SCARCE GERMAN SVWMB K98K MAUSER BOLT ACTION RIFLE.
Cal. 8x57. S# 13382b. Bbl. 23 1/2". Standard K98k sights with hooded front. Matching numbers on receiver, bolt handle, bolt shroud & cocking piece. Other parts are unnumbered as-is typical of late war guns. German assembled "svwmb" coded rifle denoting mfr. at Mauser Oberndorf in the last days of the war. The overwhelming majority of this code were assembled by the French after WW2. WW2 German firing proof on left side of receiver. Phosphate finish. Laminated stock set with left side sling provisions & leather sling. Right side of butt has partially faded eagle "135" inspection stamp. CONDITION: stock set shows a small triangular chip on left side of butt, some light band removal wear & handling marks. Metal retains 85-90% original phosphate with scattered thinning, fading, handling marks & light oxidation. Action functions properly when hand cycled. Bright near excellent bore. PROVENANCE: From an Esteemed & Refined Private German Military Collection. (26-3930/MJC). CURIO. $2500-3500.
[ translate ]Cal. 8x57. S# 13382b. Bbl. 23 1/2". Standard K98k sights with hooded front. Matching numbers on receiver, bolt handle, bolt shroud & cocking piece. Other parts are unnumbered as-is typical of late war guns. German assembled "svwmb" coded rifle denoting mfr. at Mauser Oberndorf in the last days of the war. The overwhelming majority of this code were assembled by the French after WW2. WW2 German firing proof on left side of receiver. Phosphate finish. Laminated stock set with left side sling provisions & leather sling. Right side of butt has partially faded eagle "135" inspection stamp. CONDITION: stock set shows a small triangular chip on left side of butt, some light band removal wear & handling marks. Metal retains 85-90% original phosphate with scattered thinning, fading, handling marks & light oxidation. Action functions properly when hand cycled. Bright near excellent bore. PROVENANCE: From an Esteemed & Refined Private German Military Collection. (26-3930/MJC). CURIO. $2500-3500.
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