*MAUSER LAST DITCH MODEL VG98 BOLT ACTION RIFLE.

Revised: 3/3/2008

(Additional Information) Please Note: Consignor states that “This is the gun that is pictured in The Standard Catalogue of Military Firearms by Schwing, 3rd Edition on pg 167 under Model VG-98”.

*MAUSER LAST DITCH MODEL VG98 BOLT ACTION RIFLE. SN 7136. Cal. 8 mm. German last ditch Volks rifle made near the end of the war in an attempt to be prepared to arm the population. It has a 21″ heavy, stepped, rnd bbl, crudely machined with the “BNZ/1” in a shield over chamber area. It has a welded in place front sight and a fixed V-notch rear sight. Chamber is marked “bnz45”. Mounted in a slab-side thick birch stock with a crude wire sling loop in tip of forestock with a slot in buttstock. It has a blind magazine and a crude stamped trigger guard. This variation of the model is the most crude of all the VG & VK98s produced. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching. Crude machined & poorly finished. Retains most of its orig gray/green phosphate finish on metal and light shellac on stock with grain checks and a few minor nicks. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-31834 (4,000-6,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2008

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	358	$0.00	Revised: 3/3/2008 (Additional Information) Please Note: Consignor states that “This is the gun that is pictured in The Standard Catalogue of Military Firearms by Schwing, 3rd Edition on pg 167 under Model VG-98”. MAUSER LAST DITCH MODEL VG98 BOLT ACTION RIFLE. SN 7136. Cal. 8 mm. German last ditch Volks rifle made near the end of the war in an attempt to be prepared to arm the population. It has a 21″ heavy, stepped, rnd bbl, crudely machined with the “BNZ/1” in a shield over chamber area. It has a welded in place front sight and a fixed V-notch rear sight. Chamber is marked “bnz45”. Mounted in a slab-side thick birch stock with a crude wire sling loop in tip of forestock with a slot in buttstock. It has a blind magazine and a crude stamped trigger guard. This variation of the model is the most crude of all the VG & VK98s produced. CONDITION: Fine to very fine, all matching. Crude machined & poorly finished. Retains most of its orig gray/green phosphate finish on metal and light shellac on stock with grain checks and a few minor nicks. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-31834 (4,000-6,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2008 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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