Need help Identifying my K-98

I really don't get into the collecting end of Mausers, but now I am curious. Somebody said, "It should have a Mod. 98 stamped on the left side of the receiver". I can remember using a lot of K98's that were not stamped like that. I always thought they were re-worked Mausers from WWI. (Shortened, bent bolt, ect.) They were German manufacture.
 
What is your take on the m48bo. What is the reputation of these rifles?
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They are by all accounts well made rifles. If you want a Military Mauser for a shooter, they are probably good candidates.

If you are looking for a WW2 artifact, you may want to return it and keep looking.
 
I also have an intermediate length Mauser with a V serial number prefix that looks like the OP's. I read somewhere that they were made in Yugoslavia for the Egyptian Army.
 
Gunplumber,
I agree 100% on it being an m48bo or scrubbed, but I am still puzzled by the Eagle stamp which looks very much like the German imperial eagle. the bolt , upper barrel and receiver all have this stamp. Could these have been from a german rifle from pre nazi days that was reworked into an m48?
 
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