The K98K rifle rack

[bjarne]

An fellow K98 collector gave me this original Luftwaffe K98 rack,in its original color!(Thanks! you know how you are)
It was brought back from Germany,where it was found on an German airforce base!
The top K98 holder i had to made myself,but im really happy how the results turned out

The rifles
From the left

147 1938 match
Ax 1940 match
Ax 41 bolt mismatch
duv 42/bcd 41 reciver match
ce 43 match
ce 43 match
bnz 4 match
Regards

 

[Stan]

Great find! A great looking K98k collection as well.

 

[WilliM1940]

Kesselring is smiling. Way cool.

 

[Hawkeye16]

Awesome ! !

 

[ebeeby]

Way cool. Way.

 

[chrisftk]

Great rifles, great presentation. Nice work!

 

[bjarne]

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Thanks for the feedback

 

[bjarne]

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Kesselring is smiling. Way cool.

You are spot on

 

[kubel]

I could be mistaken but....didn't these rifle racks have an integral upper support for the rifles rather than a separate piece mounted to the wall? I've seen a couple original wooden floor plates like yours and they were fitted with provisions on either end for wooden uprights which supported another horizontal wooden piece (parallel to the bottom one) with slots to hold each rifle, very similar to the one mounted on your wall. This would allow the rack to remain as one piece when moved. I'm sure there were probably many variations but it looks like yours may have been originally outfitted the same way.

Not trying to minimize the quality of your work......it's awesome......really just trying to confirm what I've seen and been told.

Nice collection of rifles by the way. Nice job.

 

[James K]

I seem to recall seeing racks similar to the American ones, that were basically an "A" shape. That piece would have been on the bottom of one side, with a similar piece on the other. four pieces of wood (two on each side) formed an "A" with a flat board on top with cuts for the upper part of the rifles, and boards at the bottom to connect the bottom pieces. The American ones had provision for a steel bar and padlocks, but I don't recall any on the German ones. Perhaps they were more trusting than the U.S. Army.

Jim

 

[kubel]

After a little search, I took the liberty of swiping a couple photos from the web. The first rack is what I was told a complete rack looks like (granted, this is a 1/6th scale mock up). The Germans also used versions recessed into the wall with upper supports like bjarne's.

The second is a similar US rack for M1 Garands.

 

[mrfarb]

I do see one problem. You need 2 more K98's.

 

[bjarne]

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I do see one problem. You need 2 more K98's.

Dont you think i know that
The model i have was put in the floor with concrete and nailed to the floor,and with an upper like the one i have made!
But if anybody want one check this link [http://www.bunkermilitaria.com/Merc...oduct_Code=10870&Category_Code=GM-F&Product_C
Regards

 

[ruddyhair]

After a little search, I took the liberty of swiping a couple photos from the web. The first rack is what I was told a complete rack looks like (granted, this is a 1/6th scale mock up). The Germans also used versions recessed into the wall with upper supports like bjarne's.

The second is a similar US rack for M1 Garands.

Really like the German version. Very handy; and keeps them against the wall to keep things tidy. I'll have to do a little looking online to see about dimensions for building one. Will post if I find something.

 

[kubel]

I believe it was Bunker Militaria who had the bottoms for sale at the last Show of Shows in Louisville, KY (same link bjarne posted). If you buy one of those, the rest of the dimensions should be pretty easy. I agree that the German version keeps the rifles against the wall and out of the way. However, the American version holds twice as many rifles.

 

[bjarne]

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Really like the German version. Very handy; and keeps them against the wall to keep things tidy. I'll have to do a little looking online to see about dimensions for building one. Will post if I find something.

Yes please do

 

[Markwart]

for selfmade man

 

[bjarne]

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thanks for posting,can you post more pictures from that book?

 

[Markwart]

In this manual you find only this picture of a rifle rack.

A lot of other constructions are in the book. What is interesting for you?

Both indexes:

H.Dv. 319/1



H.Dv. 319/2



Example from 319/2, page 22-23:



I think you don’t need a translation for Denmark. ;-)

 

[Volks]

Thats really awesome, well done on that.