Another whats my mauser k98 worth thread with pics

[polskiogorki]

Don't know much about mausers...
This one has been in my collection for about 40 yrs
Was thinking of putting it up on a trade, just not sure on its value. Numbers matching, in very good condition
Missing the cleaning rod, if anyone has an extra laying around let me know and I will buy it.
Thanks!

 

[ricohman]

I sold a similar RC for $900 a year ago. But it did not have the markings peened. I would expect this would detract from the value.
The condition of the bore will be the most important thing to note. Mine was excellent.

 

[paratrooper777]

I use to have one like that it was a Czech rework after the war
not a Russian capture
the front sight protector was Czech

 

[Philthy1]

Nice RC. Wood and metal both look good. Dou45 would be rare in a non RC, but relatively common as an RC. I suspect it fetches 900

 

[polskiogorki]

Nice RC. Wood and metal both look good. Dou45 would be rare in a non RC, but relatively common as an RC. I suspect it fetches 900

Thanks for all your help. Trade value it fetched was well north of 1k.

 

[polskiogorki]

The below quote is probably why


Considering that these rifles' last known letter block is "f" that indicates less than 70,000 ever existed and likely no more that 65,000 rifles were built before the war ended on 7 May 1945. Total estimated wartime production of the 98 k is approximately 12 million; that means the#dou.45#production was only one half of one percent of total 98 k wartime production. The late war#full#Km variation at Brunn II would amount to less than 7,000 examples of this variation, would make a full Km one of the rarest of wartime production. The fact that none of the full Kriegsmodell#dou.45#rifles made it out of the Brunn II factory before the russians arrived and the russians reworks of them quaranteed that none would've survivie as genuine matching rifles would make any#dou.45#Kriegsmodell all matching examples the rarest of a very rare late war production run. Also given the fact that these rifles were captured before they'd been issued by the Wehrmacht and only test fired in the factory means that they have pristine bores and only storage wear so they are new condition rifles that are 65 years old.

 

[Philthy1]

Thanks for all your help. Trade value it fetched was well north of 1k.

Good. That was fast. I'm not surprised.