This is an example of a WWII German turret type sniper rifle manufactured by the Mauser factory that has been fitted with a Ajacks scope. These K98 turret mounted sniper rifles were in service from 1939 -1945 with many thousand manufactured, which was time consuming to produce. Only the left side of the receiver is marked with the serial (4496a) number (not the barrel) however both have a single "eagle/swastika" firing proof, with a single small "eagle/135" Waffenamt proof on both sides of the receiver with the sidewall marked "Mod.98". It has the late war stamped components, barrel bands, trigger guard and floor plate with the trigger guard numbered and proofed. The rifle is equipped with a hooded ramp front sight and tangent rear sight graduated to 2000 meters. It is fitted with a wartime, dark colored laminated stock and handguard, both are unserial numbered, with a cupped buttplate. The rifle is fitted with a wartime commercial sniper scope made by the Ajacks scope company that is marked on the side of the adjustment base: "AJACK 4 X90" and numbered 47557 on the right side with no other markings. The elevation knob is marked "1"-"8". The front scope ring is numbered on the lower side of the ring, "4496" (slightly double stamped) and it includes a non-original rubber eye-cup. It is complete with a WWII leather sling, cleaning rod and front sight cover.

Very fine with 90% of the blue finish overall with edge and high spot wear with blue loss/thinning on the barrel band and exposed barrel. The stock and handguard are both in very good condition with a dark matching color overall showing several heavy gouges in the wood on the underside and pistol grip area with a rough or slightly damaged area directly in front the lower barrel band. The scope retains 40% of it blued finish overall mostly in the protected areas with visible optics that are just slightly hazy. The rifle has a matching bolt assembly and trigger guard with an unnumbered stock and handguard.