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At the local military show this weekend, a guy had just bought a K98. I looked at him and gave my very limited and poor opinion.
It was a bcd "4", I believe. Bolt handle, shroud, safety, floorplate and triggerguard match, and looked legit. Bands either un-numbered or scrubbed. Stock was nice K98 laminate with cupped buttplate. All markings intact. Couldn't check the stock for serials as we were standing in the aisle.
What's interesting is that the stock was marked TRZ.1 on one side of the butt, and serialized in typical Yugo fashion on the other side to match the receiver.
My humble opinion: A genuine, matching K98 that was either left in Yugoslavia or given to them as military aid by the Soviets. Yugo's eventually serialized the butt. Stock probably wasn't original to the rifle, but could have been.
Either way, it was a beauty of a rifle. He gave $575 for it. Anyway, I thought I'd ask about it here.
It was a bcd "4", I believe. Bolt handle, shroud, safety, floorplate and triggerguard match, and looked legit. Bands either un-numbered or scrubbed. Stock was nice K98 laminate with cupped buttplate. All markings intact. Couldn't check the stock for serials as we were standing in the aisle.
What's interesting is that the stock was marked TRZ.1 on one side of the butt, and serialized in typical Yugo fashion on the other side to match the receiver.
My humble opinion: A genuine, matching K98 that was either left in Yugoslavia or given to them as military aid by the Soviets. Yugo's eventually serialized the butt. Stock probably wasn't original to the rifle, but could have been.
Either way, it was a beauty of a rifle. He gave $575 for it. Anyway, I thought I'd ask about it here.