"dou" 1945 German Mauser K98k bolt-action rifle chambered in 8mm Mauser (7.92×57mm). The "dou" code identifies production by Waffenwerke Brünn, Werk Bystrica (Považská Bystrica), dated 1945 — late/end-of-war manufacture. This is a fully matching example, with all numbers matching including the stock and small parts, and it carries no import mark. The bore is bright with sharp rifling. The rifle is complete with its sight hood and cleaning rod, and the stock shows an old, arsenal-style repair.
The K98k was the standard-issue German service rifle of World War II. Fully matching examples — with the stock and small parts numbered to the rifle — are considerably more desirable than the force-matched Russian-capture guns that make up much of the surviving supply, and a non-imported, all-matching late-war "dou" Bystrica rifle is a strong collector piece. Complete with sight hood and cleaning rod and retaining a bright, sharp-rifled bore, this K98k presents as an honest, correct, and complete example of end-of-war German production, its period arsenal-style stock repair noted for full transparency.
Specifications
Manufacturer: Waffenwerke Brünn, Werk Bystrica (code "dou")
Country of origin: Germany (late-war production, Považská Bystrica)
Year: 1945
Model: K98k
Action: Bolt action (Mauser 98 pattern)
Caliber: 8mm Mauser (7.92×57mm)
Matching: All numbers matching, including stock and small parts
Condition: Sound; period arsenal-style stock repair
Bore: Bright
Rifling: Sharp
Import mark: None
Included: Sight hood, cleaning rod
