it would be interesting to see the receiver ring under the scope mount....fn did a run of military 98's near the end of their production, that had a shallow relief groove on the rear of the ring. it allowed loaded 30-06 rounds to be cycled thru the action with the bullets still in the case. from memory they were made for Luxemburg. the bolt head is military, with what looks to be a buehler after market safety....and the bolt handle lacks the cross-hatched flat of the commercial 98's.
however, the barrel looks to me to be the contour of the early deluxe sporter barrels - from 1948 until 1953 (?) - proofs are in the right position.
stock is beautiful, checkering fine, but that "crack" at the toe, looks more like a break being held in place by the recoil plate - that looks like $1k hickey to me.
i'd judge it to be worth about half their asking price.
best regards,
tom
