This is a nice example of an assembled WWII German 98K low turret sniper rifle. This rifle was built using one of the current production set of high turret bases and ring that has been professionally mounted on top of the receiver. The bases and rings have also been professionally numbered to match the rifle and correctly fitted on the scope. The rear of the barrel, components and rear sight base are all proofed with the "eagle/26" Waffenamt. So the top of the receiver is probably marked with the "ar/42" code the wartime code for the Mauser-Werkes factory at Borsigwalde in Berlin, with the receiver side wall marked "Mod.98". It has the early war, milled barrel bands, milled trigger guard and floor plate and has been fitted with a reproduction low scope safety, that is also numbered to match the rifle. It has the inverted "V" front sight and the standard military tangent rear sight graduated to 2000 meters. The stock and handguard are made of laminated wood and the stock is the early version with a flat buttplate and only the take down bolt through the buttstock. The scope is a very late commercial Zeiss Zielsechs (6X) version that is marked on the rear of the tube with "Carl Zeiss/Jena/ Zielsechs, over 72371" and it has the correct style elevation knob on top with range markings to 700 meters.

Professionally restored and assembled, with the rifle itself having 80% of the original blued finish with wear and finish loss on the trigger guard, floor plate, barrel bands and exposed section of the barrel, while the top of the receiver, and rear section of the barrel have better blue finish. The reproduction scope, rings and bases all have 98% blued finish with excellent optics. The stock and hand guard are very good overall, with the stock having been broken through the wrist and professionally repaired, with minor handling marks overall. The rifle has matching numbers on the various parts except the stock and the scope has been stamped to match the rifle. Another example of a very nice representative low turret rifle that would be perfect as a fill-in for a German sniper rifle collection at a fraction of the price of an original one.