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WWI GEW 98 German Double Claw Sniper Rifle

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:NA
WWI GEW 98 German Double Claw Sniper Rifle
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WWI GEW 98 German Double Claw Sniper Rifle, #8791e, 7.9x57mm cal., 29.5'' blue barrel, bright bolt and receiver, the ring of which is dated 1915; European walnut stock and upper handguard, with correct late WWI/early WWII brown leather sling and cleaning rod. Rifle with unmodified Grand Vizier rear sight. Topped with a Voigtlander (Braunschwieg) 3-power scope with German three-post reticle. (This scope originally numbered to another rifle and re-issued and hand-serialized during its period of use. Markings are well accomplished and hand engraved.) All visible matching serial numbers; stock is unnumbered. Condition is excellent retaining approx. 93% blue. Bolt, receiver, and magazine follower are bright with very little carbon spotting. Stock with mild impressions. Bright bore, nice crown, smooth action, clear optics. Est.: $4,000-$6,000. (C&R)