almost bought a new rifle...

[cwb1944]

went to a local little gun shop, and in the back they had a yugo M24/47 for 250. it was a bit rough but it was still a nice looking rifle to me i was kinda shocked to walk back there and see what looked like a gewehr 98. question, should i go back to get it?? shoot it was even all matching that i saw, true matching not forced matched lol. ive almost got the money to let go off for it. and at 250 i think thats a heck of a deal.

[Longcolt44]

I hope by now that you atre at home wiping it down to take pictures to share with us.

[Junk Yard Dog]

A matching GEW98 for that money is a steal, it's possibly German, Persian, one of the South American contract rifles, or Czech 98/22, grab it.

[Darryl]

Yes, If I were you I'd buy it...because we need pictures!.....Nah, just kidding!

That's a good price, I've been watching them and they are hardly ever "matching". Most of them have been reworked many times and never match.

Dolk

[Rongo]

Gew 98 for $250??? Great deal... Go get it!

I paid that for mine 5 years ago.

[cwb1944]

hah. okay im gonna get it as soon as i can. need the money first. only about 40 short for the rifle but i want some ammo too it was nice, had a hooded front site, standard mauser (that i know of, i dont know german rifles very well at this point. lol) rear site, kind of like my mosin's have. i think the year was 44. but that was just my guess, i didnt find anything that screamed the year it was made. lol but im gonna go get it ASAP

[Ironnewt]

cwb 1944, sell some blood, work O/T, don't eat for a while....Get that rifle before somebody else does.

Rongo, That is an interesting rear sight on your 98

[Rongo]

cwb 1944, sell some blood, work O/T, don't eat for a while....Get that rifle before somebody else does.
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Or tell us where it is.

[Rongo]

Rongo, That is an interesting rear sight on your 98

The original style rear sight for the Gewehr 98 was the "Lange Visier" style sight represented in the picture. I'm hoping for CWB1944's sake the one he saw is the same. Too many of these were converted to later variations & lost this unique rear sight configuration.

Good luck on getting it CWB.

[Ironnewt]

The rear sight on mine has the curves on the base and all the markings are on the top of the central "bar". The adjustment piece is attached to the bar and rests on the sides as the range is increased on the sight. It is original to the rifle as it part of the barrel. Mine is a 1917 marked "Waffenwerke Oberspree Kornbusch & Co." I got by paying off buddy's bar bill and giving him a ride home. It had been "PAINTED'" with green and brown paint to give it a "Camo" look when he went hunting. I've had for years and am still finding dabs of paint on it every time I get it out of the cabinet.