This Portuguese contract Mauser K98k is dated 1937, is chambered in 8mm Mauser (7.92x57mm), and carries serial E150xxA. All numbers are matching. Various Nazi stamps are visible on the receiver and barrel, and the rifle is non-sanitized. The bore is a mirror bore with sharp rifling, and the rifle is mechanically excellent. The wood stock is solid, without cracks. It comes complete with its cleaning rod.
Portugal turned to Mauser Oberndorf in 1937 to replace its Model 1904 Mauser-Vergueiro rifles, ordering 100,000 K98k rifles in 7.92mm Mauser. Half were built to the same standard pattern used by the Wehrmacht and designated m/937, while the other half, the m/937A, carried minor changes to the front sight and sling swivels. Rifles from the 1937 contract bear the Portuguese crest on the receiver with a 1937 date, although deliveries ran into 1938, and they carry standard Wehrmacht-pattern proof marks. A second contract followed in 1941, again in the standard German configuration, under the designation m/937B, and a portion of the Portuguese production was requisitioned for German military use during the war. The rifles that remained in Portugal largely stayed in storage rather than seeing combat. A 1937 date places this rifle in the first Portuguese contract.
Specifications
Manufacturer: Mauser Oberndorf
Country of origin: Germany (Portuguese contract)
Year: 1937
Model: K98k (Portuguese contract)
Action: Bolt action
Caliber: 8mm Mauser (7.92x57mm)
Serial: E150xxA
Matching: All numbers matching
Markings: Various Nazi stamps visible on receiver and barrel; non-sanitized
Stock: Solid wood stock without cracks
Bore: Mirror bore
Rifling: Sharp
Included: Cleaning rod
Mechanical condition: Mechanically excellent
