mauser 98k holder for vehicle

[bjarne]

talk about over engineering

 

[Cololab]

Clever design. In several respects it seems a more utlitarian contrivance than those the U.S. fielded.

 

[mauser99]

glad to see you got it. That was installed in many open top vehicles to hold a K98k.

Rommel in a Kublewagon comes to mind you can see the top of the holder in that photo. Uber cool k98 accessory

 

[arditi]

Very interesting.

 

[Bob in OHIO]

Once saw a collectors byf 43 that had indications of being clamped in one of these... IIRC, there was compression of wood, and some rubber round shadow left on the buttplate...

 

[KKW22cal]

You do find the most interesting items. Look forward to your next find.

 

[KSH67]

Isn't the reason they changed to a smaller stock (top to bottom) on the MP44 was so they would fit in these?

 

[Amberg]

That exact design was still in use in the 1980s. Only with different paint.

 

[KDF82]

Loved those in my Kubel and Kommandeurwagen.. Interesting factoid,..The one pictured is the type 2 design and the type one can be found in the Austrian Pinzgauers! I helped convert 6 M412s for Redbull and was surprised when I saw them. As Amberg pointed out above.