Ouch. On a plane all afternoon unable to defend myself and this is how you guys treat me?!?!
Wouldn’t have it any other way!!!
Is the M98 a wartime German K98 made in a yugo arsenal?
I'm not sure that could ever be determined, unless it can somehow be traced back there via the serial number. Frankly, I haven't looked into it. Supposedly there is a 1943 date barely viable on the receiver ring and an illegible code; though I haven't actually tried looking for either on the rifle. Generally, M98s are just German K98s that Yugoslavia obtained and rebranded.
Neat find though: although the stock does not match, shockingly, the bolt and receiver do! Lucky me I guess.