I was hoping someone on here might be able to give me a bit more information about this rifle. As you can see Bubba had it sometime before I aquired it. As you can see the original rear sight is long gone. The front has a ramp that I think is original but it now has a Lyman 17a fitted to it and a Redfield rear sight. It does have a 3 way safety and a full length claw extractor. For all practical purposed it looks like a standard '98 only shrunk down. It also has the top of the receiver groove for a scope mount.
Any help would be appreciated and a ball park value would be nice if anyone has any idea.
Thanks Much
Sam

nuclearcricket wrote on Jun 12^th, 2012 at 1:25pm:

At this point it's strictly a shooter, but probably a very good one if the bore/crown is in good shape.

You have a highly altered DSM34. This was rimfire "equivalent of the German service rifle, though the KKW (Klein Kaliber Wehrsport) rifles that followed it were more like the K98.
It should have a full length stock with a handguard and rear sight on a permanent base. These rifles did not originally have grooved receivers, so Bubba or his cohorts added this as well.

The ramp front sight and Redfield peep sight are also add-ons.
As it is, it would not be worth more than about $200 to me. If it were original and depending on who produced it (there were many companys who made these and some are very rare) it would probably bring $600 to $1000+. The Mausers were the most common.

It would be a great starting point for a custom rimfire with a better stock and some modest metal work.

SchwarzStock wrote on Jun 15^th, 2012 at 2:40pm:

The grooved receiver is not original for a DSM34. It could be an ES340B sporting barreled action set into a DSM34 stock, but this seems unlikely.
The auction link you provided is for a Walther, not a Mauser. This is based on the Sportmodell V, which was grooved at the factory.