musketjon
10-03-2011, 11:28 PM
I was recently given a Mauser 98(K?). It is the carbine length rifle--the barrel is just shy of 24". On the left side of the receiver it is marked: CESKOSLOVENSKA ZBROJOVKA, A.S,BRNO. The s/n is 5234 with a prefix of either a "1" or an "I" in a circle. The crest on top of the receiver looks a lot like the Scottish Rampant Lion. It has a laminated stock and one-piece upper hand guard. It has the large trigger guard. The bluing is in 99% and appears to not be re-done as the stampings are still crisp, not worn as with most reblue jobs. The extractor and bolt-release spring are reddish in color. All of the numbers match as far as I've looked. I've been told this is a post-war production, possibly for Israel. Can any one confirm this or correct the info that I have received? Do you need more pics? If so, exactly of what?
Thanks
Jon
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Thanks
Jon
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