I went to page 281 in Backboner and to say I found nothing I agree with is an understatement. (It actually suggests what you state, which was a surprise. I had the time to examine the links in some detail, and none of this critique is directed at you, as you are referencing the book properly. The barrels, wood, etc were all stamped to match. This wasn't a quick "arsenal redo" as seen on many US WWII firearms. They made every effort to make these like "new" again before leaving the factory the second time. He says that the S42/G's were recalled in 1940 and completely gone over with the wood and barrels being definitely replaced, as were any small parts that were also worn.
According to page 281 of the 1996 second edition of "Backbone of the Wehrmacht (The German K98k Rifle, 1934 - 1945) by Richard D Law", he refers to these rifles as "Factory Reconditioned". Check for availability of correct WWII K98k sling with German Waffenamt WaA markings, which by itself can add approximately $100-$150 value to the rifle.ฤก.
#Mauser k98 sales serial numbers
Check under wood for matching serial numbers on handguard and stock. See virtual tour pics for details of font type and location of serial numbers.
#Mauser k98 sales serial number
Check for matching serial numbers on left side of receiver, top of bolt flat, barrel, top of safety, top of bolt sleeve, cocking piece, upper band, lower band, butt plate, rear sight leaf, rear sight guide and stock bottom, with last two digits of serial number on virtually all other components, right down to the firing pin and cleaning rod. The "k" is for Kurz, which means "short" in German. The K98k was the primary infantry rifle for the German Wehrmacht during World War II. "SimsonSuhl" and "mrfarb" - The K98k Forum) Many of these rifles were issued to the Volkssturm during the final months of the war as rifles were impossible to due to with most having been captured or destroyed by the Russians.Caliber. This rare rifle has the original late war brushed blue finish on all the parts.
The stock channel has a small "phh" subcontractor proof, and the sling slot has a very small/partial Waffenamt/Eagle proof. It has the correct late war laminated stock and handguard with a cupped, sheet metal buttplate. It has all the correct, unnumbered late war parts including a milled trigger guard and floor plate, as used by the bcd factory with stamped barrel bands and an all blued follower stamped with the wartime code: "lxr". The top of the bolt handle has a very faint "Eagle/N" proofmark. It is fitted with a correct unnumbered late war bolt with the large gas hole. It is fitted with a K98 military style rear sight ("Eagle/359" proof) indicating Mauser manufacture with the inverted "v" front sight and original front sight cover. It is fitted with an original Gustloff barrel stamped: "817.44.bcd" next to a "bcd/shield" manufacturers mark. The barrel is also stamped with a "double heart with an arrow inside", indicating it was assembled by the "Gewehr-Und Fahrradfabrik company" which produced military rifles and machine gun parts until the end of WWII. 8X57 JS" with the chamber area stamped with a double "Eagle/J/3 45", indicating compliance with the 1940 proof laws for rifles and manufacture in March 1945. The underside of the barrel is stamped "3439/F.R. The right side of the receiver has the "Eagle/N" Commercial proof next to the "diamond/U" proofmark indicating a non-military sales rifle. It is serial numbered "3439" with no letter suffix, same as "SS" rifles, with the standard "Mod.98" markings. The receiver is marked "bcd/4" for the Gustloff-Werke factory and (1944) the year the receiver was manufactured.
There were only a few hundred of these rifles actually manufactured during WWII as manufacture was controlled by the Gustloff factory with profit from sales directed to the SS/Nazi Party. This is not one of the standard commercial Mauser sales or post war reworks. This is a like new example of an exceptionally rare late WWII 98K military configuration commercial rifle manufactured by the Gustloff-Werkes factory.