The top of the receiver is marked "MOD98 over byf/45" and the right side has the Mauser factory acceptance proofs. The left side of the barrel and receiver, both have a single eagle firing proof. The rear sight base has been adapted with the dovetail base for the ZF 41 scope mount and scope. This is a late war rifle that has stamped components to include the barrel bands, trigger guard and floorplate, with the trigger guard and floorplate stamped with a "svw" and "byf" proof respectively with both having a single "eagle/135" proof. The barrel bands are screwed on to the stock and are unnumbered and unproofed. The bolt is numbered "8992" on top of the handle and has a "1" proof on the underside. It has the standard K98 front and rear sight with the rear sight graduated from 1-20 (100-2000 meters). It is fitted with the laminated stock and hand guard. The stock has only a single "eagle/135" Waffenamt proof on the right side and is fitted with the late war cupped buttplate. The mount is marked on the rear leg, "eagle 214/duv" with the serial number 87 electro-pencil marked on both scope rings and the mount. The scope is marked "cag/ZF/41/12114" and is missing the rain shields.