Question on Polish bolts

[krukster86]

Stan, I wish something like that would be available/surviving. Unfortunately, Poland looked a lot like this after WWII:

 

[runner]

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Runner, just be sure that the rifle was designated as a K98-29 (or similar). A lot of times, collectors state-side dropped in a sporterized K98 into a spare Wz.29 stock and sold the rifle like that. An easy way (other than the siderail marking) to tell a true K98-29 conversion from a simple stock swap K98 is to see if there isn't a gap in the stock around the receiver area (small ring K98 in a regular Wz.29 large ring stock will show an obvious gap in the wood).

The one I saw was stamped K98/29 on the sidewall and was shimmed to fill the gap left by the small ring receiver. Looked s
very professionally done

 

[runner]

I dug out my other Polish W98. Unfortunately it consists of only a cut receiver and partial Barrel. This example was confiscated by a local PD and deactivated. Of interest to me is this 1923 dated example has the triangle Z stamped on the receiver. This is not present on my matching 1924 dated W98. I am curious if this indicates it was sent back to Radom for work at some point?

Still trying to determine if the Poles made any turned down bolts with the full round knob as opposed to those with the flattened knob as found on the German kar 98. Anyone have photos of one?

 

[runner]

comparison of the top of 1923 and 1924 receivers

 

[krukster86]

I’m pretty sure that the Z in a triangle is not FB Radom but actually another arsenal (Zbrojownia) like Krakow or Warszawa.

 

[tokarev38]

Z means that it went through refurbishment in Warsaw armory. Ones that were refurbished in Radom have small Radom triangle logo with FB.
They will also might have letter Z in square on barrel or in other locations.