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13 August 2006, 18:58
D Humbarger
See what coming in from mother russia
This ia a new hand picked batch of K98ks bought in Russia by IO for sale here in the states.





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13 August 2006, 20:08
cndrm
Wow, those look to be in absolutely excellent shape. (obviously we can't see the bores), but the blueing and stocks look great. I wonder if they were recently reblued? Maybe arsenal refurbished?

mike
14 August 2006, 02:41
MajorCaliber
Are they selling for $100 a ton? I will take a 100 tons thumb
14 August 2006, 11:15
johnnyreb
Who is IO? And what are they going for?
15 August 2006, 05:13
D Humbarger
Io is InterOrdnance

From about 179.00 up, way up. They know the value of the different codes & configurations like the one on the top of the pile with the rail for the ZF/41 scope. You can bet your butt that one will go for over a grand.



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19 August 2006, 05:15
Matt Norman
All the K-98's the Russians captured were sent through an arsenal rebuild. They were disassembled, reblued, the stocks varnished, and mismatched parts put back together. Serial numbers were electro-penciled onto the bolts and triggerguards and restamped onto the stock. On most the nazi markings were "pinged"; defaced with a punch.

The bores range from fair to excellent. For $200-$350 you can get a lot of rifle! I have two and they both shoot very good. Intact K-98 "Vet Bring Back" Mausers can cost several hundred dollars more (sometimes thousands!) than these R-C's ("Russian Captures"), and the difference is simply collector issues.
20 August 2006, 09:48
Sixgun Symphony
Defaced and arsenal rebuilt... only good for sporterizing IMO.


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20 August 2006, 17:52
D Humbarger
quote:
Defaced and arsenal rebuilt... only good for sporterizing IMO

The beauty of these is that they are not all defaced. Some Waffenampts are slightly peened & some were not. The Russians stamped small X on some representing crossed rifles. A lot of history in these guns from Kurst to Stalingrad to Leningrad.



Doug Humbarger
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19 October 2006, 03:21
45/70 Govt.
quote:
Originally posted by Sixgun Symphony:
Defaced and arsenal rebuilt... only good for sporterizing IMO.


Yeah, and I can't begin to count the rifles I've seen -- gorgeous re-builds, custom furniture, new barrels, and the receiver is a K-98 with all the original markings.
06 November 2006, 23:17
Rich S
Nothing I saw on their site was near that nice, Are they holding those in reserve for a higher priced option? They sure are purty.