K98k problems..please help

[Slickrick214]

I just picked up my K98k this afternoon. When I got it of course they shipped it with the bolt out of the gun and wrapped up in bubble wrap. I'm having trouble getting the bolt back into place. The saftey lever is stuck in the far left position and I can't get it to move. How do I get the saftey lever to move again and what position does the safety lever have to be in to re-insert the bolt into position?

[ScottG]

Interesting problem. I don't have one, but the '03 Springfield is supposed to be a ripoff, er, a clone of the Mauser so perhaps the safety lever needs to be between the safe and fire positions.

[Slickrick214]

Yea the Springfield 1903 mechanics is suppose to be a direct copy of Peter and Paul Mausers design. Springfield pretty much copied the locking lug design and made it their own rifle in what is now the famous 1903 Springfield.

I got onto surplus rifles website and read over the whole thing then tried it for myself. It took forever before I finally got it right and trust me I'll NEVER make that mistake again. It was a huge pain to pull back the sear and twist the bolt shield to uncock it. I practically went through the ceiling when I finally got the bolt back into position.

[Slickrick214]

Ok here are the pictures.


Stand up shot


Side view of gun and Reich eagle markings.


Side view of gun again and close up of Reich eagle markings.


Side top view of manf date and arsenal markings on reciever

[Slickrick214]

Top view of manf date and arsenal markings on reciever, bolt handle and on safety


View of barrel, barrel bands and cleaning rod


laying down compleate view of gun.

[janikphoto]

nice. how much did you pay?

[Slickrick214]

By the time I got done with buying the gun, shipping and the transfer fee it came to about 500 dollars.

[ScottG]

Good thing you have the cleaning rod. They just look funny when the rod isn't there....

[Slickrick214]

Yea I know. I was detemined to get one with a cleaning rod. Overall the gun is in good condition. The metal is pretty good. It was rated by the dealer at about 60% bluing with slight patina mix. Thats just about right to me after looking over all the metal parts once I got the gun. The bluing on the barrel and reciever is in pretty good shape. It has a few patches of patina here and there but overall the bluing is still pretty nice after 60 years. The trigger and trigger guard and floor plate are in the worst shape. The bluing is pretty much compleatly gone and its all patina. There is no pitting though so I can live with that.

[Electron Don]

http://www.surplusrifle.com/mauser98...2006/index.asp

This url will take to you a good set of instructions with pictures. I remember having the same problem and this fixed it. I think that it's an issue of the bolt has to be cocked/uncocked a certain way.