1113 RARE LATE WAR STEYR VK-98 GERMAN BOLT ACTION RIFLE

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This item SOLD at 2025 May 08 @ 11:40UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT
Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 3,000.00 USD
Estimated at 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD
Cal. 8x57 (8mm Mauser). S# 6797. Bbl. 21". Blade front sight. Fixed rear sight. Matching numbers on bbl. & bolt handle. Other parts unnumbered & bottom of bolt has proper "V" marking. Simplified late war German Mauser style rifle made to arm Volksstrum with an estimated 10,000 being made. Receiver top marked "bnz 45" denoting Steyr mfr. in 1945. Phosphate finish. Beech "Slab" stock with leather sling. CONDITION: stock shows some light scratches & scattered handling marks. Metal retains 92% original phosphate with some edge wear, thinning & light oxidation mostly on trigger guard. Action functions properly when hand cycled. Very good + bright bore. (25-556/MJC). CURIO. $6000-9000.