Barrel length 60 cm (23,6"), stock length 35 cm (13,8"), overall length 110 cm (43,3"), weight 3,94 kg, year of manufacture 1943, no proof, condition 2
Coded "byf 43", acceptance "eagle over 135", matching numbers as far as evident, very good mirror finish barrel. Walnut stock with high cap and Mauser barrel on left side of butt and acceptances on right side of butt and bottom of butt neck. With original sling and sidearm 84/98 (number 486g, matching numbers with scabbard) including coupler shoe. The bayonet is coded "43ffc" (Herder & Sohn, Solingen). The 1943 manufacture with walnut stock indicates the weapon in question as contract manufacture for export to Portugal, for Wehrmacht K98k the laminated wood stock was already standard for several years. Extremely rare K98k in mint, matching numbers condition.
Mauser in Oberndorf am Neckar was one of the oldest and internationally best-known German gun manufacturers, especially of military and civilian handguns. Founded by brothers Wilhelm (1834-1882) and Peter-Paul Mauser (1838-1914), the great breakthrough came with the introduction of the breech-loading rifle they designed, the Mod. 1871 in 11 mm Mauser caliber, to the German Army. This rifle with a rotary breech was the model for many other breech-loaders. Exports soon began, for example to Serbia, Turkey and various Latin American countries. In 1896, the C96 self-loading pistol was introduced to the market, which was produced in various models until the 1930s. Mauser's next big hit was the bolt action rifle system 98, which was introduced as a military weapon not only in Germany, but in many other countries around the world. This century-old system is still used and re-manufactured today for hunting rifles. In the mid-1930s, Mauser took over production of the Parabellum pistol from DWM, mostly as the Model 08 for the German Wehrmacht. In 1999 the civilian weapons division was sold and in 2004 the military one, which is still located in Oberndorf as a branch of Rheinmetall.

Category: Military Weapons