Very nice rifle. Congrats! Also interesting are the Karabiner 98k rifles that were confiscated in Norway at the end of the war. They got new 30-calibre barrels for the 30-06, due to the longer cartridge compared to the 8mm Mauser the frontal part of the receiver got a milled notch so that the magazine could accommodate the cartridges by using the loading clip. The front sight was changed to a square instead of the roof profile and the rear sight got a U- instead of a V-notch.
The former "backbone of the Wehrmacht" is still in use the German army at their guard batallion but as a presentation rifle to parade in front of high ranking visitors from other countries. Unfortunately these rifles are not able to be fired anymore and the proof marks dating back to the time of the Nazis are polished.
