K98 Sniper scope mount variations?

[emcon5]

I am trying to get a little better understanding of German sniper rifles without having to spend $70-$100 on a book.

Can anyone point me to an online resource that gives an overview of the different K98k scope mounting systems? with the general time periods for each?

Short side rail
Long side rail
Low turret
High turret
Swept back/ZF4 mount
Single claw
Double claw

Why were there so many variants, did each manufacturer come up with their own system?

Thanks,

[mosinnagantm9130]

I'd be curious to know about this too, if anyone knows such a place.

[SVT-40]

Just buy the books. That subject is so very detailed it would take thousands of post to eve scratch the surface.

[TRAP55]

Just buy the books. That subject is so very detailed it would take thousands of post to eve scratch the surface.

This^^^
Roughly, the claw mounts came out first, all the rest more or less ran together, and the ZF 4 coming in last. They used whatever they could get a hold of, even some Russian made PE scopes.
Here's a rare one, a 2.5X Zeiss mounted to the rear sight on a WWI GEW 98.

[Paulie Lugnuts]

THere was an article in Shotgun News a couple of monthes ago. You might check online and see if they sell back issues.

[diopter]

This might just get your feet wet.

http://k98k.com/pictures.html

[emcon5]

Well, I bought Law's Backbone of the Wehrmacht, Vol. II: Sniper Variations of the German K98k Rifle. Good book, with a staggering volume of detail.

For future reference, I will answer my own question with a general overview from the book:

Short side railLow & High turret 1939, High vs low was evidently determined by the availability and variation of commercial optics. Some scopes needed to sit higher to clear the bolt handle. Early examples made by Army Ordinance offices, later produced Mauser Oberndorf and JP Sauer & Sohn

Long side rail 1943, developed by JP Sauer & Sohn with thicker receiver wall, produced primarily by Gustloff-Werke

Single & Double claw Both introduced in 1943, primarily used by Waffen SS, who made their own sniper rifles.

Swept back/ZF4 1945, attempt to standardize on the Zf4 scope originally designed for G43. They didn't get far before the war ended.

[TRAP55]

Excellent summary, which one ya going to build now?

[Jarhead]

You will need more than one book if your a serious student of the German WW2 Sniper rifles

http://www.accumounts.com/

[emcon5]

Excellent summary, which one ya going to build now?

Actually leaning toward a high turret. I got a AR 1942 Barreled Action from Rguns before they ran out, keeping my options open, and I have a couple old steel Tube Weaver K4s that wouldn't look out of place.

The price of admission is pretty high though, a split-ring High Turret from Accumounts is $250 for the mount alone, not counting the expense of getting it properly mounted, plus I still need a stock and handguard.

I could roll the dice on one of the Chinese repro ZF39s for ~$100 more and get a scope as well.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mauser-K98-Sniper-ZF39-Scope-Mount-Reproductions-All-Steel-RSM-/261146319031?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3ccd8898b7

You will need more than one book if your a serious student of the German WW2 Sniper rifles

http://www.accumounts.com/

Don't really need to get any deeper, all I wanted was an overview, and when I got it, I figured I would share with the class, so to speak. It is not meant to be all inclusive. Feel free to add more if you so desire.