The Mauser is my favorite of all bolt actions, but a bottom feed magazine is a desirable modification. I'm curious as to where these exceptional rifles can be obtained and the general price? Hopefully the money won't be an issue, least I'm forced to go with a Weatherby action in a .338 Lapua.
My friend has a 6mm converted Mauser with a German scope on it. It has swastikas decorating the stock as well as Nazi Eagles. It also has an officer type bayonet with it. All of these modifications were done during WW2 as well. The bayonet and it's sheath have matching numbers. The scope has swastikas carved into the wind and elevation knobs too.
I told my friend he had in his possession, at the very least, an $8,000 rifle.
I don't know an awful lot about these rifles, but i've really grown to like them. I hear they are a VERY nice bolt action. I was looking for one that is a newly built replica. Someone told me once that you have to be careful about the make and model as well as what ammunition you use because it's not always the correct casing or load? Any advice fill me in.
Its an MM and is a refinished and sometimes restamped RC. It should have a cupped butt plate for a 1940 production model. Still a nice shooter but pretty much all the history is ruined of the MM's
You have a wonderful rifle .. Like new .. I like it I have a German built in 1944... And I want to put the sight and I can not piece .. Do you help me please for I know the way
Just to clear things up, the numbers were forced to match by Mitchell's Mausers. It was done to try to trick people into thinking they were getting an original rifle with matching numbers. If you're looking for something with history behind it, do not get a Mitchell's Mauser. I'll be happy to help anyone looking for a German Mauser, just send me a message.
Love to see these great rifles being used. I use my K98's to hunt all around the world with. And are in their original military configuration not sporterized.
@nick21sammy Only Mitchell's Mausers have the chrome bolts. They are all refinished and left devoid of historical marks and Mitchell's prints their own on or covers up RC marks.
@THEKINGOFMETROPOLIS thats a real shame. some seem to not mind but i find it really disapointing that 70 year of artifacts have their marks removed and are made to look brand new. my k98 is a little battered but fires like a dream. like they say "if something goes wrong in a mauser, the bullet is the problem, not the gun"
@THEKINGOFMETROPOLIS exactly RC k98s have a lot of history (much more then matching ones). captured on the eastern front. in the 50s given to the russian home guard in case of invasion and although they are mismatching, remember that they only took the best parts of the rifle they dismantled to make the new rifle, so theyre good quality. for now theyre everywhere and worth $400-$800. but what about in 10 years when you can buy less? im keeping mine for life.
Mauser k98 was used by the Norwegian army up to the late 1970s. But they changed the caliber from 7.92 to 7.62X63. The marines used the original caliber, and the Coast artillery used some of the original caliber. The Norwegian Home Army used the mauser to the 1990s, but got replaced by the G3, or the Norwegian version AG3, but only because of low ammo, and because the rifles where worn out.
Nice review, I dont know why everyone gets all goofy about a mitchell mauser, they look great and they shoot. I had an all matching number k98
mauser, it had a sewer pipe for a barrel, no headspace what so ever, and the safety was stuck, When I was in the army my m16 was only six months old and it already had three parts replaced so the matching numbers idea goes out the window real quick :}
Well a RC k98 is still an actual k98. Its just a mixed bag instead of all matching. In my opinion they should just sell them as rc k98's. They would be more collectible than these are,with the shiny bolt and stripped stock. Jm2c
Mitchells are nice shooters,they just arent what they are portrayed to be by Mitchells. Their latest batch I believe are Russian captures that have been redone.
@danfromwindsor They are outright LIERS!!! No way around it. It's a lot worse than "they just arent what they are portrayed to be" It wouldnt be so bad if they didnt sell their rifles at the cost of an authentic one.BUT THEY DO. That is STEELING from people and not acceptable period.
@danfromwindsor Their earlier batches weren't even K98s, but were Yugo M48s refinished and remarked. Mitchell's are con artists who take advantage of people who just want a wartime K98 but don't know what to look for. A RC K98 that hasn't been messed with and refinished is both cheaper and more valuable, it's just a shame that most people aren't aware or only find out when it's too late. I think it falls on those of us who do know what to look for to help those who don't.
LOL MITCHELL'S MAUSERS IS AT IT AGAIN!!!! THE FRONT & REAR BARREL BANDS ON THAT RIFLE ARE FOR AN M48 LOL!!! JUST ANOTHER PERFECT EXAMPLE OF AN "ALL MATCHING ORIGINAL SERIAL NUMBERED RIFLE FOUND DEEP WITHIN EUROPE IN SOME SECRET ARMS DUMP." I BET THAT THING COST $700+ BTW BAKELITE HANDLED BAYONETS ARE NOT EVEN CORRECT FOR THAT YEAR!!!
@Kg363 yeah, in the first world war hilter himself used the K98 and favoured it to the STG44, the german manufacturers had to disguise it as a different gun until adolf saw its true potential
Interesting: Springfield had to pay royalties to Mauser for the design similarities... Just a few years later the two would go muzzle-to-muzzle in WWI... I like that concept. I wonder how many German Mausers were made with the royalties being paid by the US that would later be shot at US troops. Weird.
Looks like a gorgeous weapon. Definitely a heck of a piece of history.
Great review, just a few comments to keep it historically correct:
The MP44 / Stgw 44 with the shorter less powerfull 8x33 Cartridge was not the automatic rifle to replace the K98. First there was the G.41 which had lots of technical problems and is very rare and valuable today and next came the G.43 and K.43 all these rifles had the same caliber as the K98. A great book to get is "Hitler's Garands" which shows all these semi automatic rifles in detail.
@Pancioization the reciver and the triger guard are russian capture the rest are unknown. The bayonet is not a capture and not a replica but the year stamp has worn off the baynet the scabbard is a 1940
I have a 1942 Mauser. Still in its 8mm format. It no longer has the hood on the sight. But it still has its original wood stock with waffenamp (sp) stamps on it along with the stamps on the rifle. Original bluing and no laser importmarks or etchings besides a stamp saying "Cole Dist. S. Ville ___" can't read the rest. no parts match but all parts have original bluing Also missing the cleaning rod. Also Pan grow up your acting like a over zealus comic book nerd.
@SKRIBBLE4ME when your an avid collector and researcher of this particular type of rifle depicted in this video and somebody starts calling it an authentic example and is totally clueless to it's historical accuracy... It is a bit insulting to me and others. I am not going to go through the specifics of why I think so or feel this way because it's obvious, and it's clear that you are too stupid or dumb to figure it out...
Basically, I was comparing the K98 to the other 2 bolt action standard issue rifles most widely used in the European theater [Lee-Enfield and Mosin/Nagant]. The semi-auto M1 Garand has advantages over all previous designs, so I left it out to level the argument. Comparing all three bolt actions, it seems to me that the K98 was the nicest made, but the least suited to combat shooting in mobile combat in WWII. The Enfield is faster w/more rds, and the Nagant is more robust.
I think the K98 was well-made for it's era and is a great target/hunting rifle, but it was definitely out of date by WWII. It remained in service because Hitler was fond of it and discouraged any serious attempt to replace it. Leaving semi-autos out of it, the K98 was still slower and had a tougher action than the 10rd British Lee-Enfield, it's low-set sights make it more difficult to aim in combat shooting or low light, and the tight machining worked against it on the Eastern Front.
I recently found a Mauser for a reasonable price, but it is stamped 7mm, not 8mm. Is this an older or newer model? Is there much difference between the two kinds of ammo? Would like to know before buying.
It wasn't the number of STG 44s the Germans couldn't produce or field. German soldiers at that time were counting rounds. They had a handfull of rounds if they were lucky. No point in having a rifle that could hold more ammo than they actually had at the time ...
@macall777 There were many reasons to hinder the STG44 being successfully issued, but the plan by the Wehrmacht was to replace the K98 with the STG44. German industry was devastated by Allied bombing and raw materials were scare so it was impossible.
@sootch00 Hitler originally didn't approve of the STG44. He found it lucky and preferred the K98. When Hitler asked his generals in the Eastern front(nearly all STG44's were sent to the East) what they needed, they asked for more of the rifle, which had no idea was in use. He then ordered more to be placed in production but as you said they just no longer had the industrial capacity. Also, despite similar looks and likely inspiration, the AK mechanism is quite different than the STG44
@sootch00 Irony of war. When the Wehrmacht was forced to move into its own industrialized areas such as the Ruhr they actually had an abundance of ammunition and weapons in which to choose from. Stephen Ambrose mentions so in his Citizen Soldier's book. But generally speaking as logistics collapse soldiers do indeed have to count their rounds. Love the vids Sootch, keep it up....
I don't know much about German Mausers. How do the more available Yugo versions hold up in comparison? I do know that Yugo firearms, although most don't have chromed bores, are still robust and well made. My Yugo SKS is quite a beast compared to my Chinese Norinco.
@Everett07630 The Yugo Mausers probably hold up just as well as the originals. A chrome lined bore significantly increases the life of the barrel. I would take the Norinco SKS over the Yugo alone for the reason of a chrome lined bore. Plus I don't like the grenade launcher and the gas shut off valve of the Yugo SKS can be a failing point.
@Hazmattdown I don't really give a #%^$ about your "good day to me, sir". You made a reference towards my posts that was uncalled for... So too bad, and as long as you do I will continue to address you. :)
@Hazmattdown haha... Nice quote, a bit excessive though, but it doesn't matter to me. I study, research and own k98's and other Mauser variations. That means I know what im talking about. I spread the truth and the facts only. Everyone is free to make their own decisions on "counterfeit" products, and if they want to own them.
Hey Don, thanks for this great video about the K98. It was and is still a very good rifle. I was just down at the shooting range today with my Swedish Mauser which is basically the same. Auf Wiedersehen :D
Pancioization, simple yes, unknowing no. I know rifles, I know of Mitchells, I also know not to get between a fanatic and their crusade. To quote Job: "you are the source of all wisdom and with your passing, all wisdom will leave this earth." with that... Good day to you Sir!
Again, great video, awesome rifle. Looks like it brings you a ton of enjoyment. Looks more fun than clubbing baby seals! God bless and keep up the good work.
@Hazmattdown Soctch never endorsed Michells is correct, but why not? Is he not proud of his "German K98" ? If I purchase borla exhaust for my car im proud to say it has a borla exhaust, not a matching (original) exhaust... I am perfectly calm, I didnt throw MY money away... but in an effort to save others the shock of one day walking into a gun shop with their MM k98 to ask value and finding out their $500+ gun is worth less than $100. I must inform...
@pancioization, brother, take a deep breath. I'm sorry you or someone you know got burned on one of these, but dude, calm down . Yes, it is still a piece of history. Just as a sportarized Arisaka is still piece of history. And by the way, Sootch never at any point endorsed Mitchells or any other company.
@Hazmattdown Thankfully I didnt get burned, but almost... Sure, a SPORT Arisaka still has some history, but if I take a million of them and take each completey apart, place the parts in bins, then assemble them with parts from other rifles so that nothing that came with it from originally being built and used during the war remains except the receiver, then 50 years later sand the stock, scrub and restamp numbers, remove bluing.... what history is that? Its a history hack job
@Hazmattdown Would you like to get paid in well made counterfeit american dollars? They look almost the same, they feel almost the same, they even work sometimes the same.... Are they the real thing? Are they the same VALUE? You answer that for yourself.... Thats how this rifle in the video which IS A MICHELLS MAUSER K98 is. In the gun world, matching numbers means "original as built" and "came with it". This is not the case, but sootch addressed it as such... Thats the problem
Now I want a Mauser even more! Saw one at Cabela's for sale, cambered in .308 Win. That threw me off. I think it was used in the Spanish Revolution or something. Great Video Brother!
Sootch00's review and video in general is fine. The video is nicely shot and some things said are true and correct about the k98 rifle. The problem lies in the untruthful portrayal of the rifle in this video. It is a not an original. It is not matching numbers. The parts were scrubbed/sanded and renumbered to match by some jerk and his company Michells mausers. They even stamp rifles with ss markings to boost prices. To the unknowing public who get lured to buy one, it is a financial disaster.
@Hazmattdown It is no longer a piece of history. It is no longer an original. Sorry if I can't enjoy something that is being portrayed as an original ww2 matching numbered k98. As a serious k98 collector I find this kind of portrayal insulting to myself and to all other collectors of military rifles. Would you you call a car that has been redone with aftermarket parts, repainted and modified a factory matching original?
@Pancioization This review is about the K98 Mauser and some history, not this particular rifle. The comments about this rifle were for general interest ...period. If you have knowledge about a company that does what you're claiming, that's fine, but don't try to discredit this review. It does have matching serial numbers and everything looks authentic. I am not a collector but a shooter and that's what this is about.
@sootch00 again, I appreciate the review and camera work. Its a solid video. I am a shooter collecter and shoot all but one of my k98's (the all matchting vet bring back with ww2 papers). As a shooter with no collector interest why do you claim to have an arsenal refinished example with matching numbers? The matching serial numbers you see have been stamped recently with copies of number stamp dies. Your certificate of authenticity that came with your rifle is pretty much worthless.
@sootch00 Previous post from you.."but don't try to discredit this review. It does have matching serial numbers and everything looks authentic." How can everything look authentic with a heavily sanded stock, a VZ24 front band, repro cleaning rod, solviet X stamp on the left side of reciever and a totally in the white polished bolt that has clearly been scubbed and renumbered to match? EVERY SINGLE K98 from the FIRST to LAST had their bolt fully blued or phosphated.
@sootch00 The reciever 237 is Berlin Lubecker and is the early variation for 1940 production. The left side of your reciever has a solviet capture mark "X" stamped after WW2 in a solviet refinishing factory that was further modified by mitchells (recently) by stamping a vertical line through it making it look like a star. Minute 5:35. Not very authentic as you claim. The germans meticulously built their k98s and numbered and inspected with tiny nazi eagle proofs every single part on that rifle.
@sootch00 So every single part of your rifle needs to have both a matching serial number with waffenampts (acceptance atamps). In particular tiny (3mm) nazi eagle stamps with a number 214 at thier feet. That would make this rifle authentic, but all one has to do is look at the polished bolt or vz24 front barrel band to automatically know that this is a "humped" shooter. I repeat again, totally unoriginal and definately not authentic my friend. Enjoy your shooter, just no need to mislead others
Deutsche Wertarbeit ;) nice gun but a expensive round....we have some .308 Win. K98 but most of my german gun club members buy these rifle mostly in 8x57IS War finished with light ,,Hakenkreuz,, marks
Nice rifle. Good reveiw and CALM THE HECK DOWWN PEOPLE! Good lord, Can't we all just enjoy the rifle? Nice peice of history, fun to shoot, functional, looks like a million bucks, What's the big deal? Keep Up the Good work Sootch!
and I just got to the part where you say all matching..... I strongly suspect that this rifle is a refinished russian capture by its coloration and by the modifications that someone has put it through, you should get the rifle checked out by an expert to figure out what you have. who is the importer by the way?
I am simply trying to inform people about this type of particular rifle that has been stripped of any and all originality by some big shot and his company here in the states. Its a warning to people considering purchasing a michells mauser so they dont end up throwing hundreds of dollars away on what they think is a collectable Mauser K98 with matching numbers. You are free to do what you please, but dont make videos claiming that your rifle is a matching number k98 beauty because its not!
Now that's a smooth bolt action. See how smooth those rounds fed in? Nice. Makes the SKS look like what they really are. Like you said, Sootch, graceful, elegant weapon. SkinnnyMedic! Haven't seen him in months.
@allgoraro Reply to your question. The Vz-24 is a czech rifle. Was similar to the k98, but not the same. It has a straight bolt and a longer handguard extending over the rear sight. Built in the Brno and Považská Bystrica factory. They fire the same 8x57 cartridge. They were usually assembled and built to the highest standards (pre war), top quality. After annexing Czechoslovakia the germans continued the factory going and used them in the war, over 120,000 at least under the name g-24(t).
@TheJoshy1992 Not quite sure what your refering to? I assume you are implying that because of the info I provided. Is it because I know what Im talking about and own 14 k98's and 4 vz-24's?
@Pancioization My point was that either you're a human encylopedia regarding german ww2 weapons, or you're just plain awesome at typing in the google search bar. Either way.
Nit picking the rifle, BESIDES the Mitchells fakery: Vz24 front band (WRONG for the rifle), Reproduction cleaning rod, polished bolt (ALL genuine K98 bolts are blued or phosphated). You also should be taught correct trigger finger placement - your accuracy will improve greatly!
Nothing original about the rifle any more, and "arsenal refinished" = boogerised by Mitchells Mausers RECENTLY, not by any military.
lol, exactly... vz-24 front band. People really need to educate themselves before spending big money on a firearm that is worth $100 bucks on the collectors market...
Exactly TheBobafett13, bottom line to all the people reading these comments, if you are looking for a "real k98", STAY AWAY FROM MICHELLS MAUSERS! What they do is just a plain forgery or fake. There is nothing original about their k98's. You are better off with a plain russian capture, at least they a real part of history in their own right.... used by the germans in ww2 and then captured by solviets and refinished...
Congratz on a humped mitchels mauser thats worth less than a russian capture.
The only grades that the k98 has is russian capture (non matching refurb) franken mauser (not matching but not refurbed) bolt mis match (partialy matching) and all matching. Mitchels mauser is worse than the russian capture becuse, its a russan capture that don mitchell took "polished it" and put fake numbers and symbols on them (Serial numbers, ss markings, and others..)
Im sorry to be the bringer of bad news! Your rifle is a Michells Mauser. This only means one thing.... Complete fake in regards to originality and collector value. They are russian captured total mismatch k98's that had the stocks heavily sanded and bolt numbers scrubbed and restamped by Michells to match the rest of the rifle. See the * mark on the reciever? That was originally an "X" that the solviets stamped on. Every original k98 from first to last had their bolts blued, no exception!
Absolutely NOT! His rifle is a Michells Mauser. It has been totally tampered with by that company, there is almost nothing original about it! MM's takes rc's and messes with them further. Your RC is closer to how it should look as original german production. The solviets took all their captures apart and placed parts into bins, threw out damged parts, dip blued the parts and put them back together disregarding serial numbers.
@Pancioization Thanks, that is was I thought--I do not see why a military rifle would have a polished bolt like that one. Mine was made in Oberndorf (at least the receiver) in 1944 and is really fun to shoot.
@allgoraro Oberndorf is the original Mauser factory started by Paul Mauser and his Brother. Take care of it.... Even RC's have their own special place in WW2 and post war history, unlike these abominations created by Don Michell and his comapny of fakers. When you go to that "level" of removing original serial numbers and restamping them to match with new fake numbers, it really is tragic. It is meant to decieve people for profit. I wish somebody would press charges for false advertising...
@Pancioization come by my page I posted a quick video of my rifle. I agree. Creating fake rifles can only be a bad thing--it is not like they are going to start making them again and how can one replace the history of it just for aesthetics!
Absolutely NOT! His rifle is a Michells Mauser. It has been totally tampered with by that company, there is almost nothing original about it! MM's takes rc's and messes with them further. Your RC is closer to how it should look as original german production. The solviets took all their captures apart and placed parts into bins, threw out damged parts, dip blued the parts and put them back together disregarding serial numbers.
my friend has one of these, beautiful gun, and you may not notice it on video, but compared to other contemporary rifles, that thing is built like a tank
those rifles are getting hard to find.. Oh, the replacement rifle,the STG was history's first assualt rifle.. great video.. thanks for sharing and posting.
Just saw this vid and loved it. I have a K98 exactly the same. Its also a 1940 model which i got in unissued condition. Its probably only a few numbers away from yours of the production line :-P. I love it and its definitely one o
Is it 100% real or is it a remake with new parts??
gavamild 13 hours ago
I love Mausers , got 5 . You can not beat one.
mausercal65 2 days ago
My grandfather got his hands on the k98 when he was in the Norwegian resistance during WW2, and we still have it. Very nice rifle:)
LordPasschendale 1 week ago
hey can anyone help me get some stripper clips for the 8mm i cant find them any where
thomaschacon123 1 week ago
Great rifle, but it just doesn't look right with the bolt in the white, the German Kar98K had a blued bolt. Great video.
arielnyc2005 2 weeks ago
The Mauser is my favorite of all bolt actions, but a bottom feed magazine is a desirable modification. I'm curious as to where these exceptional rifles can be obtained and the general price? Hopefully the money won't be an issue, least I'm forced to go with a Weatherby action in a .338 Lapua.
Best regards
1LonePuma 2 weeks ago
My friend has a 6mm converted Mauser with a German scope on it. It has swastikas decorating the stock as well as Nazi Eagles. It also has an officer type bayonet with it. All of these modifications were done during WW2 as well. The bayonet and it's sheath have matching numbers. The scope has swastikas carved into the wind and elevation knobs too.
I told my friend he had in his possession, at the very least, an $8,000 rifle.
Nationofhonor 2 weeks ago
@Nationofhonor 8,000? Maybe without the conversion.
thatguru877 2 weeks ago
Assim é facil mas imagina aqueles cara que foi pra guerra imagina so a tremedera
lukinhasextremo 2 weeks ago
I've got a Mauser in 6.5x55mm that was just given to me.
It is on a different stock so I will have to look up the numbers to see what I have.
Thanks for another great review!
Grezzoitalian 3 weeks ago
the bolt is just the best thing on the gun
TEDDYZMAIN 3 weeks ago
You can tell it is a Mitchell Mauser from the missing front sight hood. It is a Russian capture and probably isnt matching numbers.
tippmannperson 4 weeks ago
This rifle is still in use in the german army. Not in combat but in the national guard ("Wachtbattalion")
Gruenkreuz100 1 month ago
I don't know an awful lot about these rifles, but i've really grown to like them. I hear they are a VERY nice bolt action. I was looking for one that is a newly built replica. Someone told me once that you have to be careful about the make and model as well as what ammunition you use because it's not always the correct casing or load? Any advice fill me in.
NolanMGI 1 month ago
Its an MM and is a refinished and sometimes restamped RC. It should have a cupped butt plate for a 1940 production model. Still a nice shooter but pretty much all the history is ruined of the MM's
148scalemodeling 1 month ago
Nice mauser
Specialized1993 1 month ago
You have a wonderful rifle .. Like new .. I like it I have a German built in 1944... And I want to put the sight and I can not piece .. Do you help me please for I know the way
Mr9GH 1 month ago
Shoot like a man, stupid american.
Lenny66692 1 month ago
Blue the bolt so it looks correct. Is all i got to say. :-|
Ell198679 1 month ago
Wow 8mm must be a powerhorse! Lots of muzzle flip
xmmh 1 month ago
Just to clear things up, the numbers were forced to match by Mitchell's Mausers. It was done to try to trick people into thinking they were getting an original rifle with matching numbers. If you're looking for something with history behind it, do not get a Mitchell's Mauser. I'll be happy to help anyone looking for a German Mauser, just send me a message.
OneCentArms 1 month ago
Love to see these great rifles being used. I use my K98's to hunt all around the world with. And are in their original military configuration not sporterized.
billcavazos 1 month ago
nice rifle but looks like a mitchells with the polished bolt.no k98 had a polished bolt thats is original.
20131k 2 months ago
my mauser is my high class broad and my mosin is my two bit whore lol
50TNCSA 2 months ago
thanks ,nice video and very beautiful k98,
Brnokhan 2 months ago
i am looking at one of these or a mosin nagant for my first rifle for hunting and collecting witch do you recommend
HemiFreak94 2 months ago
why do some k98s have chrome style bolts like this one and others like mine the matt gunmetal colour?
nick21sammy 2 months ago
@nick21sammy Only Mitchell's Mausers have the chrome bolts. They are all refinished and left devoid of historical marks and Mitchell's prints their own on or covers up RC marks.
THEKINGOFMETROPOLIS 2 months ago
@THEKINGOFMETROPOLIS thats a real shame. some seem to not mind but i find it really disapointing that 70 year of artifacts have their marks removed and are made to look brand new. my k98 is a little battered but fires like a dream. like they say "if something goes wrong in a mauser, the bullet is the problem, not the gun"
nick21sammy 2 months ago
@nick21sammy It's a damn shame. Even RC rifles will hold some significance someday. But what can ya do?
THEKINGOFMETROPOLIS 2 months ago
@THEKINGOFMETROPOLIS exactly RC k98s have a lot of history (much more then matching ones). captured on the eastern front. in the 50s given to the russian home guard in case of invasion and although they are mismatching, remember that they only took the best parts of the rifle they dismantled to make the new rifle, so theyre good quality. for now theyre everywhere and worth $400-$800. but what about in 10 years when you can buy less? im keeping mine for life.
nick21sammy 2 months ago
After I die, I want to come back as a Mauser. =(: *P
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8wealthyone8 3 months ago
Great vid, Is that the collector grade or the souvenir grade?
jimbob2077 3 months ago
Ha Ha......u said STRIPER clip
coolhomedog 3 months ago
Mauser k98 was used by the Norwegian army up to the late 1970s. But they changed the caliber from 7.92 to 7.62X63. The marines used the original caliber, and the Coast artillery used some of the original caliber. The Norwegian Home Army used the mauser to the 1990s, but got replaced by the G3, or the Norwegian version AG3, but only because of low ammo, and because the rifles where worn out.
gavamild 3 months ago
Killed so many good soldiers of the allies in WWII.
Dogbiteify 3 months ago
Mine Is original, purchased from a German flea market lol
PowerSpartanl99 3 months ago
Omg I have this gun! I didnt know what it was before, but now I do. Thanks sootch :)
PowerSpartanl99 3 months ago
Beautiful rifle, sir. I hope these things are still around for a low price when I turn 21 (4 years :( ).
LearnToTurn7 3 months ago
@LearnToTurn7 They will trust me. We're many decades after WWII and they're still cheap.
eragon2121 3 months ago
@sootch00 nice rifle, what grade was that and will a blued kar 98 bolt fit that. Thanks for the video and keep shooting.
AmericanGuys100 3 months ago
"8mm Mauser" is 7.95x59mm correct?
Josh19922991 4 months ago
@Josh19922991 7.92x57mm
TaZ101SAGA 3 months ago
Such an awesome rifle, great video.
Acid4Blood 4 months ago
So the Nazis would have to get three of their soldiers together and take turns maintaining their weapons with all three cleaning rod pieces together?
AgentMorris94 4 months ago
Nice review, I dont know why everyone gets all goofy about a mitchell mauser, they look great and they shoot. I had an all matching number k98
mauser, it had a sewer pipe for a barrel, no headspace what so ever, and the safety was stuck, When I was in the army my m16 was only six months old and it already had three parts replaced so the matching numbers idea goes out the window real quick :}
jimbob2077 4 months ago
Agreed, you got ripped off Sootch00 by MM. Do some research, it will save you a headache later.
HawaiiJuniorCycling 4 months ago
It's like a spear that fires bullets.
DerHund57 5 months ago
Sorry Sootch but your rifle is not german.
smokybob63 5 months ago
i have a 44 with no front sight hood
serialkil3 5 months ago
What about the G43?
EGdriver 6 months ago
sir, you don't need to take the stripper clip off, just chamber a round, and the clip will fly off .
GGY1976 6 months ago
you sir have a really nice mauser there, where did you get it??
BUCKSHOTman123 6 months ago
Well a RC k98 is still an actual k98. Its just a mixed bag instead of all matching. In my opinion they should just sell them as rc k98's. They would be more collectible than these are,with the shiny bolt and stripped stock. Jm2c
danfromwindsor 6 months ago
Mitchells are nice shooters,they just arent what they are portrayed to be by Mitchells. Their latest batch I believe are Russian captures that have been redone.
danfromwindsor 6 months ago 9
@danfromwindsor They are outright LIERS!!! No way around it. It's a lot worse than "they just arent what they are portrayed to be" It wouldnt be so bad if they didnt sell their rifles at the cost of an authentic one.BUT THEY DO. That is STEELING from people and not acceptable period.
murpheysmuskets 6 months ago
@danfromwindsor Their earlier batches weren't even K98s, but were Yugo M48s refinished and remarked. Mitchell's are con artists who take advantage of people who just want a wartime K98 but don't know what to look for. A RC K98 that hasn't been messed with and refinished is both cheaper and more valuable, it's just a shame that most people aren't aware or only find out when it's too late. I think it falls on those of us who do know what to look for to help those who don't.
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murpheysmuskets 6 months ago
@Kg363 yeah, in the first world war hilter himself used the K98 and favoured it to the STG44, the german manufacturers had to disguise it as a different gun until adolf saw its true potential
miniconsrus 6 months ago
is that a mitchells muasers?
39ctg 6 months ago 3
what is your favorite handgun?
shaqdadie 6 months ago
Interesting: Springfield had to pay royalties to Mauser for the design similarities... Just a few years later the two would go muzzle-to-muzzle in WWI... I like that concept. I wonder how many German Mausers were made with the royalties being paid by the US that would later be shot at US troops. Weird.
Looks like a gorgeous weapon. Definitely a heck of a piece of history.
guns4good 6 months ago
Great review, just a few comments to keep it historically correct:
The MP44 / Stgw 44 with the shorter less powerfull 8x33 Cartridge was not the automatic rifle to replace the K98. First there was the G.41 which had lots of technical problems and is very rare and valuable today and next came the G.43 and K.43 all these rifles had the same caliber as the K98. A great book to get is "Hitler's Garands" which shows all these semi automatic rifles in detail.
pjansen2010 6 months ago
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pjansen2010 6 months ago
Say what u like about the Germans and the Nazis but they where some very smart people. Just look at the technology in their U boats
RonanJ1 7 months ago
@RonanJ1 So true.
Like it or not, but our entire modern comfortable lifestyle is based upon their technology.
Skullchaser08 7 months ago
@Skullchaser08 Ino thats my point. We kick the shit out of em then steal their ideas seems like a fair deal :)
RonanJ1 7 months ago
best kar98k video I have ever sean
mauserman1000 7 months ago
@Wolfstanus sounds like you have a Russian capture or mixmaster... Do u happen to have an "x" stamped on the receiver?
Pancioization 7 months ago
@Pancioization the reciver and the triger guard are russian capture the rest are unknown. The bayonet is not a capture and not a replica but the year stamp has worn off the baynet the scabbard is a 1940
Wolfstanus 7 months ago
I have a 1942 Mauser. Still in its 8mm format. It no longer has the hood on the sight. But it still has its original wood stock with waffenamp (sp) stamps on it along with the stamps on the rifle. Original bluing and no laser importmarks or etchings besides a stamp saying "Cole Dist. S. Ville ___" can't read the rest. no parts match but all parts have original bluing Also missing the cleaning rod. Also Pan grow up your acting like a over zealus comic book nerd.
Wolfstanus 7 months ago
@SKRIBBLE4ME when your an avid collector and researcher of this particular type of rifle depicted in this video and somebody starts calling it an authentic example and is totally clueless to it's historical accuracy... It is a bit insulting to me and others. I am not going to go through the specifics of why I think so or feel this way because it's obvious, and it's clear that you are too stupid or dumb to figure it out...
Pancioization 7 months ago
Basically, I was comparing the K98 to the other 2 bolt action standard issue rifles most widely used in the European theater [Lee-Enfield and Mosin/Nagant]. The semi-auto M1 Garand has advantages over all previous designs, so I left it out to level the argument. Comparing all three bolt actions, it seems to me that the K98 was the nicest made, but the least suited to combat shooting in mobile combat in WWII. The Enfield is faster w/more rds, and the Nagant is more robust.
simonferrer 7 months ago
I think the K98 was well-made for it's era and is a great target/hunting rifle, but it was definitely out of date by WWII. It remained in service because Hitler was fond of it and discouraged any serious attempt to replace it. Leaving semi-autos out of it, the K98 was still slower and had a tougher action than the 10rd British Lee-Enfield, it's low-set sights make it more difficult to aim in combat shooting or low light, and the tight machining worked against it on the Eastern Front.
simonferrer 7 months ago
Cool K98 Mauser.
Bmw3Kurt 7 months ago
Once again, another great vid on historical rifles. I appreciate this series of videos covering the tried and true battlerifles. Keep them coming.
enriquesonora1500 7 months ago
I wonder how hard it would be to get the Israeli version in .308?
4Ugrunt 7 months ago
Did the STG use a proprietary cartridge?
Hazmattdown 7 months ago
that mauser action is the most copied of all actions
most sniper rifles / bolt action have the same action or tracers from it
rammsteinlover1337 7 months ago
I recently found a Mauser for a reasonable price, but it is stamped 7mm, not 8mm. Is this an older or newer model? Is there much difference between the two kinds of ammo? Would like to know before buying.
supermonsterdeluxe 7 months ago
It wasn't the number of STG 44s the Germans couldn't produce or field. German soldiers at that time were counting rounds. They had a handfull of rounds if they were lucky. No point in having a rifle that could hold more ammo than they actually had at the time ...
macall777 7 months ago
@macall777 There were many reasons to hinder the STG44 being successfully issued, but the plan by the Wehrmacht was to replace the K98 with the STG44. German industry was devastated by Allied bombing and raw materials were scare so it was impossible.
sootch00 7 months ago
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Kg363 6 months ago
@sootch00 Hitler originally didn't approve of the STG44. He found it lucky and preferred the K98. When Hitler asked his generals in the Eastern front(nearly all STG44's were sent to the East) what they needed, they asked for more of the rifle, which had no idea was in use. He then ordered more to be placed in production but as you said they just no longer had the industrial capacity. Also, despite similar looks and likely inspiration, the AK mechanism is quite different than the STG44
Kg363 6 months ago
@sootch00 just imagine if the K98 was replaced with the STG44 and plently of ammo. Nazis actually might have won,
TheKodiak72 4 months ago
@sootch00 Irony of war. When the Wehrmacht was forced to move into its own industrialized areas such as the Ruhr they actually had an abundance of ammunition and weapons in which to choose from. Stephen Ambrose mentions so in his Citizen Soldier's book. But generally speaking as logistics collapse soldiers do indeed have to count their rounds. Love the vids Sootch, keep it up....
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@sootch00 For the Stg44 It was the classic case of to little, to late for the germans
megatherium100 1 month ago
where did you get it??
Patriot5401 7 months ago
I don't know much about German Mausers. How do the more available Yugo versions hold up in comparison? I do know that Yugo firearms, although most don't have chromed bores, are still robust and well made. My Yugo SKS is quite a beast compared to my Chinese Norinco.
Everett07630 7 months ago
@Everett07630 The Yugo Mausers probably hold up just as well as the originals. A chrome lined bore significantly increases the life of the barrel. I would take the Norinco SKS over the Yugo alone for the reason of a chrome lined bore. Plus I don't like the grenade launcher and the gas shut off valve of the Yugo SKS can be a failing point.
esh325 7 months ago
Thanks for enlightening me about the K98. Another impressive firearm, nice review Sootch00
bulltastik 7 months ago
yeah, k98 is my favoritie rifle, and not only couse im a german :-)
Warbeast911 7 months ago
Mitchell's Mauser, oh man, dude. Well you said it, your a shooter, so enjoy..
fjcaron 7 months ago
;)
Hazmattdown 7 months ago
@Hazmattdown I don't really give a #%^$ about your "good day to me, sir". You made a reference towards my posts that was uncalled for... So too bad, and as long as you do I will continue to address you. :)
Pancioization 7 months ago
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Hazmattdown 7 months ago
@Hazmattdown haha... Nice quote, a bit excessive though, but it doesn't matter to me. I study, research and own k98's and other Mauser variations. That means I know what im talking about. I spread the truth and the facts only. Everyone is free to make their own decisions on "counterfeit" products, and if they want to own them.
Pancioization 7 months ago
Hey Don, thanks for this great video about the K98. It was and is still a very good rifle. I was just down at the shooting range today with my Swedish Mauser which is basically the same. Auf Wiedersehen :D
Greetings from Germany!
Capttoddy1988 7 months ago
The Springfield '03 was an Army project where they took a license from Mauser and made several improvements before approving it for manufacturing.
Cool video on a great historic rifle .
Abigsky 7 months ago
Pancioization, simple yes, unknowing no. I know rifles, I know of Mitchells, I also know not to get between a fanatic and their crusade. To quote Job: "you are the source of all wisdom and with your passing, all wisdom will leave this earth." with that... Good day to you Sir!
Hazmattdown 7 months ago
Sootch00,
Again, great video, awesome rifle. Looks like it brings you a ton of enjoyment. Looks more fun than clubbing baby seals! God bless and keep up the good work.
Hazmattdown 7 months ago
@Hazmattdown lol "Me thinks the BOY is a simple unknowing fellow..."
Pancioization 7 months ago
"Me thinks the Lady doth protest too much..."
Hazmattdown 7 months ago
@Hazmattdown Soctch never endorsed Michells is correct, but why not? Is he not proud of his "German K98" ? If I purchase borla exhaust for my car im proud to say it has a borla exhaust, not a matching (original) exhaust... I am perfectly calm, I didnt throw MY money away... but in an effort to save others the shock of one day walking into a gun shop with their MM k98 to ask value and finding out their $500+ gun is worth less than $100. I must inform...
Pancioization 7 months ago
@pancioization, brother, take a deep breath. I'm sorry you or someone you know got burned on one of these, but dude, calm down . Yes, it is still a piece of history. Just as a sportarized Arisaka is still piece of history. And by the way, Sootch never at any point endorsed Mitchells or any other company.
Hazmattdown 7 months ago
@Hazmattdown Thankfully I didnt get burned, but almost... Sure, a SPORT Arisaka still has some history, but if I take a million of them and take each completey apart, place the parts in bins, then assemble them with parts from other rifles so that nothing that came with it from originally being built and used during the war remains except the receiver, then 50 years later sand the stock, scrub and restamp numbers, remove bluing.... what history is that? Its a history hack job
Pancioization 7 months ago
@Hazmattdown Would you like to get paid in well made counterfeit american dollars? They look almost the same, they feel almost the same, they even work sometimes the same.... Are they the real thing? Are they the same VALUE? You answer that for yourself.... Thats how this rifle in the video which IS A MICHELLS MAUSER K98 is. In the gun world, matching numbers means "original as built" and "came with it". This is not the case, but sootch addressed it as such... Thats the problem
Pancioization 7 months ago
that is a great looking rifle!! nice vid thanks
tradbowyer1975 7 months ago
Sniper scope ? fit in K98 rifle.
MrJohn1966elliott 7 months ago
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xcessdj 7 months ago
i have a world war 1 7mm mauser great rifle
USMCmize 7 months ago
Now I want a Mauser even more! Saw one at Cabela's for sale, cambered in .308 Win. That threw me off. I think it was used in the Spanish Revolution or something. Great Video Brother!
MrSKSkill 7 months ago
Sootch00's review and video in general is fine. The video is nicely shot and some things said are true and correct about the k98 rifle. The problem lies in the untruthful portrayal of the rifle in this video. It is a not an original. It is not matching numbers. The parts were scrubbed/sanded and renumbered to match by some jerk and his company Michells mausers. They even stamp rifles with ss markings to boost prices. To the unknowing public who get lured to buy one, it is a financial disaster.
Pancioization 7 months ago
@Hazmattdown It is no longer a piece of history. It is no longer an original. Sorry if I can't enjoy something that is being portrayed as an original ww2 matching numbered k98. As a serious k98 collector I find this kind of portrayal insulting to myself and to all other collectors of military rifles. Would you you call a car that has been redone with aftermarket parts, repainted and modified a factory matching original?
Pancioization 7 months ago
@Pancioization This review is about the K98 Mauser and some history, not this particular rifle. The comments about this rifle were for general interest ...period. If you have knowledge about a company that does what you're claiming, that's fine, but don't try to discredit this review. It does have matching serial numbers and everything looks authentic. I am not a collector but a shooter and that's what this is about.
sootch00 7 months ago 19
@sootch00 again, I appreciate the review and camera work. Its a solid video. I am a shooter collecter and shoot all but one of my k98's (the all matchting vet bring back with ww2 papers). As a shooter with no collector interest why do you claim to have an arsenal refinished example with matching numbers? The matching serial numbers you see have been stamped recently with copies of number stamp dies. Your certificate of authenticity that came with your rifle is pretty much worthless.
Pancioization 7 months ago
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@sootch00 Previous post from you.."but don't try to discredit this review. It does have matching serial numbers and everything looks authentic." How can everything look authentic with a heavily sanded stock, a VZ24 front band, repro cleaning rod, solviet X stamp on the left side of reciever and a totally in the white polished bolt that has clearly been scubbed and renumbered to match? EVERY SINGLE K98 from the FIRST to LAST had their bolt fully blued or phosphated.
Pancioization 7 months ago
@sootch00 The reciever 237 is Berlin Lubecker and is the early variation for 1940 production. The left side of your reciever has a solviet capture mark "X" stamped after WW2 in a solviet refinishing factory that was further modified by mitchells (recently) by stamping a vertical line through it making it look like a star. Minute 5:35. Not very authentic as you claim. The germans meticulously built their k98s and numbered and inspected with tiny nazi eagle proofs every single part on that rifle.
Pancioization 7 months ago
@sootch00 So every single part of your rifle needs to have both a matching serial number with waffenampts (acceptance atamps). In particular tiny (3mm) nazi eagle stamps with a number 214 at thier feet. That would make this rifle authentic, but all one has to do is look at the polished bolt or vz24 front barrel band to automatically know that this is a "humped" shooter. I repeat again, totally unoriginal and definately not authentic my friend. Enjoy your shooter, just no need to mislead others
Pancioization 7 months ago
@sootch00 how do u get ur stripper clips soo smooth when loading mine the bullets get sticky in the stripper
jonnboy1234567890 4 months ago
Is this a Mitchells Mausers?
Captb55806 7 months ago
Deutsche Wertarbeit ;) nice gun but a expensive round....we have some .308 Win. K98 but most of my german gun club members buy these rifle mostly in 8x57IS War finished with light ,,Hakenkreuz,, marks
Piret223 7 months ago
Nice rifle. Good reveiw and CALM THE HECK DOWWN PEOPLE! Good lord, Can't we all just enjoy the rifle? Nice peice of history, fun to shoot, functional, looks like a million bucks, What's the big deal? Keep Up the Good work Sootch!
Hazmattdown 7 months ago
and I just got to the part where you say all matching..... I strongly suspect that this rifle is a refinished russian capture by its coloration and by the modifications that someone has put it through, you should get the rifle checked out by an expert to figure out what you have. who is the importer by the way?
IssunQuixotic 7 months ago
nice rifle, but someone has taken the bluing off the bolt for some reason... and sanded the stock
IssunQuixotic 7 months ago
I am simply trying to inform people about this type of particular rifle that has been stripped of any and all originality by some big shot and his company here in the states. Its a warning to people considering purchasing a michells mauser so they dont end up throwing hundreds of dollars away on what they think is a collectable Mauser K98 with matching numbers. You are free to do what you please, but dont make videos claiming that your rifle is a matching number k98 beauty because its not!
Pancioization 7 months ago
B E A utiful
MakeYaBootyBurn 7 months ago
How's the accuracy? It would be great if you compared the Mauser, Enfield, and Garand.
shinli00 7 months ago
I'd like to eventually get one of those.
thatguy66ish 7 months ago
Now that's a smooth bolt action. See how smooth those rounds fed in? Nice. Makes the SKS look like what they really are. Like you said, Sootch, graceful, elegant weapon. SkinnnyMedic! Haven't seen him in months.
Thanks Sootch.
sabr686 7 months ago
Hope you can review a Swedish Model 96 sometime. Heck, if I/you were near by, I'd lend you my own! :)
EverythingisFire 7 months ago
@allgoraro Reply to your question. The Vz-24 is a czech rifle. Was similar to the k98, but not the same. It has a straight bolt and a longer handguard extending over the rear sight. Built in the Brno and Považská Bystrica factory. They fire the same 8x57 cartridge. They were usually assembled and built to the highest standards (pre war), top quality. After annexing Czechoslovakia the germans continued the factory going and used them in the war, over 120,000 at least under the name g-24(t).
Pancioization 7 months ago
@Pancioization Gotta love google huh?
TheJoshy1992 7 months ago
@TheJoshy1992 Not quite sure what your refering to? I assume you are implying that because of the info I provided. Is it because I know what Im talking about and own 14 k98's and 4 vz-24's?
Pancioization 7 months ago
@Pancioization My point was that either you're a human encylopedia regarding german ww2 weapons, or you're just plain awesome at typing in the google search bar. Either way.
TheJoshy1992 7 months ago 4
That is a beautiful rifle. I have never shot an 8MM. What is the recoil like compared to a 30-06? It seems kind of mild on the video.
fishndoc11 7 months ago
That is one sweet looking K98, The K98 is on my list of weapons to own. Thanks for the solid video.
ldgrey1963 7 months ago
Nit picking the rifle, BESIDES the Mitchells fakery: Vz24 front band (WRONG for the rifle), Reproduction cleaning rod, polished bolt (ALL genuine K98 bolts are blued or phosphated). You also should be taught correct trigger finger placement - your accuracy will improve greatly!
Nothing original about the rifle any more, and "arsenal refinished" = boogerised by Mitchells Mausers RECENTLY, not by any military.
RedGoddess777 7 months ago
lol, exactly... vz-24 front band. People really need to educate themselves before spending big money on a firearm that is worth $100 bucks on the collectors market...
Pancioization 7 months ago
@Pancioization Glad to see someone else knows about the crappy mitchels mausers.
TheBobafett13 7 months ago
Also How could that thing have collector value with a vz-24 front barrel band Ha.
TheBobafett13 7 months ago
@TheBobafett13 Is the VZ 24 a Czech rifle? I have heard of that somewhere.
allgoraro 7 months ago
@allgoraro Yes it is.
TheBobafett13 7 months ago
Exactly TheBobafett13, bottom line to all the people reading these comments, if you are looking for a "real k98", STAY AWAY FROM MICHELLS MAUSERS! What they do is just a plain forgery or fake. There is nothing original about their k98's. You are better off with a plain russian capture, at least they a real part of history in their own right.... used by the germans in ww2 and then captured by solviets and refinished...
Pancioization 7 months ago
Congratz on a humped mitchels mauser thats worth less than a russian capture.
The only grades that the k98 has is russian capture (non matching refurb) franken mauser (not matching but not refurbed) bolt mis match (partialy matching) and all matching. Mitchels mauser is worse than the russian capture becuse, its a russan capture that don mitchell took "polished it" and put fake numbers and symbols on them (Serial numbers, ss markings, and others..)
Collector value = maybe $50-100 not $400..
TheBobafett13 7 months ago
Im sorry to be the bringer of bad news! Your rifle is a Michells Mauser. This only means one thing.... Complete fake in regards to originality and collector value. They are russian captured total mismatch k98's that had the stocks heavily sanded and bolt numbers scrubbed and restamped by Michells to match the rest of the rifle. See the * mark on the reciever? That was originally an "X" that the solviets stamped on. Every original k98 from first to last had their bolts blued, no exception!
Pancioization 7 months ago
I have a russian capture. Was the bolt really polished like that?
allgoraro 7 months ago
Absolutely NOT! His rifle is a Michells Mauser. It has been totally tampered with by that company, there is almost nothing original about it! MM's takes rc's and messes with them further. Your RC is closer to how it should look as original german production. The solviets took all their captures apart and placed parts into bins, threw out damged parts, dip blued the parts and put them back together disregarding serial numbers.
Pancioization 7 months ago
@Pancioization Thanks, that is was I thought--I do not see why a military rifle would have a polished bolt like that one. Mine was made in Oberndorf (at least the receiver) in 1944 and is really fun to shoot.
allgoraro 7 months ago
@allgoraro Oberndorf is the original Mauser factory started by Paul Mauser and his Brother. Take care of it.... Even RC's have their own special place in WW2 and post war history, unlike these abominations created by Don Michell and his comapny of fakers. When you go to that "level" of removing original serial numbers and restamping them to match with new fake numbers, it really is tragic. It is meant to decieve people for profit. I wish somebody would press charges for false advertising...
Pancioization 7 months ago
@Pancioization come by my page I posted a quick video of my rifle. I agree. Creating fake rifles can only be a bad thing--it is not like they are going to start making them again and how can one replace the history of it just for aesthetics!
allgoraro 7 months ago
Absolutely NOT! His rifle is a Michells Mauser. It has been totally tampered with by that company, there is almost nothing original about it! MM's takes rc's and messes with them further. Your RC is closer to how it should look as original german production. The solviets took all their captures apart and placed parts into bins, threw out damged parts, dip blued the parts and put them back together disregarding serial numbers.
Pancioization 7 months ago
im new her. your vids are great thanks for the work you but into them
fisherdigital 7 months ago
Aufwiedersehen!
CitizenJohnSmith 7 months ago
Nice vid and a beautiful rifle! Good work.
MisterBorg9 7 months ago
Hey Scootch! Thanks for the review! Sure does look hot where you are, I know it's hot down here is Houston.
TenebraearumParvulus 7 months ago
i would only want one if it was actually used in the war
TSCO420 7 months ago
My neighbor, a hunter had 2 of these ... Amazing rifles! They are really well made and also pretty heavy!
I'm German by the way and eventhough i hate what Hitler and his followers did, you can not deny that these rifles are absolutely excellent!
MrElgigante 7 months ago
Thing's fucking beautiful. You are one fortunate guy, Sootch. Rock on
RockerRocco1 7 months ago
my friend has one of these, beautiful gun, and you may not notice it on video, but compared to other contemporary rifles, that thing is built like a tank
psychoclown420 7 months ago
That is a very beautiful rifle. Thanks for sharing another wonderful piece of history.
Keep up the good work.
dnance1234 7 months ago
Man whenever i get a 98 i INSTANTLY put a dam rubber pad on it
TacticalSerenity17 7 months ago
thats a rifle . i love it
ilovepsi 7 months ago
recoil compared to a Garand? Same, less or way more =)
robin6512 7 months ago
What a beautiful weapon Sootch!!!!!!!!! Thanks for sharing
lhusby 7 months ago
Nice!
hlaser88 7 months ago
those rifles are getting hard to find.. Oh, the replacement rifle,the STG was history's first assualt rifle.. great video.. thanks for sharing and posting.
taeim43 7 months ago
G'day Sootch00,
Just saw this vid and loved it. I have a K98 exactly the same. Its also a 1940 model which i got in unissued condition. Its probably only a few numbers away from yours of the production line :-P. I love it and its definitely one o