Bubbad M98 sniper?

[TorF]

I passed by a local gunshop yesterday and in one of the racks a got a glance of a bubbad M98 with a terrible homemade hunting stock. However, I noticed the action had a short side rail base. I took a look at it and I noticed the complete barreled action had matching numbers, even on the locking sqrews to the action sqrews AND the scope mount base. The mount had the serial nr on the rifle stamped at the rear "in" the thumb cut. There were only one swastika stamp but a lot of imperial (WW1) stamps on it. No SS stamps.. I could not find a manufacturers code on the action. Even the barrel was clean. I wonder if it is a bubbad rework. It's for sale at a silly $150. I was so surprised that I didn't buy it or even took a picture of it with my mobile phone..

Has anyone seen a M98 short side rail mount with the rifle serial nr. stamped at the rear/short end of the base?

This rifle has been used (not much) as a hunting rifle and turned in to the gunshop by the widow of the owner so it is definetly not trying to be a fake. I'll try to get some pictures of it tomorrow.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

$150 for a working rifle of that quality that does not have a shot out barrel is a steal. Buy and keep... buy and restore. But at $150, no brainer. Even if you do nothing to it... the value will go up faster than any 401K...

Cheers,

Sirhr

 

[blcouch]

That sounds bubbad to the bbbone. Let us know how it shoots! I love old .mil rifles, esp bolt guns.

 

[BasraBoy]

I'm with Sihr on this.....at that price I'd grab it if it was in anything like restorable and shootable condition....give it some TLC, put it in a correct period stock and don't look back!

I've bought a couple of stocks from this guy in the Netherlands...they've both scrubbed up very nicely:

http://k98stocks.com/

But I'm sure there's some good sources for original Mauser parts in Norway too?

Look forward to hearing more........

 

[TorF]

Here's the rifle. Photos taken with a phone in a poorly lit shop:

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All numbers are matching. There may be a manufacturer stamp on top of the receiver ring but it may have been grided/polished off.

 

[BasraBoy]

Tor, looks to me like all the metalwork has been left as originally made.

Is it 8x57IS?

Good to see the barrel hasn't been shortened or the front sights removed.

The rusting looks pretty superficial from the pics (or could it just be a little discolouration/grease?).

If the mechanicals, chamber and barrel are in good shape and the bore has life left in it......I'd think it's worth a shot!

 

[wilecoyote]

$150 ? .... go fast and buy it !

 

[TorF]

It's 8x57IS

No rust. Only discoloration, dirt/dust, old grease and oil.

 

[roggom]

For $150 that rifle would have left with me. The receiver alone is worth more than that. The stock finish looks pretty nice, also the curious thing is the serial number on the scope rail. Wonder if that was military? Nice find!

 

[downhill]

Get it , spend the time to find original parts and return it to its original configuration. I doubt you'll be disappointed!

 

[MJ1]

That's a keeper, reproduction upper bracket and scopes are available and yes that is the way they are numbered. I have a Swede with the 1939 German made bracket and AJAX scope. Numbered the same way.

 

[okiefired]

Own it....

 

[creech]

Buy it, one day I will stumble on deals like this.