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Moloch · September 19, 2009, 06:43 AM

I have a few german Gewehr 98's from 1915 to 1917, compared to my pre-war export mauser 1908 (brasil) there is a difference in fit of parts, as example the safety level locks nice and tight and does not move at all in ''shoot'' position. The Gewehr 98 1917 ''Spandau'' as example has a very loose safety lever, there is als a noticeable difference in locking the bolt - the 1908's bolt will glide whereas the Spandau Gewehr 98's bolt will rumble a bit. Both are extremely accurate.

To me the differences between a pre-war G98 and a late-war G98 is not worth mentioning it.

This is my brasil 1908 G98 but re-bored to 8x57

September 19, 2009, 06:43 AM	#25
Moloch Senior Member Join Date: November 27, 2005 Posts: 1,419	I have a few german Gewehr 98's from 1915 to 1917, compared to my pre-war export mauser 1908 (brasil) there is a difference in fit of parts, as example the safety level locks nice and tight and does not move at all in ''shoot'' position. The Gewehr 98 1917 ''Spandau'' as example has a very loose safety lever, there is als a noticeable difference in locking the bolt - the 1908's bolt will glide whereas the Spandau Gewehr 98's bolt will rumble a bit. Both are extremely accurate. To me the differences between a pre-war G98 and a late-war G98 is not worth mentioning it. This is my brasil 1908 G98 but re-bored to 8x57 Last edited by Moloch; September 19, 2009 at 06:56 AM.