This rifle belongs to the husband of a woman I work with. when he heard I collect military rifles, he asked me if I was interested in it.
Check out that fancy stock!
The barrel is very short - 16 1/2", but the numbers match.
It has this peep sight instead of a military-style ladder sight. There's a dovetailed notch at the front of the receiver where a different sight might
have been.
The logo on the butt plate looks original.
It's stamped as a Gewr 98
It has the German eagle and "9460" with what looks like "4" underneath. The numbers on the receiver, barrel and magazine floor plate all match.
The top of the receiver says "SPANDAU 1915". You can also see the slot for what may have been a different rear sight.
On the right side of the receiver are 3 Chinese or Japanese characters.
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Overall, the rifle is very short - about the size of my 10/22. The receiver looks very good, but the barrel is pretty smooth.
Any help out there?