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JHV-42 G98/40
todays scrap find 
all matching, eagle proofs, nice condition..missing rod and front sight hood
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What do you mean by "scrap find"? Is it lurking online or at somebody's house?
Those can fetch major money from what I've seen at past auctions, around four figures.
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10-18-2020, 05:52 PM
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More detailed pics would help. Looks nice, several divisions were armed with these, IIRC. Original sling? Good bore? If it takes a standard Mauser sight hood and rod, they are available. Check out the K98 Forum.
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Very cool old rifle. You don’t see many out there on the market.
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If it is all matching, original condition, non import marked, non molested, stock non sanded, decent bore, to a collector that wants it badly, that rifle would bring $2k+
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If it is all matching, original condition, non import marked, non molested, stock non sanded, decent bore, to a collector that wants it badly, that rifle would bring $2k+
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Cocks on close unlike the K98k. Sweet looking rifle.
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I had a 98/40 about 20 years ago. It wasn't as nice as the OP's plus the bolt assembly was mismatched to the rifle but was just one number off. I don't recall how much I sold it for back then but it was about the same as a K98k in similar shape.
It's an interesting design with a Mannlicher action, Mauser magazine and Lee Enfield-style stock with its butt separate from the forend.
I don't know what the OP's rifle is worth but they are not frequently encountered compared to all the K98k Mausers that are out there.
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Fun fact, the G98/40 featured heavily in the holodeck scenes in a Star Trek: Voyager double header regarding a fun-loving bunch called the Hirogen.
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That is a good gun, getting it into the hands of a collector that will pay top dollar maybe a trick.
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