Sold for $3,600

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Lot Description

**1944 Dated German K43 Rifle by Walther

World War II

7.92x57mm (8mm Mauser). 21.7" barrel. SN: 1970g. Blued and phosphate finish, laminated hardwood stock. Semi-automatic magazine fed short stroke gas piston rifle with elevating ladder rear sight graduated to 1200 meters and a hooded front sight. Left side of chamber marked K43 and ac/44. Matching serial numbers are present on the receiver and bolt, with no other external numbers noted. Bolt and receiver with E/359 inspection marks. Rifle is accompanied by a K43 marked, gcb code, WaA/892 inspected magazine, a leather sling and a cleaning rod which is frozen in the stock. A rarely encountered original K43 manual is present in the butt trap compartment. No import marks were noted on the gun.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition Report

Fine. Bore fine, mostly bright with some frosting and fine rifling. Metal retains some of the poorly applied war time finish, with thinning and fading, primarily at the contact points and high edges. There is some scattered minor surface oxidation on the metal, most noticeable on the buttplate. Rifle appears mechanically functional and cycles by hand as it should. Magazine with some of the black painted finish remaining. Stock crisp and fine with some lightly scattered dings and mars. Sling about good, fairly stiff in most places and likely permanently formed to the upper mount. Instruction manual poor, deteriorating and not likely to survive much handling.

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