Very rare Original World War 2 issue German K98 bolt action rifle [ Karabiner 98 kurz] wooden frame,fantastic condition with number from an Armoury near Pyriatyn Airport in Ukraine that was emptied out after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
This is a Very rare Original World War 2 issue German K98 bolt action rifle [ Karabiner 98 kurz] wooden frame.The wood has no metal parts attached but the complete wooden frame with a clear to see issue number stamp on the butt the wood still retains all of its original dark brown colour it has no wood worm and is basically as good as the day it was issued other then obviously being 80 odd years old.The wood its self is pretty much undamaged but does a few knocks, wear and tear from wartime use but nothing to bad it has been nicely cleaned would be perfect for a restoration project or for display or any collection. This rifle wood comes from an Armoury near Pyriatyn Airport in Central Ukraine that was emptied out after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.The rifle wood comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards.
The rifles would have probably been used by soldiers in the 4th Panzer Army Killed, wounded or captured after the second battle of Kiev in November-December 1943.
By the 17th November 1943 the 4th Panzer Army was in deep trouble. However, the situation changed with the arrival of Hermann Balck’s s XLVIII Panzer Corps, Balck drove his forces north to Brusyliv and then west to retake Zhitomir. Rybalko sent the 7th Guards Tank Corps to counter the German assault. A huge tank battle ensued, which continued until the latter part of November, when the autumn mud halted all operations. By 5 December, the mud had frozen. 48th Panzer Corps conducted a wide sweeping attack north of Zhitomir. Catching the Red Army by surprise, the German forces sought to encircle the Soviet 60th Army and the 13th Corps. They drove eastward, putting the Soviets on the defensive until stopped. Although the Soviets had failed to break the rail link with Army Group Center or envelop Army Group South, they had broken the Dnieper line, taken Kiev, the third biggest city in the Soviet Union, and inflicted significant casualties on the 4th Panzer Army.
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