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A bolt mismatch, assuming all else is correct is easily a $600 gun....an all matching gun, assuming again, it is correct and matching is $1000 and up....I'd say you did great. 98k collectors don't...

Good valid points butlersrangers....my shortened 1898 had a 1901 sight on it, which I liked (but I like 03's too...)...I've got another buddy who loves Krags and has lots of parts, so I could get...

Hey guys....I am mainly a 98k collector, but have a fair sized US collection, and always wanted to at least get a representative Krag for it...

I've had a very nice, arsenal done (so I am told)...

Completely wrong, it does sound like a bogus sales pitch for Mitchells...ALL 98k bolts were either blued or phosphated. Some of the phosphate used little or no tint, so they might look unfinished,...

47"-48" is correct for a WWII issue sling. The 56" I would guess only has two holes for the keeper? They are almost certainly post war Austrian Stg slings. They look the part, and make great 98k...

Original un-reworked Gew 98's will have receivers and bolts in the white, the rest blued...it will have the Lange "Roller Coaster" sight....

They are out there, and don't command the prices of...

Mitchell's are pimp shined junk, not worth a quarter of what they sell for. They are merely pimp shined RC's. Their "matching" numbers are numbers ground off and restamped. Their bolts are ALWAYS in...

If you are lucky $5.00 a piece...but thats the high end!

33/40 and 98/40 sight hoods are very different than regular 98k hoods...and not easy to find. If Jake has one for you, you are very lucky!