You can also see where the serial number has been ground down and restamped. Here's another example of a MM K98 receiver with asterisk markings stamped on it to disguise other markings. And for some reason, they polished the bolts on most of their K98s. They typically stripped and refinished the stock, and often reblued the metal. And were known to add other fake markings that they thought would increase the rifle's value, especially SS markings. They also commonly restamped the serial numbers, in order to create fake "all matching" rifles. They claimed it was a "special German acceptance mark", but like most of their claims, that's just BS. MM used those overstamped asterisks for years to disguise the Russian Capture "X" markings. Unfortunately, MM K98s are polished, refinished, restamped rifles created by liars and frauds. But then again, I really have nothing to lose.That is a "Mitchell's Mausers" K98. Pretty brave with thin evidence and so-so recall. So I’m going to go out on a limb (a thin and creaky one) and call this a Borsigwalde barrel, bolt and receiver. Again, IIRC, it’s like 1935 through early 1937 then again in ‘39 and/or ‘40. IIRC, the Waffenamt E/211 proofs were mostly used on Mauser Borsigwalde made K98s - and on non-K98 weapons. The Weimar proof marks on the barrel are the same as on two ‘38 Mauser Borsigwalde K98s in my collection. The stamped floor plate is Mauser Oberndorf made and from a much later rifle than the parts that can be identified. The “Mod.98” seems consistent with several German military manufacturers including both Mauser Oberndorf and Mauser Borsigwalde. However, you can kind of make out the last numeral of the SN, I would say it’s a “5” or “6”. Receiver seems to have been scrubbed of SN, year, manufacturer code and proofs.then reblued. Can’t see the TG so can’t speculate on its origin. You should check the bolt shroud, safety, ejector/bolt release to see if they match as well. Not an expert by any means and there are not, truly, enough photos to say much more but.here is what I see. I've got an album linked below with pictures of some of the markings I've found, but I'm not exactly sure where to start going to decode these. This one has a double claw mount installed, which has destroyed that stamping. I've looked at a couple of websites, and most seem to get information from an intact stamping on the top of the receiver. Hey, my fiancee's had her Mauser for a couple years, and I was curious about the meaning of its markings.
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