k98 white lettering
- Thread starter Castor_Troy
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militarytorch
Senior Member
That is something that some collectors do.
The way to remove it, is to use a tooth brush and some gun oil.
It usually comes off easily if not I use a toothpick to loosen it first and then toothbrush.
Works everytime.
The way to remove it, is to use a tooth brush and some gun oil.
It usually comes off easily if not I use a toothpick to loosen it first and then toothbrush.
Works everytime.
80s and 90s china pencil collector diddling. I would do it too. It made the markings stand out for pictures back in the day when there was no internet, no digital professional grade type cameras, and such, and we had to mail each other pics. Back then some guys would polish buttplates and stock disks to a blinding mirror brightness too, and the worst vandals would clean laminate stocks until they were screaming blond and "new" looking.
Today, any of those things, including china pencil white in the numbers, is like flying a douc4bag flag on a graphite rod on your banana seat bike.
Today, any of those things, including china pencil white in the numbers, is like flying a douc4bag flag on a graphite rod on your banana seat bike.
Castor_Troy
Member
hahahahahaha, priceless. ok noted, I was worried it was factory that did that, I wont be...
I am however, removing the Russian bluing of my butt plate and using the duct tape method to remove shellac, then wiping it down with blo...not an outrage to collectors but it'll make the gun practical, and the peeling shellac and cosmoline soaked stock is not practical
k98lsr-shooter
Member
i use a tire marking pencil for my lettering , just looks great to see the codes and numbers stand out on my mausers and other mil-surps . I have even found a way to replicate the suicide red on old mosins with it and some red powder, dont know if you guys ever heard the old wives tale about licking the red cyanide off the rifle by russian troops in war to keep from being captured, but it does look good lol.
grimlin13
Senior Member
There was a post some time back talking about the white in the numbering and letters on K98s and other rifles/guns.One of the things in the post was that some unscrupulous dealers used the white to cover up the imperfections left in the valleys and sides of the numbers/letters that they had restamped. There`s one dealer that is known to *hump* K98s and sell them as all numbers matching. He puts white on most if not all of his K98s and also puts it on bayonets too. Guy seems to have a never ending supply of matching bayonets. Hmmm.. wonder if he`s restamping those too?
pzjgr
EOD - bombs and bullets
Hey, bite me....I love my white crayola's, and I ain't giving them up!
I always do the main markings on my guns, because I like the way it looks when they are all lined up on the rack that runs the length of my mancave....
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lol. Sweet cave. I still pull some of my 98ks from time to time that have it from the day. I leave it on a few of them for sentimental purposes. However, I did cut off my moustache back in 1984 and have only grown it back in conjunction with a beard.
paladin601
Active member
I have gotten a few Russian Captures that had the rear sight markings filled in with white that had turned yellow. It's on a Sauer that I received from R-Guns. Odd that the sight was the only part with white.
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KKW22cal
Well-known member
Sorry, still fixated on that rifle collection and their presentation. Wish I could display my rifles like that but in the communist state of New Jersey if someone breaks into my house the law says I am responsible for the theft. This place drives me nuts, I have a lock on my door and I am held responsible if someone steals them from my home!?!? Oh yea the topic, I still like the china marker for highlighting the markings even though I have been burnt. Fake police markings on my KKW. Don't dis the banana seat 
Again, back in the day whiting numbers and markings was a way of taking pictures of them and identifying them back when few of us had the expensive cameras necessary to take close up pics. That's how we shared information. Now you can do it with your phone. Anyone can take incredibly detailed pictures of markings, die strikes, etc., and share the information via email or upload. Whiting out is no longer necessary, it certainly isn't "original", and serves no purpose. In fact, today it serves bad purposes because it could be concealing number humping. I wish I had $10 for every hour I spent carefully whiting inspections, numbers, etc., with a china pencil or tire marking stick. 
