Same fior me and at the end you see most part like like the buttstock cover won't even fit anymore as he probably remove 2/3mm of wood to make all scratches and ding disappear. What a massacre ...

@@captnsnafu it was quick though

The better part is its not even a k98.

A number years ago there were several hundred unissued of these on the market here in the US, including original slings and bayonets. I know as I purchased two at the time. The ones I received were still in the factory packing grease! They were manufactured as part of a contract with CZ from the Shah of Iran, to be used by his honor guards but were still at the factory when he was deposed and fled the country. I keep on in the original condition (unfired) and take the other to the range from time to time. A great rifle but I'll still stick with my various Swedish Mausers as my favorites :)

Yeah it's sad that the history is now gone and I'll always give people a little bit of crap for doing this, however I'll always support their right to do whatever with their property be it a rifle of their land and what is on it.

No, BRNO in Czechoslovakia. You had the country right, CZ is in the same country. This BRNO is still making 98 Mauser rifles. They are under the Zastava manufacturers name. Type in Zastava and CZ in your google.

I have an unissued Persian 98/29 Mauser. It was shot three times at the factory at the target in 1931. I have the target. I cleaned the barrel when I bought it and pulled a couple pigtail drill filings out. I paid 700 for it from Samco in the 90s. I got an good condition shooter and a barreled action on the same order. Still have all of them. The Persian Mausers were excellent. I put them up with the 1909 Argentine as far as a military Mauser 98 action. Actually the old country is renamed the Czech Republic.

cool how did you know it (i knew it too but not the model )

I'd bet the telltale signs would be from the Arabic numberings on the rear sight and distinct front sight protective hood. I thought it was even an Ottoman Mauser, maybe the 1903 version. EDIT: yea it's Persian, the chamber crest matches lmao

@@gremlinwithgun7527 must check out the ottoman mauser bayonets they are amazingly beautiful

I didn’t think it was a German Mauser , I stopped the video several times for screen shots so I could enlarge them to see the crest better

How did you find that out? I need to know!

@@FormerMPSGT for the milsurp rifles I have , my understanding is they used linseed oil , then sometime in WWII they switched and started using tungoil , for the M1 Garand

I recently bought a 1943 dou kar98k which is in quite a good shape. But the stock is very oily, and quite sticky, do you know any methods maybe to give it a nice finish without attacking the stock to harshly?

@@FreakiMuffin sorry , I was out of town . I have used a concentrated degreaser / cleaner called Purple Power on a rifle , it is in a spray bottle . I scrubbed the stock throughly then rinsed throughly ( in a shower , sitting in a tub ) with hot water dried it with a towel and hung it up in my lower level of my house . I also use a spray called Oil Eater and have used Citrus Strip , a milder cleaner . Some have used Mineral Spirits with a rag to wipe off the grime and oil . If you use any steel wool the finer the better , make sure to clean the steel wool first before using , it has oil on it to help keep it from rusting . When finished I use several coats of Boiled Linseed Oil on the stock

@@milsurprifleguy7091 thank you man! Definitely gonna use those tips.

Also you went wayyyy too far on the stock. You can see the buttplate no longer fits exactly on the buttstock as the edges are protruding from the wood, so you definitely sanded way too much. The stock disc is also protruding. Please never work on another firearm again. If you want to see someone who actually knows what they’re doing work on something go watch Anvil Gunsmithing.

doesnt it have arabic numerals on the rear sight tho? prob ottoman or persian

yeah, S.N and model was punched in Farsi.

its a persian mauser

Please dont do that, this guy already ruined this rifle

@@granola661 I mean imo nothing wrong with refurnishing a wood stock, make it last longer

@@TheCosmicGuy0111 If there's nothing wrong with the old finish it should be left alone

@@granola661 You are so right, he fucked up that rifle...

@@TheCosmicGuy0111 he didn’t make it last longer

When someone restores an M1 Garand in this fashion: Great job on keeping history alive by restoring this beautiful old war horse! Here's my money! When someone restores a K98: Ewww! It's ruined! And i love how the owner of this channel likes almost all replies, yet never answers any of them 😅

Agree, It is over restored ...

No, it's not "over restored", it's butchered. Look at the fit of the buttplate. Butcher boy removed an 1/8 inch (3mm) of wood. All collector value of that rifle was just destroyed.

Yes czech vz.24 not licence of mauser or something like that persians are only copirighting weapons from other countries

It’s a Persian M98/29, not a VZ24. Still made in Czechoslovakia.

no i use seler

It seems to be an persian mauser actually

@@midz_5089 yea you're right 👍

Nope it's a Persian mauser...

@@tommystone8585 someone already told me 2 months ago 😄 Thanx anyway

Either bluing or rust-bluing solution would be my bet

Model 24 Mauser

Nah its the Persian Mauser Model 98/29, same basic action but with shortened barrel and different sighting system (the Persians called it the 1309 model apparently, as that's the Islamic year of its adoption).

No shit this is just a 98 mauser rifle but not the ww2 k98 obviously

@@elwinvandalen6645 I know right! I thought the same.

@@farhanhashmi2705 still very pretty tho

@@elwinvandalen6645 yea

And a Kar98k is a curved bolt, not a straight bolt

thank you

@@handart4651 You're welcome 🙏🏻

Neither, its not a German rifle, but also its not a japanese arisaka, i Saw someone say It was a persian mauser

Ah I've been bamboozled

The rear tangent sight has Arabic numberings on them. It was definitely Mauser model, and its certainly was made for Arab country contract at some point. The marking on top of the chamber face I'm not too familiar though, gotta have to research more into it.

@@gremlinwithgun7527 where did you come from also Arab hasn't used a Mauser gun in a war besides the Iraq War but still

Just wait for a couple of years and shoot it occasionally until the "patina" returns, and you can sell it as a near-mint well preserved "attic find" 😅