Where is the serial number on a kar98?

Serial numbers on the k98 stocks are usually located under the stock, half way between the hand grip, and the buttplate. As shown here. Bolt of the K98 shows us 3 serial number locations: top of bolt, safety lever, and bolt handle. Serial numbers as found on the rear sight leaf, and sight adjustment.

Where was k98 made?

Karabiner 98k
Karabiner 98k made in 1940 from the collections of the Swedish Army Museum
Type Bolt-action rifle
Place of origin Nazi Germany
Service history

Why is it called the Kar98k?

Name. Karabiner 98 Kurz is German for “carbine 98 short”. The Kar98k, though, has the length of a full powered rifle. The weapon was a shortened derivative of the earlier Karabiner 98b, which was also a carbine in name only.

Is 8mm Mauser the same as 7.92 x57?

The 7.92×57mm Mauser (designated as the 8mm Mauser or 8×57mm by the SAAMI and 8 × 57 IS by the C.I.P.) is a rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge. The 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge was adopted by the German Empire in 1903–1905, and was the German service cartridge in both World Wars.

What kind of stocks did the Mauser make?

While there are many that reflect master craftsmanship with regard to caliber conversions, trigger work and handmade stocks; the majority were put into the cheapest stocks that could be found or had the original military stocks cut and altered. Mauser’s most famous and influential design was the Model 1898.

Where was the Mauser K98 made?

These were the Mauser plant at Obendorf, and the firm of J.P. Sauer & Sohn at Suhl. Mauser, Obendorf was the only manufacturer to produce the K98 from 1934-1945.

Is the Mauser K98k the most collectable rifle of WWII?

All of this combined with the fact that the Mauser K98 is one of the best bolt actions designs of all time, makes the K98k one of the most collectable rifles of WWII, and perhaps of all time. In 1934 only two manufacturers where assigned to produce the K98k. These were the Mauser plant at Obendorf, and the firm of J.P. Sauer & Sohn at Suhl.

What kind of rifle is a Mauser?

Not only was it one of the most widely distributed military bolt-action rifles in history, but it has influenced the designs of many modern bolt-action rifles over 100 years later. They also manufactured, or had manufactured under license, tens of thousands of what are known as small ring Mausers such as the 91, 93, 94, 95 and 96 models.