Question for K98 experts

[spb_la]

Hello Gents,

Came across a 1944 dot K98 (sorry, did not have an opportunity to take pictures).

It is mis-matched and obviously re-blued, sitting in laminated stock. The year and "dot" are in white color, sharply contrasting with the black color of the receiver and barrel. Small screws on the bottom are present.
Interesting part is it has no import marks of any kind, and eagles are intact.
If it is a bring-back - then where was it re-arsenalled? If it is a RC - how did it get into the country without import marks?
I am sure you guys know the answer - please enlighten me...

[TRAP55]

Imported before import marks were required?
Does it have an X stamped anywhere on the receiver ring?
Got pics?

[Crunch130]

Someone here added the white.

How mismatched? If only the bolt is mismatched but the bolt matches itself, it could be a vet bringback or a pre-'68 import that someone reblued.

Or it could have been rebarreled, or shallow import marks on the barrel (like my K98s have) could have been scrubbed off, which could explain the rebluing.

A 1944 may never have been re-arsenalled, depending what country it was in at the end of the war. But the Russians re-arsenalled all the K98's, whether they needed it or not.

Need complete pix of everything to come up with better opinions.

Crunch

[Emdawg]

Look at it to make sure the import marks were not scrubbed off.

Imported before import marks were required?
Does it have an X stamped anywhere on the receiver ring?
Got pics?

If it is a Russian Capture, then there is no way that is was imported before 1968, when most of the current import rules were mandated.

[spb_la]

Thank you all, I'll try to get some more info on it.

[Springfield45]

Could it be a last ditch type mauser that was a GI bring back? In 1944 the germans were pretty mach spent. New rifles were made quickly and they cut out any unnecessary steps. A lot of spare parts were pulled off the shelves when they could. It could be original.