversion, 1915 Amberg

[xlxqaz1]

Hi, first time posting here. Thought I might find some answers here regarding this rifle for sale online I saw.

It is a 1915 Amberg production G98 that has been shortened and converted, possibly to a K98K during/pre WW2?

However there's some confusion to me as the rifle still has the original G98 trigger guard, rear sight and stock(?) I don't see any markings indicating a conversion was done to it either. It also has this piece of brass tag attached under the stock with the number "87" on it which I've never seen before.

I guess the question is that: is this rifle a official G98/K98K conversion? and where/when was it converted?

The price is pretty fair and it seems like an interesting piece of history.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

 

[flynaked]

No, it’s just cut down Gew98 in a Chilean 1912 stock.

 

[xlxqaz1]

No, it’s just cut down Gew98 in a Chilean 1912 stock.

Thanks for the reply, right, I just looked up the m1912.

So it was probably a private cutdown/restocking, rather than a military conversion right?

Thought I had something interesting here haha.

 

[Telperion]

Wasn't there an import company doing this back in the 60ies? The bolt is Chinese, from a T24 imo.

T

 

[flynaked]

There was, but they used a front sight base over the barrel, and painted the metal black, and used G98m’s from the SCW, this is a bub job instead, well not that those weren’t, ha.