roguetwelve12
New member
Hi all,
Love these forums, and now I get to contribute my own mystery to the lot! I have in my collection a nice Kar98 that I've been in posession of for a few years. I noted a few curious markings upon purchasing the rifle, but now I'm delving into their mysteries further, to no avail. So I'm turning to my FiringLine friends for help.
1) There is a capital "R", very neatly and clearly stamped on the RIGHT side of the receiver, located lateral to the BNZ 41 (but at a right angle to it). I can't seem to find anything on what this might mean, so I was hoping some of you might be able to enlighten me.
2) Here's a really interesting feature. On the LEFT lateral side of the receiver, just behind the serial number stamped there, there is a very clear "St.G" stamped. Again, I have very few ideas what this might be. I was told that it might mean "St. Gallen", which is a town from Switzerland, but I couldn't tell you how that would end up on a Germany-produced rifle.
I wish I had pictures, but I'm unfortunately away from home for the next month or so with, obviously, no gun in tow. I'm hoping you all can enlighten me a little bit on either of these points!
Thanks so much!
Love these forums, and now I get to contribute my own mystery to the lot! I have in my collection a nice Kar98 that I've been in posession of for a few years. I noted a few curious markings upon purchasing the rifle, but now I'm delving into their mysteries further, to no avail. So I'm turning to my FiringLine friends for help.
1) There is a capital "R", very neatly and clearly stamped on the RIGHT side of the receiver, located lateral to the BNZ 41 (but at a right angle to it). I can't seem to find anything on what this might mean, so I was hoping some of you might be able to enlighten me.
2) Here's a really interesting feature. On the LEFT lateral side of the receiver, just behind the serial number stamped there, there is a very clear "St.G" stamped. Again, I have very few ideas what this might be. I was told that it might mean "St. Gallen", which is a town from Switzerland, but I couldn't tell you how that would end up on a Germany-produced rifle.
I wish I had pictures, but I'm unfortunately away from home for the next month or so with, obviously, no gun in tow. I'm hoping you all can enlighten me a little bit on either of these points!
Thanks so much!