

#MAUSER K98 SNIPER SERIAL#
The rifle has all stamped components, with serial numbered barrel bands, each stamped "6489" with a unnumbered but proofed, stamped trigger guard and floor plate. The right side of the buttstock and inside of the pistol grip are stamped with an "Eagle/WaA135" Waffenamt proofmark. The rifle is fitted with a standard wartime, laminated handguard and stock that is fitted with a checkered cupped buttplate. The left rear scope base is stamped with a single "Eagle/135" proof, and a small letter "O " is stamped on the front base. The left side of the receiver has a single "Eagle/135" acceptance proof, and the left side of both the receiver and the barrel have a large single "Eagle." The receiver side wall has the block style "Mod. The top of the receiver is covered by the turret base however, it probably has a "byf/44" or "45" marked receiver ring. The turret mounted sniper rifles were used from 1939 through 1945 and were considered one of the best German sniper rifles during the war. UK postage is £20, international at cost and it can be viewed in our shop.This is a late WWII K98 rifle manufactured by the Mauser factory that has been assembled as a German high turret sniper rifle and fitted with a "bmj" marked sniper scope. The scope is in excellent condition and excellent working order the optics are clear and focus extremely well.

Some minor wear on the wood, but the metal remains clean. The barrel has a length of 24 inches (61cm), with the gun measuring 45.5 inches (110.5cm) long overall. Most modern-day armies have adopted some form of optical aiming device on infantry weapons but the Zf 41 was the first.

The Zf-41 was in fact the first attempt to provide the ordinary infantryman with a rifle capable of being used, if not for pure sniping, then at least for sharpshooting. The Zf-41 was an optical sight produced in Germany during the Second World War. '675'.Īlso on the rear arm, on a different side is stamped 'K98K-Zf-41' The scope's rear fitting arm is stamped with serial '1256', the 'Waffen 214', 'duv' and a pair of Waffen SS marks. On the top of the scope is stamped 'CXN 101853, Z.F.41". The Mauser comes attached with a ZF-41 sniper scope. On the left side of the barrel, between the scope and cartridge chamber is another pair of Waffen ans SS stamps. On the metal frame beneath the cartridge chamber, near by the trigger, can be seen two '265' serial numbers: one near by the front screw along with a Waffen and an 'SS' stamp and another serial on the cartridge chamber itself. On top of the chamber is stamped the 'Waffen 740', the 'SS' mark in a diamond and 'bcd 43'. Near by the serial no stamped on the chamber is a Waffen stamp.

The left part of the metal frame of the cartridge chamber is stamped 'Mod.98'. It has matching serial numbers: 65 (on the chamber fittings) - 265 (on the bolt, bolt safety and twice on the cartridge clip chamber) - 1265 (on the bolt's lever, front barrel fittings, scope frame and loading chamber). The rifle has been stamped with a large amount of proof marks, Wafflen stamps and serial numbers: It comes with its deactivation certificate, dated. ~ A WW2 German 1943 SS Old Spec K98 Mauser Rifle with ZF-41 Sniper Scope ~
