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Hi guys,
I went with a buddy to a gun show on the west coast of Fl. yesterday. While we were waiting in line we saw a guy trying to sell a Browning HP rig his uncle had brought back from WWII. My bud did some negotiating and managed to snag the pistol. The seller then volunteered that he had a Mauser rifle and some other things at home. He gave us his phone number and told us to give him a call when we finished walking the show. Well after spending a few unfruitful hours cruising the aisles we gave him a jingle and arranged to meet. The rifle turned out to be a bnz 45 date in the �T� block , all matching with a pristine bore and a stock that had been inexpertly varnished. The metal parts are mostly phosphate with some blued ones mixed in. Here are some pics.
Best regards,
Len
Last edited by Len S; 12/15/2010 12:53 AM.
"If it ain't baroque don't fix it." Johann Sebastian Bach
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Very nice. The stock looks like one of the Russian refurb varnish jobs. The stock doesn't have the flat surface where a Russian stamped serial number was removed does it?
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No not a Russkie refurb. If you look at the butt there's a demarcation line where a rubber cushion "booty" was slipped over it. The varnish only goes up to that point.
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O.K. I can see the line now. I thought perhaps someone replaced the stock.
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I really like it !!! How much did you have to pay, if I can ask ?
Urban B Martinez Jr
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Even though it's rough, it still looks like it'd shoot straight. I used to own one of these made in 45 too, and it always shot straight. Good to the end.
Very nice rifle!
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Use a water based varnish remover to remove it and a good wood wax should bring it back to it's former glory. I had a K98a where bubba put varnish over everything including inside the receiver. What a mess it was getiing it off. But to tell you the truth the varnish helped preserve the metal over the years.
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sweet !! nice find. I own 11 k-98s , only 1 is from 1945 =
dou.45. 182 k !!!; this baby never left the factory !!! the receiver eagle was removed (in the factory). and later the lion proof mark added, but to clean to have been used much, if at all.
always nice to see these late ones. your's is very nice.
thanks for showing . jeff
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That's a hard to find rifle. Good work!  FP
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