A nice example will be priced at around $350. The Russians loved to electropencil non-matching parts as if they were matched and would mark each capture with an “X” mark on the receiver. The Russians “refurbished” these captured rifles after the war re-bluing the metal and refinishing the wood with a kind of deeply stained shellac. A Russian capture is the most commonly commercially available K-98k in the United States. The example shown here is a Russian capture K-98k. After the war, these rifles ended up in the arsenals of many nations giving rise to many interesting varieties and variations which are too numerous for treatment here. The contract was only half fulfilled due to the German need for weapons during WWII. It was made in Germany by Mauser Oberndorf as a contract rifle back in 1941. This rifle became the main German battle rifle of World War II, and was exported by the Germans to several other countries. Our Assessment: This Portuguese Mauser is a Model 1941. The K-98k is a bolt action rifle that was built on the Model 98 system in the 8mm Mauser caliber.
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