The YouTube pictures of parading German Bundeswehr and Bundesmarine ceremonial troops make it clear they have a big inventory of ceremonial use 98Ks. They not only look real, they sound real when they slap them around and produce the classic "clash of arms" during drill. I'm just curious as to how deactivated they are, I suspect totally welded barrels but bolts removable so they can slop around and produce the sound. Whatever they are they are certainly more convincing than the toylike M-1 dummy rifles our forces have gone to.

Anybody know?