My dad bought me a “collectors grade” Mitchell’s Mauser Kar98k for a Christmas present quite some time ago (15-20 years ago). He believed their claims. I am sure it was a Russian capture as they turned the “X” into an asterisk “*”, replaced or refinished the stock, polished all the bluing off the bolt, most likely re-blued the rest, and more than likely re-numbered everything to “match”. It looks nice but has no collector value. That being said, I will never sell it as it was thoughtful gift from my father.
@@TheMosinCrate I have "Collectors Grade" Mitchell's Yugo M48, no idea exactly what work was done to it, but goddamn if it isn't an absolute beauty of a rifle. Also have one of their Zastava Tanker Carbines in .243 Winchester which is quite the interesting combo.
@@TheMosinCrate Mitchell's is such a joke it's not even funny. I've personally been in an argument with Don Mitchell about the trash he peddles as authentic and all original. Maybe the most glaringly obvious part is the bright silver bolt they choose to put on for whatever reason.
@@TheMosinCrateso MM did the * on the receiver? I got one just to shoot the heck out of it and first thing I noticed was that marking. “What the hell is that?” I told myself
That's a beautiful example of a veteran that saw fierce fighting in the dying days of the war. I'm jealous of it! As an Austrian, i've always loved the "bnz" (and earlier 660) coded 98ks. I fell on hard times a while back and had to sell my large font bnz 43 Single rune and that still devastates me.
What is the consensus on the value of a 1941 Portuguese- all #s matching, Oberndorf- no import mark. Very good condition; Picked it up for $125 in the late 1980s. 🇩🇪
Sweet, I have a 44 DOT atypical RC K98K. It only has electropencil serial # on bolt , no "X" marks anywhere. It has a matching receiver and barrel but everything else is force matched however the parts used are in pristine condition, the barrel appears its barely been shot, and Im telling you it is one hell of a SWEET shooter. RC's in very good condition are going for over 1K nowadays, check out gun buyer.
Nice ! I have an SWP45 K98 RC I bought in late 1990's for $179. Barrel is super nice with minimal wear. Still has Waffen SS eagle stamps. And a great laminated stock with red glue stripes showing after I removed the Russian shellac coating and restored the finish that was under it all.
I'm not a huge Mauser geek...really prefer Mosins, but I appreciate their place in history as well as the timeless quality of the design and the relentless attention to detail in their workmanship. There seem to be at least 2 versions of bent bolt handle, one truly bent and one angled and welded(?) to the bolt body. Can you elaborate on which arsenals did which and / or when the modification took place? Am I just seeing things?
@@maverickpaladin4155 Be sure your family knows what it is worth. When you pass, some slick dude will offer 1/4 of it's worth and they won't know any better than to take it.
I am a reloader & I make 8MM Mauser rounds out of easy to get 30-06 shell casings. It's takes a little work but not overly difficult & cheaper than buying 8MM commercial ammo.
I bought my RC DUV K98k from Big5 for $400 about 10 years ago. 6,000+ rounds later there’s not much rifling left in the bore and the recoil lug is pretty far set back in the stock. When I got it it looked like the rifle had been left part submerged in water/? For months before it was refurbished. The butt of the stock was swelled and partially rotted on one side with matching pitting on the butt plate. It was shellacked over top of the old rot. Someone dropped that rifle and it sat a long time before it was picked up. I thought that was more interesting than the better condition stocks. It has that been there done that look.
I'm impressed that you shot 6000rd through your K98k. Not surprised that the rifle took it, just surprised to fire that much from a single bolt action. Hats off to you.
The Mosin Crate I used it as a weekend plinker for years and burned up a lot of $0.08-$0.10 Yugo and romanian. Filled up a 50 cal can full of empty stripper clips. Kinda wish I didn’t shoot it all I only have maybe half a crate left.
I hate the price jump on all types of milsurps because modern military's dont surplus guns and the ones out are dwindling leaving young collectors out in the cold
There's still a lot out there for newer collectors to get into that's cheap. All the different hungarian walther PP clones, tokarevs, arisaka rifles, turkish mausers, makarovs, yugo mausers, czech vz24, south american mausers. There's a lot of stuff out there for 2 to 3 bills but it's not the main stream stuff like garands or nazi marked stuff. I miss the days of $69 91/30s, but at the same time I am happy that the few I have are worth more.
@@TheMosinCrate I love all types so those are definitely in my wheel house but of course id love a nice 1903 p14 enfeild garand swedish mauser or any of the other guns out of reach.
@@jontee3437 Ive always been cautious of ariskas but i would be interested in getting one i saw just a barreled action for 100 but wouldnt know where to start on those.
Just picked up a RC JP Sauer 147 code made in 1940. My first K98k. Super stoked about it. The only penciled part is the milled mag plate. Front sight hood wasn't around for this one at the time of manufacture which is neat too. Most of the nazi markings are in tact too.
The east Germans on their refurbs, which were done to a much higher standard than the Russian ones by the way, did blue their butt plates as well, just FYI.
Only the first 10,000 bnz rifles produced of each year went to the SS starting in 1943. They will all be serial numbered 1 - 9999 with no letter suffix.
I have a Yugo captured k98k, also know as M98, I’m sad there’s no marking on these except what the Serb did to them!! I was hoping that you would sell those Russian captured, lol
That would depend on the code/year. If you don't know much about K98K rifles then I'd stay away from it rather than diving in/hoping it's a good deal. In general there's no such thing as a good deal on K98Ks anymore.. every gun store knows what they are and frankly prey on people like you who don't know what a fair price is.(No offense.)
@@TheMosinCrate I get it, and none taken. I’ve wanted one since 08 and when I saw the price I had to do a double take. I’ve seen them go for 400-600 but this was ridiculous. I just want a K98 from around 41-43.
In Russia, Mausers cost from $ 1300. So I watch this video and think why the Russian government is selling all this to America. We even have a Mosin rifle costs about $ 500-600, although this is our weapon, and the warehouses from it are breaking.
Артем Трегубов We had crates of Mauser’s coming in like this for maybe $300-$400 less than 10 years ago. Same with Mosin, I will never forget the day of the $80 Mosin-Nagant. I paid $120 for one of mine, which was actually overpriced at the time.. But I wanted a clean Pre-WWII example.
@@junkfish2007 Maybe because it's early and I'm still waking up. But none of the K98K rifles I have ever seen have had their rear sight in the white, not even the numbers. Germans would have typically blued this.
The Mosin Crate: hmmm... interesting. I’ll have to double check my books. I do know for a fact my two all matching vet bring backs are correct. Both of their sights are in the white, numbers are blued, actual sliding part of sight is in the white. In the white parts should be buttplate, takedown hole, leaf sight, bayonet lug. My two rifles are pre war 37/38. So maybe it’s a prewar feature.... I’ll have to look into war time production.
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My dad bought me a “collectors grade” Mitchell’s Mauser Kar98k for a Christmas present quite some time ago (15-20 years ago). He believed their claims. I am sure it was a Russian capture as they turned the “X” into an asterisk “*”, replaced or refinished the stock, polished all the bluing off the bolt, most likely re-blued the rest, and more than likely re-numbered everything to “match”. It looks nice but has no collector value. That being said, I will never sell it as it was thoughtful gift from my father.
MM are a sore spot for me. I don't like what they've done to RC rifles. On the other hand, they typically are pretty to look at.
@@TheMosinCrate I have "Collectors Grade" Mitchell's Yugo M48, no idea exactly what work was done to it, but goddamn if it isn't an absolute beauty of a rifle. Also have one of their Zastava Tanker Carbines in .243 Winchester which is quite the interesting combo.
Well, the best part is that the MM still sell for a premium because they are "pretty"...
@@TheMosinCrate Mitchell's is such a joke it's not even funny. I've personally been in an argument with Don Mitchell about the trash he peddles as authentic and all original. Maybe the most glaringly obvious part is the bright silver bolt they choose to put on for whatever reason.
@@TheMosinCrateso MM did the * on the receiver? I got one just to shoot the heck out of it and first thing I noticed was that marking. “What the hell is that?” I told myself
That's a beautiful example of a veteran that saw fierce fighting in the dying days of the war. I'm jealous of it! As an Austrian, i've always loved the "bnz" (and earlier 660) coded 98ks. I fell on hard times a while back and had to sell my large font bnz 43 Single rune and that still devastates me.
I really want a K98 but the prices have been outrageous. Even for the RCs.
They have all been bubbafied by the boomers
What is the consensus on the value of a 1941 Portuguese- all #s matching, Oberndorf- no import mark. Very good condition; Picked it up for $125 in the late 1980s. 🇩🇪
I know right? I've wanted one for so long but I'm not going to pay 500 hundred bucks for a ratty sporter.
unkono not mine.
Buy a Czech one. Markings are scrubbed but it’s the same rifle.
Nice k98k, I have a dot '43 RC I got years ago for around 300$. It shoots nice, but after shooting it, the metal band around the end cap comes off.
Good score!👍 I've got a 1943 DOT as well. I like it, it has a mix of parts since its an RC but it's still a good rifle. ^_^
Sweet, I have a 44 DOT atypical RC K98K. It only has electropencil serial # on bolt , no "X" marks anywhere. It has a matching receiver and barrel but everything else is force matched however the parts used are in pristine condition, the barrel appears its barely been shot, and Im telling you it is one hell of a SWEET shooter. RC's in very good condition are going for over 1K nowadays, check out gun buyer.
Nice ! I have an SWP45 K98 RC I bought in late 1990's for $179. Barrel is super nice with minimal wear. Still has Waffen SS eagle stamps. And a great laminated stock with red glue stripes showing after I removed the Russian shellac coating and restored the finish that was under it all.
Hey Joseph, those are probably waffenamt markings and not SS markings. I'm jealous, never got one for less than 250.
@@TheMosinCrate You are probably correct. Not SS marks, I meant the winged eagles with the swastikas' below it in a circle.
Saw this on gunboards the other day. You got it for a good price.
Its beautiful 😭
4:29 Epic graphics.
K98k Mauser great Rifle
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Beautiful rifle
I'm not a huge Mauser geek...really prefer Mosins, but I appreciate their place in history as well as the timeless quality of the design and the relentless attention to detail in their workmanship. There seem to be at least 2 versions of bent bolt handle, one truly bent and one angled and welded(?) to the bolt body. Can you elaborate on which arsenals did which and / or when the modification took place? Am I just seeing things?
Hey Trey, being blunt, I do not know the answer to that question! lol. K98kforum is a great website to do research on and ask questions, check em out.
@@TheMosinCrate much appreciated, reptile....still got that beautiful 45 M38 I bought from you about 6 years ago.
@@maverickpaladin4155 hmm a 1945, that's a harder to find date for an m38 if I remember correctly. Glad you still have it and are still watching. :)
@@TheMosinCrate yessir...all matching and in very nice condition. I doubt I'll ever sell it.
@@maverickpaladin4155 Be sure your family knows what it is worth. When you pass, some slick dude will offer 1/4 of it's worth and they won't know any better than to take it.
I am a reloader & I make 8MM Mauser rounds out of easy to get 30-06 shell casings. It's takes a little work but not overly difficult & cheaper than buying 8MM commercial ammo.
I bought my RC DUV K98k from Big5 for $400 about 10 years ago. 6,000+ rounds later there’s not much rifling left in the bore and the recoil lug is pretty far set back in the stock.
When I got it it looked like the rifle had been left part submerged in water/? For months before it was refurbished. The butt of the stock was swelled and partially rotted on one side with matching pitting on the butt plate. It was shellacked over top of the old rot. Someone dropped that rifle and it sat a long time before it was picked up. I thought that was more interesting than the better condition stocks. It has that been there done that look.
I'm impressed that you shot 6000rd through your K98k. Not surprised that the rifle took it, just surprised to fire that much from a single bolt action. Hats off to you.
The Mosin Crate I used it as a weekend plinker for years and burned up a lot of $0.08-$0.10 Yugo and romanian. Filled up a 50 cal can full of empty stripper clips. Kinda wish I didn’t shoot it all I only have maybe half a crate left.
I have a 1945 BNZ k98 last-ditch it has the sheet metal trigger guard bands are sheet metal no bayonet attachment I got lucky on this 1 at a gun show
I hate the price jump on all types of milsurps because modern military's dont surplus guns and the ones out are dwindling leaving young collectors out in the cold
There's still a lot out there for newer collectors to get into that's cheap. All the different hungarian walther PP clones, tokarevs, arisaka rifles, turkish mausers, makarovs, yugo mausers, czech vz24, south american mausers. There's a lot of stuff out there for 2 to 3 bills but it's not the main stream stuff like garands or nazi marked stuff. I miss the days of $69 91/30s, but at the same time I am happy that the few I have are worth more.
Start looking into Arisakas especially if you reload. They are fairly easy to get into but do your research first before you buy one.
@@TheMosinCrate I love all types so those are definitely in my wheel house but of course id love a nice 1903 p14 enfeild garand swedish mauser or any of the other guns out of reach.
@@jontee3437 Ive always been cautious of ariskas but i would be interested in getting one i saw just a barreled action for 100 but wouldnt know where to start on those.
The barrel sling band was backwards on mine also.
Just picked up a RC JP Sauer 147 code made in 1940. My first K98k. Super stoked about it. The only penciled part is the milled mag plate. Front sight hood wasn't around for this one at the time of manufacture which is neat too. Most of the nazi markings are in tact too.
really interesting!!!
Thanks for posting and sharing.
The east Germans on their refurbs, which were done to a much higher standard than the Russian ones by the way, did blue their butt plates as well, just FYI.
I have a Yugoslav Model 24/47 Mauser & I think that may be as close as I am going to get to a K98 based on the prices I see today for K98's.
Real nice.
Great video. Thank you.
Steyr (bnz) was the assigned manufacturer for SS contract rifles
Only the first 10,000 bnz rifles produced of each year went to the SS starting in 1943. They will all be serial numbered 1 - 9999 with no letter suffix.
I have a Yugo captured k98k, also know as M98, I’m sad there’s no marking on these except what the Serb did to them!! I was hoping that you would sell those Russian captured, lol
There’s a gun store wanting 1600 for a captured K98 Mauser, is that way to high?
That would depend on the code/year. If you don't know much about K98K rifles then I'd stay away from it rather than diving in/hoping it's a good deal. In general there's no such thing as a good deal on K98Ks anymore.. every gun store knows what they are and frankly prey on people like you who don't know what a fair price is.(No offense.)
@@TheMosinCrate I get it, and none taken. I’ve wanted one since 08 and when I saw the price I had to do a double take. I’ve seen them go for 400-600 but this was ridiculous. I just want a K98 from around 41-43.
They did a good job removing the shellac
Shellac is easy to dissolve & remove with 000 grade steel wool & methylated spirits.
Nice k98
What a Beauty.
Nice Rifle.
I have a Matching Number BCD45
In Russia, Mausers cost from $ 1300. So I watch this video and think why the Russian government is selling all this to America. We even have a Mosin rifle costs about $ 500-600, although this is our weapon, and the warehouses from it are breaking.
Артем Трегубов We had crates of Mauser’s coming in like this for maybe $300-$400 less than 10 years ago. Same with Mosin, I will never forget the day of the $80 Mosin-Nagant. I paid $120 for one of mine, which was actually overpriced at the time.. But I wanted a clean Pre-WWII example.
Just paid 900 for an rc k98 lmao
What is the caliber of these? 8x51?
7.92x57mm
Please do a Israeli Mauser vid.
How much you want for both?
Put the rear sight and the buttplate back in the white...nice score btw
Wut? Rear sight In the white?
MrJerry160 Yes, the numbers themselves on the sights were blued. The rest of the actual sight is (supposed) white.
@@junkfish2007 Maybe because it's early and I'm still waking up. But none of the K98K rifles I have ever seen have had their rear sight in the white, not even the numbers. Germans would have typically blued this.
The Mosin Crate: hmmm... interesting. I’ll have to double check my books. I do know for a fact my two all matching vet bring backs are correct. Both of their sights are in the white, numbers are blued, actual sliding part of sight is in the white. In the white parts should be buttplate, takedown hole, leaf sight, bayonet lug. My two rifles are pre war 37/38. So maybe it’s a prewar feature.... I’ll have to look into war time production.
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