This is an example of a late-war production K98 rifle made by J. P. Sauer and Sohn with one of the copies of a late war variant swept-back style sniper mount. These swept-back mounts were produced at the very end of WWII and saw very limited use before the war ended. The standard style of swept-back mount has been noted on both Mauser and J.P. Sauer K98 rifles. These late war mounts were intended to be an easy to produce, rigid and robust scope mount and base system that could be easily mounted on the standard K98 rifle, without special sized receivers or complicated soldering and mounting techniques, that utilized the new ZF4 style of scope that was also a war expedient version of the traditional German sniper scopes. The left side of the scope is marked "Gw ZF 4 dow (triangle)" over "25620". The rifle has hooded blade front and tangent rear sights, with "ce/44" on top of the receiver ring, "Mod.98." in 'fraktur' style lettering on the side wall, and a sniper-style bolt with a turned handle and a 'ring' style safety. The scope rail is attached to the left side of the magazine, with an appropriate cutout in the stock. Components are a mix of stamped and machined, with a laminated stock and a cupped buttplate.

Very good as refinished and upgraded to current configuration, with 90% of the blue, showing a slight plum tint to the receiver, covered dings and pits, and mild wear overall. The optics are a bit hazy, with mild spotting on the exterior, and the mount shows a dark gray patina on the machined surfaces and a traditional rough cast appearance elsewhere. Mechanically excellent.