This is a battle damaged German G98 rifle which is not complete it is missing the top of the barrel still with its breach section with its bolt in place which is the rarer turn down bolt and being trench found good chance this was a sniper rifle. The breach is empty of all ammunition and inert and is missing all of its wood. The rifle part is deactivated by condition obviously plain to see also the barrel is blocked in side and bent as well and no moving parts all. The rifle part is in nice condition for a relic rusty it has been very nicely cleaned and is in very solid condition and a nice one for the collection perfect for display. The rifle was recovered from old trench line in the area behind what was Red Chateau in Courcelette, the September 1916 battlefield on the Somme.The rifle comes with 3 X A5 laminated information cards with pictures and map.
G98 Sniper Models: Starting in 1908, the German military began using turned-down bolt handles for sniper variants. A straight bolt handle was problematic for snipers because its 90-degree upward throw made it impossible to mount an optic directly above the receiver.
The village of Courcelette were the scene of very heavy fighting in September 1916. On the 15th, the village was included in the extreme left of the Allied attack and was taken by the 2nd Canadian Division supported by tanks, with the 4th and 6th Brigades storming the outer trenches and the sugar factory, and the 5th Brigade seizing the village. The chateau was destroyed by German artillery after its capture and remained very close to the front line until the German retreat in the following spring of 1917.
This is a battle damaged German G98 rifle which is not complete it is missing the top of the barrel still with its breach section with its bolt in place which is the rarer turn down bolt and being trench found good chance this was a sniper rifle. The breach is empty of all ammunition and inert and is missing all of its wood. The rifle part is deactivated by condition obviously plain to see also the barrel is blocked in side and bent as well and no moving parts all. The rifle part is in nice condition for a relic rusty it has been very nicely cleaned and is in very solid condition and a nice one for the collection perfect for display. The rifle was recovered from old trench line in the area behind what was Red Chateau in Courcelette, the September 1916 battlefield on the Somme.The rifle comes with 3 X A5 laminated information cards with pictures and map.
G98 Sniper Models: Starting in 1908, the German military began using turned-down bolt handles for sniper variants. A straight bolt handle was problematic for snipers because its 90-degree upward throw made it impossible to mount an optic directly above the receiver.
The village of Courcelette were the scene of very heavy fighting in September 1916. On the 15th, the village was included in the extreme left of the Allied attack and was taken by the 2nd Canadian Division supported by tanks, with the 4th and 6th Brigades storming the outer trenches and the sugar factory, and the 5th Brigade seizing the village. The chateau was destroyed by German artillery after its capture and remained very close to the front line until the German retreat in the following spring of 1917.
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