This is an excellent example of a pre-World War II K98 Mauser banner Standard Model K98 type bolt action rifle. These were some of the first new style K98 Mauser rifle made after WWI and prior to WWII. These became the standard configuration for the later wartime K98 military rifles. The top of the receiver ring is stamped with the "MAUSER" banner logo with the left side of the receiver marked with the "Crown/B, G, U and N" commercial proofmarks over the commercial serial number "B66499". The receiver side wall is correctly stamped "STANDARD-MODELL". The left rear end of the barrel is marked with the matching serial number "B66499". It is fitted with the correct early style straight bolt handle with the same "crown/B and U" commercial proofmarks with the matching last four digits "6499" of the serial number. This rifle is equipped with the original inverted "V" front sight and military style tangent rear sight graduated "1-20" (100-2000 meters), and is fitted with the early style all milled trigger guard and floorplate (both correctly matching) with the early wide middle barrel band and early style "H" pattern milled front barrel band. It is fitted with an early bright polished cleaning rod with a slotted head . It is fitted with the early correct pattern Standard-Modell style stock with finger grooves on the sides and a blue flat steel buttplate.

Excellent with 97% plus of the original high polish prewar blued finish overall with only minor edge and high spot wear. It has an excellent stock and handguard with a nice medium brown, oil finished stock and handguard that are showing only minor handling marks with sharp, crisp finger grooves. It has all matching visible numbered parts. Mechanically excellent.