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Walther G.43 Sniper 'ac 44' 8mm SN: 1566h

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Walther G.43 Sniper 'ac 44' 8mm SN: 1566h
Rifle. Semi-Automatic. German WW2 military issued rifle. 10-rd detachable box magazine. Gas-operated short-stroke piston, flapper locking. 21.5" barrel. Produced 1943-45 with a total of 402,713 made. Serrated ramp front blade and tangent rear sights. Bolt hold open lever on bolt carrier. Rough machined receiver, and bolt carrier. Does not have the threaded muzzle. Left receiver stamped "G.43 "ac 44", and Eagle/Swastika proof. Small waffenamt on top of receiver appears to be Eagle/waAA44. Eagle/359 waffenamt on bolt carrier, rear sight, trigger, and right receiver. Serial number matched on receiver, bolt carrier. Rifle is fitted with a WW2, non-matching scope mount with the round ends, that has a single waffenamt Eagle/359. Serial number "4597" milled into the front end of the mount. Locking lever marked "fest" on the outside, and "lose" on the backside. It is fitted with correct mid-war ZF 4 scope, the only scope used exclusively with K43, and G43's. Scope is marked Gw ZF 4 dow followed by a blue triangle, with "26210" underneath. "dow" is for maker Opticotechna GmbH, Prerau. (Czechoslovakia)(Walther smetimes used the dow's) Correct leather lens covers. Clear optics. markings highlighted in white. Bore is good with strong rifling. Phosphate metal finish is good with some minor scratches/edge wear. Wood stock/handguard are good with some minor scratches/dings. There is a small waffenamts, behind the triggerguard and left stock which I can't read. Eagle359 waffenamt on the underside forward of the buttplate. Cupped steel buttplate is hinged for cleaning gear is good. Cleaning rod present. Action is crisp/tight. One blued 10-rd magazine marked "aye" ( Bueromaschinenwerke, Erfurt.) "K43" ,and waffenamt Eagle/WaD43. Correct K98 sling marked "L&F". NRA Condition-Near Very Good. C&R Firearm.