Info needed on 44 BYF K98K

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Purchased it today and I'm curious... My receiver has the Markings BYF which I know means Odendorf.. and the number 44 which means 1944.. but, in the center there's an X.. which I heard was supposed to be a Russian capture but the importer mark says it imported from Germany... So, does anyone know what the X is for?.. if it's not a Russian capture...
 

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Mate. It sure looks like a RC to me. I have a couple of RC's and it is exactly the same mark. Most if not all will at some be imported from Europe. I know one of mine was captured on the eastern front and then years later imported to Australia via the US.


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The importer mark shows who imported it and typically which country manufactured it. It is a Russian capture and rebuild though.
 
It's not a Mitchell's I wouldn't buy one of those fakes... I know it's not worth as much in the collector market as a numbers matching K98K but, even though it's a RC it still shoots well and is a Mauser action.. and that's all that matters to me.
 
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