DOU 45 pictures

[vivelacolo]

The main theme of my collection is mainly French, I try very hard not to develop an interest in another field. however every once in a while I cannot resist an interesting piece so all through the years I have acquired few dozens of German rifles.
Since this one came out I decided to document it.
All the numbers match and I strongly believe that nothing was done to that rifle since it left Bystrika.

[louscamaro91]

Beautiful!

[vivelacolo]

[vivelacolo]

I believe that could be one of the last +/_ 10000 produced at Bystrika.
Best regards
Robert Olivier

[Markus]

I love the grain on that stock!

[bruceflinch]

Very Nice!

[TheExpertish]

Great pictures. I've got a chrome bayo that would go nicely with that.

[vivelacolo]

I'm NOT looking to sell, just for insurance sake, determine a value. I'm curious to know what some of you think.
Best regards
RRO

[mosinnagantm9130]

Is the sling also an original? Nice late K98!

[SVT-40]

Nice. A great piece showing the expected amount of wear but still in excellent condition. Is the stock numbered to the gun?

The info in my books show Bystrica produced 29,712 1945 dated rifles. There was the first series of 10,000 without the letter , then the second series with the "a" suffix (which your is a late member). Then the third and final series with A "b" suffix. So yours would have been just at the beginning of the last 10,000 made.

Apparently many of the last series were Kriegsmodells, so your was definitely one of the last true full production full rifles with all the K-98 features.

For insurance I would value it at over $3,500. Mind you thats not a selling price but a insurance price.

[WW2Buff]

Excellent find. I was just telling my dad how I prefer the earlier and later examples of military rifles and you found a great one. Any plans to put a few rounds through it?