German Mauser K98 Serial Numbers
Matching serial numbers are present on many components, including the pistol. SOLD Curio/Relic: Yes Manufacturer: Mauser (42 Code) Model: K98 Serial Number. According to 'Backbone of the Wehrmacht (The German K98k Rifle, 1934. The first serial number was 700001, which was stamped on the lower front grip. Of the HSc ended production. Number codes with. We have an old German Mauser model 98 with all matching serial numbers and it appears to have been made in the 1940's or so. It has the. stamps on it and has been. This is a German Mauser K98 serial number 51924h marked with the byf 43 and eagle and swastika. It has the original leather sling for sale by AESIR on GunsAmerica. All early war or pre-war K98s should have serial numbers on these though! This K98 is a 1943 date. Serial numbers for the reciever and barrel on a K98. Note aslo the acceptance proof markings.
Mauser K-98k
Length: approximately 44 inches
Barrel length: approximately 24 inches
Caliber: usually 7.92x57mm
The K-98k is a bolt action rifle that was built on the Model 98 system in the 8mm Mauser caliber. This rifle became the main German battle rifle of World War II, and was exported by the Germans to several other countries. After the war, these rifles ended up in the arsenals of many nations giving rise to many interesting varieties and variations which are too numerous for treatment here.
German Mauser K98 Serial Numbers
The example shown here is a Russian capture K-98k. A Russian capture is the most commonly commercially available K-98k in the United States. The Russians “refurbished” these captured rifles after the war re-bluing the metal and refinishing the wood with a kind of deeply stained shellac. The Russians loved to electropencil non-matching parts as if they were matched and would mark each capture with an “X” mark on the receiver. A nice example will be priced at around $350.
Mauser Code quick reference:
German Mauser K98 Serial Numbers Lookup
| Code | Start S/N | End S/N | Quantity | Year | Factory |
| S 42K | 1726 | 5738a | 15737 | 1934 | Mauser AG Oberndorf |
| S 147K | 478 | 7656 | 7656 | 1934 | J.P. Sauer & Sohn Suhl |
| S 42G | 3526 | 2335 | 182317 | 1935 | Mauser AG Oberndorf |
| S 147/G | 520 | 1654 | 75574 | 1935 | J.P. Sauer & Sohn Suhl |
| S 147/G | 8954 | 6048b | Unknown | 1935 | J.P. Sauer & Sohn Suhl |
| S 147/G | Unknown | 5581g | 17092 | 1935 | J.P. Sauer & Sohn Suhl |
| S 27G | 1558 | 3456 | 3456 | 1935 | Erfurter Maschinenfabrik ( ERMA ) |
| S243G | 962 | 7671 | 7671 | 1935 | Mauser AG Borsigwalde |
| S 42 | 1326 | 6392z | 256367 | 1936 | Mauser AG Oberndorf |
| S 147 | 72 | 8533t | 198514 | 1936 | J.P. Sauer & Sohn Suhl |
| S 27 | 2695 | 3349b | 23347 | 1936 | Erfurter Maschinenfabrik ( ERMA ) |
| S 243 | 2038 | 5080c | 35077 | 1936 | Mauser AG Borsigwalde |
| S 237 | 4337 | 1463a | 11452 | 1936 | Berlin-Lübecker Maschinenfabrik |
| S 42 | 1064 | 6337z | 256312 | 1937 | Mauser AG Oberndorf |
| S 147 | 1088 | 8975r | 178458 | 1937 | J.P. Sauer & Sohn Suhl |
| S 27 | 74 | 9274 | 99265 | 1937 | Erfurter Maschinenfabrik ( ERMA ) |
| S 243 | 3040 | 897h | 80889 | 1937 | Mauser AG Borsigwalde |
| S 237 | 2683 | 6184d | 46180 | 1937 | Berlin-Lübecker Maschinenfabrik |
| BSW | 2492 | 3782b | 23780 | 1937 | Berlin-Suhler Waffenfabrik BSW |
| S 42 | 67 | 8011i | 98002 | 1938 | Mauser AG Oberndorf |
| 42 | 126 | 1631z | 251606 | 1938 | Mauser AG Oberndorf |
| S 147 | 127 | 9849i | 180413 | 1938 | J.P. Sauer & Sohn Suhl |
| 147 | 9663g | 431s | Unknown | 1938 | J.P. Sauer & Sohn Suhl |
| S 27 | 5474 | 6650i | 168339 | 1938 | Erfurter Maschinenfabrik ( ERMA ) |
| 27 | 6047g | 8355q | Unknown | 1938 | Erfurter Maschinenfabrik ( ERMA ) |
| S 243 | 8153 | 4997k | 176308 | 1938 | Mauser AG Borsigwalde |
| 243 | 5941i | 6325r | Unknown | 1938 | Mauser AG Borsigwalde |
| S/237 | 5474 | 7962d | 84692 | 1938 | Berlin-Lübecker Maschinenfabrik |
| 237 | 3491b | 4700h | Unknown | 1938 | Berlin-Lübecker Maschinenfabrik |
| BSW | 48 | 9363d | 49359 | 1938 | Berlin-Suhler Waffenfabrik BSW |
| 42 | 199 | 9105bb | 279078 | 1939 | Mauser AG Oberndorf |
| 147 | 2106 | 9278t | 199259 | 1939 | J.P. Sauer & Sohn Suhl |
| ohne | Unknown | 1916 | Unknown | 1939 | J.P. Sauer & Sohn Suhl |
| 27 | 127 | 5722m | 135709 | 1939 | Erfurter Maschinenfabrik ( ERMA ) |
| 243 | 944 | 7684x | 237661 | 1939 | Mauser AG Borsigwalde |
| 237 | 6571 | 8791l | 118780 | 1939 | Berlin-Lübecker Maschinenfabrik |
| BSW | 1257 | 3822e | 53817 | 1939 | Berlin-Suhler Waffenfabrik BSW |
| 337 | 2562 | 9295 | 9295 | 1939 | Berlin-Suhler/Gustloff-Werke |
| 660 | 833 | 7427a | 17426 | 1939 | Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG, Steyr |
| 42 | 1660 | 5498qq | 415457 | 1940 | Mauser AG Oberndorf |
| 147 | 5567 | 5209v | 215188 | 1940 | J.P. Sauer & Sohn Suhl |
| 27 | 2909 | 7434e | 131274 | 1940 | Erfurter Maschinenfabrik ( ERMA ) |
| ax | 7691f | 1287n | Unknown | 1940 | Erfurter Maschinenfabrik ( ERMA ) |
| 243 | 510 | 8230t | 198211 | 1940 | Mauser AG Borsigwalde |
| 237 | 2723 | 6553t | 196534 | 1940 | Berlin-Lübecker Maschinenfabrik |
| duv | 135 | 4431l | Unknown | 1940 | Berlin-Lübecker Maschinenfabrik |
| 337 | 9170 | 157n | 130144 | 1940 | Gustloff-Werke, Weimar |
| 660 | 48 | 505n | 130492 | 1940 | Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG, Steyr |
| bnz. | 9724k | 352n | Unknown | 1940 | Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG, Steyr |
| byf | 4814 | 6474hh | 336441 | 1941 | Mauser AG Oberndorf |
| ce | 1005 | 613v | 210592 | 1941 | J.P. Sauer & Sohn Suhl |
| ax | 3 | 3808i | 93799 | 1941 | Erfurter Maschinenfabrik ( ERMA ) |
| ar | 3462 | 1814m | 121802 | 1941 | Mauser AG Borsigwalde |
| duv | 906 | 9308r | 179291 | 1941 | Berlin-Lübecker Maschinenfabrik |
| bcd | 176 | 3685q | 163669 | 1941 | Gustloff-Werke, Weimar |
| bnz. | 2005 | 9724k | 109714 | 1941 | Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG, Steyr |
| ax/ar | 8798l | 9073m | Unknown | 1941 | ERMA / Mauser AG Borsigwalde |
| byf | 209 | 459nn | 380421 | 1942 | Mauser AG Oberndorf |
| ce | 3139 | 3339s | 183321 | 1942 | J.P. Sauer & Sohn Suhl |
| ce | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1942 | J.P. Sauer & Sohn Suhl |
| ar | 4583 | 5004 | 110489 | 1942 | Mauser AG Borsigwalde |
| duv | 4333 | 2428y | 242404 | 1942 | Berlin-Lübecker Maschinenfabrik |
| bcd | 3225 | 8203p | 158188 | 1942 | Gustloff-Werke, Weimar |
| bnz. | 728 | 6043l | 117836 | 1942 | Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG, Steyr |
| dou. | 1186d | 2591i | 92582 | 1942 | Waffen-Werke Brünn AG |
| bcd/ar | 6394a | 5510l | Unknown | 1942 | Gustloff / Mauser AG Borsigwalde |
| byf | 4238 | Unknown | 1142336 | 1943 | Mauser AG Oberndorf |
| ce | 8216 | 6567gg | 326535 | 1943 | J.P. Sauer & Sohn Suhl |
| ce | 8216 | 6567gg | Unknown | 1943 | J.P. Sauer & Sohn Suhl |
| ar | 205a | 664m | 120652 | 1943 | Mauser AG Borsigwalde |
| bcd | 450 | 5138ff | 315107 | 1943 | Gustloff-Werke, Weimar |
| bnz | 248 | 596u | 217880 | 1943 | Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG, Steyr |
| bnz | 145 | 8233 | 8233 | 1943 | Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG, Steyr |
| dou | 1502 | 9542nn | 409502 | 1943 | Waffen-Werke Brünn AG |
| dot | 7390 | 9864u | 219843 | 1943 | Waffen-Werke Brünn AG |
| bcd ar | 1926a | 811f | Unknown | 1943 | Gustloff / Mauser AG Borsigwalde |
| byf | 2875 | 342330 | 1434219 | 1944 | Mauser AG Oberndorf |
| ce | 1169 | 7309u | 207289 | 1944 | J.P. Sauer & Sohn Suhl |
| ar | 669 | 8101h | Unknown | 1944 | Mauser AG Borsigwalde |
| bcd | 1253 | 99899 | 348081 | 1944 | Gustloff-Werke, Weimar |
| bnz | 4469 | 9529 | 175816 | 1944 | Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG, Steyr |
| bnz. | Unknown | 4917q | Unknown | 1944 | Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG, Steyr |
| bnz. (Ruhne) | 1638 | 6469 | Unknown | 1944 | Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG, Steyr |
| dou. | 3360 | 8676nn | 408636 | 1944 | Waffen-Werke Brünn AG |
| dot | 3665 | 7333aw | 621959 | 1944 | Waffen-Werke Brünn AG |
| bcd bnz | 7626j | 8451 | Unknown | 1944 | Gustloff / Steyr-Daimler-Puch |
| byf45 | 989 | 8268a | 205591 | 1945 | Mauser AG Oberndorf |
| svw45 | 10377a | 5593b | Unknown | 1945 | Mauser AG Oberndorf |
| svwMB | 6690b | 11265c | 29297 | 1945 | Mauser AG Oberndorf |
| bcd | 8357 | 91679 | 91679 | 1945 | Gustloff-Werke, Weimar |
| bnz45 | 4166q | 5935t | 196625 | 1945 | Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG, Steyr |
| dou | 141 | 9079b | 29712 | 1945 | Waffen-Werke Brünn AG |
| swp45 | 43026a | 87685a | 187684 | 1945 | Waffen-Werke Brünn AG |
German Mauser K98 Serial Numbers Pictures
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