So I spotted this for sale and it caught my eye but some things are really confusing. It's a Yugo K98 but someone seemed to went to some trouble to try and pass it off as a real sniper rifle.
So the first thing that caught my eye was the split ring side mount. That just isn't correct in my opinion. Now that normally doesn't matter since I'm more interested in a shooter anyways.
The side mount had markings that appear to be peened for some reason? Not sure why if it's a reproduction mount?
Scope is period correct at least with the serial number putting it in the proper era
Yugo markings
Serial number of rifle is U6911, now U Block serial numbers are generally a good sign for a real sniper rifle
Bolt serial number matches
Bottom metal serial number does not. Not a big deal.
I know nothing about the extended safeties on K98 rifles. This has the serial number for the rifle but I don't know if it was stamped to give more authenticity?
The seller is asking $3500 Canadian for the rifle, about $2600 USD for it. He has never shot it so can't confirm how it shoots. I just can't tell if it was a real K98 sniper rifle at one point with a reproduction mount or if it's just a fake.
So the first thing that caught my eye was the split ring side mount. That just isn't correct in my opinion. Now that normally doesn't matter since I'm more interested in a shooter anyways.
The side mount had markings that appear to be peened for some reason? Not sure why if it's a reproduction mount?
Scope is period correct at least with the serial number putting it in the proper era
Yugo markings
Serial number of rifle is U6911, now U Block serial numbers are generally a good sign for a real sniper rifle
Bolt serial number matches
Bottom metal serial number does not. Not a big deal.
I know nothing about the extended safeties on K98 rifles. This has the serial number for the rifle but I don't know if it was stamped to give more authenticity?
The seller is asking $3500 Canadian for the rifle, about $2600 USD for it. He has never shot it so can't confirm how it shoots. I just can't tell if it was a real K98 sniper rifle at one point with a reproduction mount or if it's just a fake.
