I put this question out to some close collector friends and would like to post here as well. The question is - in terms of collecting Imperial Gew98 and Kar98a (1898-1918) receiver variations (ie. manufacturer and side receiver inspection markings) I am curious about how many significant permutations exist? Manufacturers are pretty obvious. Add sterngewehr. However, the side inspection markings complicates things a bit. I realize that terms like "significant" are subjective. Have I not mentioned variations that I should consider? Just curious about this groups thoughts?
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