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Old 12-12-2009, 20:17   #27
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T.R. is right on the M-98
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Hate to disagree, JJ, but unless I missed something, the K98 Mauser is actually an 8mm (7.92x57 Mauser).
It is indeed a LARGE ring 7.92. The dou indicates it was made in the Deutches Waffen Werke Brunn, Bystrica in 1943. A very desireable weapon among Mauser collectors.
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