New Classic Private Collection K98ks

Warrior1354 said:
But now were in too wartime production and now he says look "WAR EAGLES! Look at all the war eagles!
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That's just because it's wartime. Otherwise it would be pre-war, and they'd be stamped with preagles!

Pat
 
Geeze.... what a freakin joke.

"All matching"....

Yeah, the parts that he focuses on.

I don't think a one of those had rear sight leaf pins.

And too bad he doesn't know the reason why those rifles don't have the sight hoods.
 
mrfarb said:
Funny, this screen grab had "It Floats" in the tag in the background. How fitting. Lol.


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LOLOLOL....... I did not catch that...:laugh:

Mr. Owl now wants to know how many flushes it would take to dispose of that turd?
 
What if these rifles had death's-heads on them as well? Think about that for a moment guys. Deaths heads plus war eagles and SS stamps. Mind blown is what I would say.

But just remember with all Ben on there. I have no clue what these rifles are worth nor do I know much about them now give me fifteen hundred bucks a piece for them. The only thing I can tell you is they came from a private collection so that makes them real! Oh and they have lots of war eagles on them!
 
I myself find it hard to believe this has so far garnered 5 pages of response. Boggles the mind.
 
The rifles didn't even last 10 minutes... I guess people love being "Ben'd" over... Is there any guide or material I can read up on regarding forgeries and fakes in the K98 world?
 
One of the easiest ways is when parts just don't belong. Say a rifle was built in 1939, but has features that didn't appear until years later. Also some parts just don't belong together... ever. Another easy one is when you can see the grinder/file marks without magnification, especially if the font/stamp looks bogus as well. Lastly for the easy ones is stamps that never existed at all. One of the 'new makers' from Schiller Park loves stamps and whether they ever existed in the wild doesn't seem to bother him.
 
ltong29 said:
The rifles didn't even last 10 minutes... I guess people love being "Ben'd" over... Is there any guide or material I can read up on regarding forgeries and fakes in the K98 world?
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The books by Karem/Steves are very good; the picture library here is also very good. The best way to spot a fake is to compare an example you are considering to other known examples. the ww2weaponsforum.com has a section where live auctions are discussed, mostly Gunbroker. If all else fails, you can post pictures of a rifle you are considering here and others will comment on it (do not post a sale or auction link).
 
Omg

If you have time, go to 7minutes and 40 seconds into the video. He speaks of the "heavy stainless butt plate"on the ce44. This guy really knows his K98s and that is one rare butt plate. I am sure that the collector that had these rifles just got the butt plates mixed up and that stainless one actually goes with the navy marked 98. The German Navy didn't want rusty butt plates on their ships. Good grief Charlie Brown!
 
To anyone's knowledge, have ANY of the 98's that they have sold, (and faster than the speed of light at that), shown up on any of the boards?
 
I simply miss the days of the everyday RC rifles for $150-$225. Not messed with (since Russia anyway) condition. Empire, Classic, just about every gun shop within driving distance. They were all over the place. My favorite shop got them in batches of 10 at a time every other week. Those were great times.
 
They needed some of that Birchwood Casey Plum Brown bluing in their tank.
 
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