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K98's With Winter Trigger Guard

Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 6:50 am
by ian27
Just wondering if anyone had any idea how many K98's were made with the winter trigger guard, and what factories made them. A friend has an RC with the winter trigger guard, i dont recall but it had either the dou or dot code. I have not seen too many for sale.

Ian

Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:53 am
by gew98
The goofy loop triggerguard 98k's are ALL POSTWAR czech rebuilds....that is czech stamped triggerguards. The germans did not design nor produce these pregnant one peice triggerguards.

Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:52 am
by ian27
gew98, Thanks for the heads up, I didnt realise that. I must start to do a bit of reading up on them. The trigger guard does look a bit funny. That rules out buying one then. I must start to put more pressure on my mate to sell his S/42 bring back. :lol:

Regards

Ian

Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 10:07 am
by gew98
Ian ; The triggerguards are post war czech , some of the Dou marked rifles are postwar assembly and manufacture as well. The czechs refurbished alot of former german 98k's with these triggerguards so you may find a wartime rifle so equipped and simply ditch the goofy guard and replace it with a wartime german made guard.