The two new blondes in my life

[Meaty]

Now which one do I take to Thetford Gallery on Saturday?

[Dr. Strangelove]

If that's an art gallery I'd suggest the dog, if it's a range the rifle might be more useful!

[Christel]

If you want extra attention, bring the dog!

[Chuck]

Been provenm a cute dog is more attarctive to women than an Aston Martin..................or a cool rifle.

[Tower75]

Neat. That's not a "German" 98k is it? Jerry rifles seem very uncommon on the whole.

[Meaty]

Hello,
The k98 is all stamped up in the right places, apart from the two barrel bands which have different numbers. It is a late 1944 model made by J.P.Sauer and generally is in great shape. I have been looking through historical records and because it was one of the last k98's to come out of the factory it is a bit of an odd-ball (no bayonet lug or barrel band retaining clips!) I think in the States it is referred to as a 'semi-Kriegsmarine'-not to sure about this myself but hopefully it is a good shooter.
As for the hound (Moose) she came to us from a rescue centre about three weeks ago and seems to like guns/rabbits!
Does anyone know why J.P.Sauer stopped producing rifles in 1944?

[froggy]

Salut ,

You mean "Semi-Kriegsmodell" not KM
Is your rifle a russian re-issued one ? did it come from a Norvegian arsenal ?
We talked about it before and as far as I know CE did not make Kriegsmodell .
My take on it, but I might be wrong, it that the stock is not the original one and does not belong to the rifle or a rifle made by JP Sauer in 44.
The factory was based in Suhl which, as a center for weapons manufactoring, was extensively bombed, so maybe the factory was destroyed or the machines relocated , hence 1944 being the last year they made K98 ??

[ovenpaa]

Rifle looks very good, as does the Mutt, how old is she?

[Meaty]

That makes a lot of sense Froggy, I might in the future try to put it back to way it should be but at the moment I shall just enjoy shooting it.
Dave, Moose is approximately three years old but she was a stray and we know like about her apart from that she has a brilliant temperament and house trained :shakeshout: