This is a nice example of a WWII German turret sniper rifle that was manufactured by the Mauser factory that has been fitted with a late war Karl Kahles sniper scope. The turret mount rifles were considered the most efficient design of the K98 rifles and they were in service from their introduction in 1939 to the end of the war. The top of the receiver ring is covered by the front turret, the right side of the receiver is marked with a single "eagle 135" Waffenamt proof and the left side has a "eagle 135" and Nazi firing proofs flanking the serial number, with the receiver side wall marked "Mod. 98". The left rear of the barrel is marked with a Nazi firing proof and two "eagle 135" proofmarks. The rifle is fitted with an all blue sniper scope made by Kahles that is marked with the wartime code of "cad" on top of the scope tube, with the elevation adjustments on top graduations from 1 to 8. The rifle has unnumbered milled barrel bands with a wartime stamped trigger guard and floor plate with the single Eagle 135 Waffenamt proof. It has a correct mid-war bolt with the bolt rib on the side with a unnumbered milled safety. The rifle is equipped with a ramp front sight and tangent rear sight graduated to 2,000 meters. The rifle has a late war laminated stock and handguard with cupped buttplate. The right side of the buttstock is marked with a "eagle / WaA135" proof.