1934 Mauser Standard Modell with Israeli history
- Make: Mauser
- Model: Standard Modell
- Caliber: .308 Winchester
- Action: Bolt Action
- Condition: Very Good
- Price: $2,995 AUD
- Location: ACT
- Listed on: ozgunsales.com
Seller: In one of history’s great ironies, from Nazi Germany to the new Jewish State! Price: $2,995.00 Caliber: .308 Action/Type: Bolt Hand: Right Hand Serial #: B22864 Status: FOR SALE Date Added: 5/04/26 In one of history’s great ironies, from Nazi Germany to the new Jewish State! The fledgling state of Israel, predominantly made up of Jewish displaced persons from Nazi concentration camps, won its independence largely with German K98 rifles. The ‘Standard Modell’ was Mausers’ interwar attempt to remain commercially viable & compete with their version of the ‘Model 1924’ being offered by Czech & Belgian manufacturers selling to China & South America & was the acknowledged forerunner to the famed Kar98k. In 1935, the Standard Modell had further improvements which made it identical to the K98k which was the idea with the re-armament intentions of Nazi Germany commencing. As part of Hitler’s rearmament program which started around this time, the Standard Modell was also ordered for official issue to the German Postal Service to ‘guard postal offices & rail cars during riots’. The arming of the postal service was an official government Act, effectively arming them with the exact same rifles intended for the Wehrmacht. This was no coincidence & definitely the government preparing the German arms industry for mass production of the K98 with the added benefit of getting these rifles into the hands of the Nazi Party. This particular rifle bears all of the correct commercial proof ...
