98k Short Side Rail Sniper Build

[36g]

Project rifle for movie prop and shooting. Goal was to make an earlier version as was made from GEW 98. Starting receiver was a 1916 receiver with 1920 overstamp. Stock was a 98k style. Barrel was a nice bore 98k profile in 8mm. All other parts and pieces were mix of WWII and pre/post war.



Starting parts





Finished rifle

Stock was reconfigured to add finger grooves (along the lines of some GEW 98 or Standard Modell Mausers), a firing pin disassembly disc added, and relieved for the scope mount base. Stained with Fiebings Medium Brown dye and a couple of coats of boiled linseed oil. Still need to sight the scope in (repro ZF39 Zielvier). Scope mount was a repro Type 3 short side rail.

[Dan Cash]

Very, very nice. Would like to know how it shoots.

[LAGS]

You need to get a Sniper Style Safety from Gun Parts Corp.
I just built a sniper for someone out of a 24/47 Yugo and installed the sniper safety on it for him.
Sorry I can't post pictures.

[36g]

You need to get a Sniper Style Safety from Gun Parts Corp.
I just built a sniper for someone out of a 24/47 Yugo and installed the sniper safety on it for him.
Sorry I can't post pictures.

The large sniper style safety wasn't used on the SSR rifles. It was developed and used on later sniper variants. I have one on a Long Side Rail 98k. The modified short safety (actually a unique factory made short safety) was used for the SSR.

[LAGS]

Yes you are correct.
That is why I put that safety on the one I built.
It would be more like a post war Sniper from the Yugo conflicts.
But I go with function more than staying Historically Correct unless it truly is an original model rifle.

[36g]

This rifle was built for an upcoming WWII movie, hence the desire to be historically correct. I agree that the larger safety is easier to use and would be more appropriate for a post-war build.