Amberg GEW 98

[metalcruncher]

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[TRAP55]

Cut down in Spain?, and imported in the 60's, no import marks. They offered a "butter knife" bolt handle too.

[capt14k]

Cut down in Spain?, and imported in the 60's, no import marks. They offered a "butter knife" bolt handle too.

Butter knife bolt handle? Do you mean like the handle on the Kar98 carbine?

I agree rifle OP posted is some sort of chopped up mess.

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[TRAP55]

Not really a chopped up mess, they were actually fairly well done at the time. Back when it was done, you could buy a half dozen of these rifles for $100 out of a wine barrel. That's what makes a complete and original GEW98 what they're worth today.
Butter Knife bolt handles were common on Euro sporters. The GEW88 Karabiners had a version that was forged flat and bent.

[metalcruncher]

Thanks for the replies. I had never heard of the conversions. With the above info, I dug a little deeper. Here is a side by side comparison between a modified and unmodified GEW.

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And another explanation:

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