Shooting a Mauser K98k

[alvin]

Originally Posted by luger.parabellum

Alvin

Good luck I keep my fingers crossed for you.


Best.

Thanks. Payment dropped in mailbox. Now just waiting its arrival.

Did a little bit research on Persian Mauser. Julia sold one in 2010. In most cases, firearms went through Julia's hands are expensive, but this one was exceptionally low -- it only sold $690 (BP included). It's very hard to find another one selling this low. Julia's description gives a little background on the gun:

*RARE PERSIAN MODEL 98/29 MAUSER WITH MATCHING BAYONET. SN 00625C. Cal. 8mm Mauser. Spectacular long rifle with 29-1/2″ tapered rnd bbl, barleycorn front sight with protective ears and 2,000 meter tangent rear sight. Receiver ring has the Persian royal crest with SN in Arabic numbers on left side and inscription in Farsi on left side of receiver identifying this as a Model 1309 made by BRNO. The bolt, shroud, striker & buttplate are in their orig white factory finish. All visible external numbers are matching. Mounted in a matching numbered, nicely figured, varnished, 1-pc walnut stock with grasping grooves and upper handguard. It has a split front band with stacking swivel and a cleaning rod section in the tip. Cleaning rod & bayonet lug are also in the white. Middle band is screw retained with sling loop and corresponding sling loop in butt stock. Accompanied by its orig matching numbered German made bayonet with 15-3/4″ blade, wood grip panels and blued steel sheath. Blade, bbl band/hand guard, tang & pommelhilt are in the white. According to Mauser Military Rifles of the World 4th Edition, Ball, Persia (Iran) ordered 180,000 of these rifles from BRNO in Czechoslovakia who produced them from 1931-1938 but was unable to complete the order before Czechoslovakia was overrun by Germany. Few of these scarce rifles show up in the U.S. and very few are in new, unused condition. The SN on right side of the rear receiver bridge is applied in electric pencil as “C00625” when in fact the Arabic numbers are “52600C” if read from left to right as in normal Arabic writing. If read from right to left which this cataloger is unclear about, it would read “00625C”. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, all visible numbers matching including bayonet, appears to be unfired. All blue parts have brilliant, bright, orig factory blue with all “in the white” parts having crisp clear & clean metal. Stock is sound with a series of small dings, about 5/8″ x 1/2″ on right side of butt stock, otherwise just minor handling & storage marks in varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Bayonet is equally new. 4-40257 JR92 (1,000-1,500)

They claimed it's very hard to a nice one. But that must be an overstatement. A few easily appeared on radar screen Relatively speaking, it's much much easier to find a nice Perisan rifle than to find a Persian pistol.