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Heydrich · 11-29-2003, 09:06 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Mike Fitz:
He is a retired Police Officer and his wife and daughter wanted him to get rid of his guns because of his grandchildren.
He also obtained from this same Vet a 1938 Code 42 Mauser 98K rifle, ALL matching except for the bolt assembly which is partially matching. Lots of nice clear Waffenamts E/63, E/WaA63 & Nazi proofs on the metal & the stock.
The bad news is that the seller converted it to a sporter by cutting off the front approximately 8 inches of the stock.<hr /></blockquote>Ah, a police officer. And that kind of hack to a K stock is the most common Bubba job you see. All is not lost though Mike. You could buy a correct replacement stock (or just a RC one) on eBay or GunBroker, if you feel like it, and got lucky. The correct type for a 42 code is a solid walnut type, with a flat buttplate, and preferably with a Herr stamp on the wood. You have an uncommon code, but that and the S/42s are the most typical pre-war K’s you seem to see.

11-29-2003, 09:06 PM	#21
Heydrich Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 181 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by Mike Fitz: <strong>He is a retired Police Officer and his wife and daughter wanted him to get rid of his guns because of his grandchildren. He also obtained from this same Vet a 1938 Code 42 Mauser 98K rifle, ALL matching except for the bolt assembly which is partially matching. Lots of nice clear Waffenamts E/63, E/WaA63 & Nazi proofs on the metal & the stock. The bad news is that the seller converted it to a sporter by cutting off the front approximately 8 inches of the stock.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Ah, a police officer. And that kind of hack to a K stock is the most common Bubba job you see. All is not lost though Mike. You could buy a correct replacement stock (or just a RC one) on eBay or GunBroker, if you feel like it, and got lucky. The correct type for a 42 code is a solid walnut type, with a flat buttplate, and preferably with a Herr stamp on the wood. You have an uncommon code, but that and the S/42s are the most typical pre-war K’s you seem to see.