Finally have a chance to post this.

My slightly bubba-ed Czech K98.

It is almost completely devoid of German markings. The only ones seem to be the rear sight leaf spring and the trigger guard.
Circle T marked barrel and receiver. BRNO address on the side rail. Added sling swivels on the semi kriegsmodell stock and rear barrel band.
Stamped matching numbers on the receiver, bolt shroud, cocking piece, and trigger guard (which is not a 'winter' trigger guard). Electropencil marked safety. Barrel band spring is German marked and serial numbered. The Czechs probably didn't care about that since no one would be able to see it. I'm not sure what is going on with the stamp to the left of the serial number on the receiver. I know it is supposed to be the Czech lion but if it is the lion it looks like it got hit by a truck, it is just a mangled mess.

The bad: someone (not sure who) cut off the sling bar on the rear barrel band. And the band is non matching. Front band is a M48 or similar. Bubba decided that his bold had to be shiny and took a grinder and sandpaper to the whole bolt body and extractor. No serial number left on the bolt root. Floor plate and follower are replacement German marked, though matching each other. And lastly bubba gouged out (with a dull spoon apparently) wood around the barrel behind the sight to put on a clamp-on scope mount. I guess I can be grateful that he didn't drill and tap the receiver.

 

I have a couple of these Czech post war Mausers which prompts my question: when The Kreigs Modell book's authors talk of an "Unstained stock", does that mean the weapon was issued with no finish, just rough sanded wood? Not oiled or anything
And yes, I must send some photos. It's on my list.
Thanks,

 

No, it means the stocks were not stained with a color. Most postwar stocks were sealed with some type of sealer, most likely linseed oil or something similar. Postwar stocks had better finishing than wartime stocks though, some late stocks appear to be raw wood.

 

Hey thanks mrfarb. I suspected as much. I will checkout your site.

 

Scrubbed CZECH Post War K-98

Finally got time to put this post together. Based on feedback from mrfarb, I rebelled against the purists that discourage stripping the glossy finish someone hastily applied to one of my Kriegsmodells. See the photo of the stock from the sling cut to the butt plate cup. I stripped the old varnish and then added 3 coats of hot linseed oil. I'm pleased with the way it turned out. This rifle came as part of a trade in the early '60's but I shot it for the first time only a month ago using some corrosive Rumanian 8mm military ball. The local range is only 100 yards.
The rifle seems to comply with the criteria noted in the Kriegsmodell. book. Based on the scrubbed receiver, perhaps it was destined for the fledgeling Israeli Army. The only odd feature is the rough grind marks on the sides of the rear sight. At first, I though it might be to remove a wartime scope base, but then why grind the opposite side as well? I'd appreciate any opinions on this point or any other observations member might offer.

Finally got time to put this post together. Based on feedback from mrfarb, I rebelled against the purists that discourage stripping the glossy finish someone hastily applied to one of my Kriegsmodell. I'm pleased with the way it turned out. This rifle came as part of a trade in the early '60's. I shot it for the first time a month ago using some corrosive Rumanian 8mm military ball. The rifle seems to comply with the criteria noted in the Kriegsmodell. book. The only odd feature is the rough grind marks on the sides of the rear sight. At first, I though it might be to remove a wartime scope base, but then why grind the opposite side as well? I'd appreciate any opinions on this point or any other observations member might offer.

 

I'm not sure why my photos show up as attachments in the middle of the text. They were neatly displayed below it as pictures when I sent them. What did I do wrong? I know some people cannot open them when they appear as attachments.

 

Resurrecting a old thread, here are a few post war Mausers.

First up a FN Belgian Navy in 30.06 at the top with two Isreali 7.62 NATOs

1951 King Leopold marked receiver.