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mapsjanhere · March 29, 2012, 08:39 AM

According to Ball's Military Mausers book, FN send 24,000 from 1930 - 1934 and a second batch of 165,000 from 1937 - 1939. Compared to the millions of copies the Chinese made themselves, original FN are pretty rare. $150 for any 98 model is pretty cheap nowadays, so you probably have a find there.
Oh, and the "hebrew" character is part of the Belgian rampart lion over PV proof mark (the top E with star is the inspector's mark, the perron underneath the main proof).

March 29, 2012, 08:39 AM	#6
mapsjanhere Senior Member Join Date: August 6, 2009 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 2,832	According to Ball's Military Mausers book, FN send 24,000 from 1930 - 1934 and a second batch of 165,000 from 1937 - 1939. Compared to the millions of copies the Chinese made themselves, original FN are pretty rare. $150 for any 98 model is pretty cheap nowadays, so you probably have a find there. Oh, and the "hebrew" character is part of the Belgian rampart lion over PV proof mark (the top E with star is the inspector's mark, the perron underneath the main proof). __________________ I used to love being able to hit hard at 1000 yards. As I get older I find hitting a mini ram at 200 yards with the 22 oddly more satisfying.