Thread: WW2 surrendered rifles

Originally Posted by gundoc

All of the recent refurbished K98's out of Russia came from piles like that!

Not that Pile.

That pile was in Stavanger Norway, at the airfield in Sola.

Most of those Rifles are still here, rebarreled in 7.62x63. They were issued to Reserve troops up untill the 1980s, then were available to purchase for 100kr ($15).

The Norwegian F-1 variant had the receicer ring notched to accept the longer cartrige as well as an improved rear sight. The big diffetence between the F-1 and RC shitpiles are that the F1s were generally not force matched. All except the Naval, Coadt Artillery and Railroad guns got new barrels,.

They made a few F-2 variants chambered in 7.62x51 either by way of a new tube or chamber insert. They are around but very rare.