1937 S/42 Kar 98K

Jesse · 02-14-2009, 04:44 AM

I found a sporterised 1937 K98 the was in pretty good shape, 98% blue bright bore, the barrel & receiver numbers matched and the bolt had all matching numbers. Both had Weimar eagles and waffen ampts so I guess the bolt was in the 36-38 date range.I figured it would be a good shooter and it matched one of my S/42 Lugers so I talked the guy down to $75 and bought it. I got home and striped it down to check everything out and found it didn't have any import marks or Russian "X"s. I wanted to restore it back to the original configuration so I ordered an early WWII stock and a few small missing parts . I realize it's not a collector because of the mismatched bolt and the stock but I wanted to get it as close as I can to what it was in WWII. Ok my questions are,

So far I have A k98 stock, cleaning rod, lock screws and sight hood. IS there anything else that I'm missing and far as small parts?

as fore appearancece,

The bolt is blued but the extractor is dark but almost looked like it had been strawed at some point. (what should the bolt look like? Blued,white steel, strawed parts,etc)

and finally the stock,
The stock I got was laminated, dirty and dry with no finish. It has a the early war flat butt cap and matching numbers near the disk and and under thbarrelle channel. I wanted to clean it up with out sanding so I used a little oil soap and then I put a thin coat of linseed oil. I noticed after I used the linseed oil a few e/swastikas showed up lined up behind the disk on the other side that I could not see before. Is there anyway of telling the maker of the stock and is there anyway of bring the proofs/cartouche out a little more and what is the best way of preserving them?

I've look on the net but can't really find any detailed History on K98s so I thought somebody here might know. Thanks for the help!!

Jesse

02-14-2009, 04:44 AM	#1
Jesse User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SW VA Posts: 103 Thanks: 6 Thanked 8 Times in 2 Posts	1937 S/42 Kar 98K I found a sporterised 1937 K98 the was in pretty good shape, 98% blue bright bore, the barrel & receiver numbers matched and the bolt had all matching numbers. Both had Weimar eagles and waffen ampts so I guess the bolt was in the 36-38 date range.I figured it would be a good shooter and it matched one of my S/42 Lugers so I talked the guy down to $75 and bought it. I got home and striped it down to check everything out and found it didn't have any import marks or Russian "X"s. I wanted to restore it back to the original configuration so I ordered an early WWII stock and a few small missing parts . I realize it's not a collector because of the mismatched bolt and the stock but I wanted to get it as close as I can to what it was in WWII. Ok my questions are, So far I have A k98 stock, cleaning rod, lock screws and sight hood. IS there anything else that I'm missing and far as small parts? as fore appearancece, The bolt is blued but the extractor is dark but almost looked like it had been strawed at some point. (what should the bolt look like? Blued,white steel, strawed parts,etc) and finally the stock, The stock I got was laminated, dirty and dry with no finish. It has a the early war flat butt cap and matching numbers near the disk and and under thbarrelle channel. I wanted to clean it up with out sanding so I used a little oil soap and then I put a thin coat of linseed oil. I noticed after I used the linseed oil a few e/swastikas showed up lined up behind the disk on the other side that I could not see before. Is there anyway of telling the maker of the stock and is there anyway of bring the proofs/cartouche out a little more and what is the best way of preserving them? I've look on the net but can't really find any detailed History on K98s so I thought somebody here might know. Thanks for the help!! Jesse Last edited by Jesse; 02-15-2009 at 02:14 AM.