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Hello all Could somebody please explain to me why or if the 98 Oberndorf Mauser is better than other 98 German made Mausers. Regards Trevor |
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No difference, except for maybe late war manufacture although late WW1 actions are still pretty nice. WW2 1944 & 45 they were a bit rough. 1908 & 1909 era contract Oberndorf or DWM, quite rightly described by Dorleac as "luxury", are superb in every respect and equal to the Original Sporters. IMHO. Regards, Metal. |
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Joel Dorleac tells it better than me - http://www.dorleac-dorleac.com/guns/our-protocol/?lang=en Half way down the page, "Fabrication Protocol". |
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Thank you gentlemen for your explanations. Regards Trevor |
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Mauser had it's factory in Oberndorf (until it was destroyed and pillaged in WWII). The patents being no longer recognized everybody started making Mauser 98s considerably varying in quality. The original Oberndorfs were of the finest quality at the time and have collector value because they are the original Mauser. The actions made by Mauser in the 30's are the most highly regarded. Steyr made excellent commercial 98 actions as did FN. The FNs continued until 1975 and are the best of the non-Oberndorfs. The worst examples of commercial 98 pattern actions are the Chinese Sarco/Dumoulin, the Serbian Zastava and the Spanish Santa Barbara used in Parker-Hales. There were some nicely made DWM and BRNO VZ24 and other military actions that were reused in sporting rifles but many of the military actions made during WWII were poorly made due to manufacturing shortcuts and money and material shortages. |
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Dorleac's perspective is interesting: Quote: |
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Unless you were to use a military 98 action or take a commercial one out of a rifle the best option post WWII was the FN. Rigby, Westley Richards,Holland & Holland and all the top gunmakers used FNs. Rigby even used FN 98 actions for their .416 Rigby. Economic conditions in Europe after the war were so dire that FN actions were very affordable and used by Colt, Sako, Weatherby, Winslow,Dumoulin, and even the JC Higgins mod.50 made for Sears had an FN Deluxe action. The finish, heat treatment, and steels used do not require the re-manufacturing and modifications required to bring military actions to the same specs. It was a sad necessity of war to put the German gun manufacturers out of commission. The 98 Mauser is not dead and commercial versions of top quality are being produced today and for decades to come. |