Approximate Value of K98 Mauser
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I would say $550+, my opinion
Coyote Ugly
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P&S was selling Norwegian K98's not too long ago for $675 to $725 (maybe more) If I Recall Correctly for just the rifle, the sling not included, maybe he still has some, give Jean a call or check the website.
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Bayonet: $______
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Bayonet: $______
Sling: $_____
Post some pics!
Some of you guys and your LowBalling Prices! LOL Cheap Cheap Cheap Cheap
Deltasilver
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Condition is everything (as always
) Are the Bayo, sling and frog Norwegian MARKED or just the ususal left-over German stuff?
Nice Norwegian conversions (with no accessories) sell quickly @ $500 , last a couple bumps when priced closer to $600 and linger @ $700.
Pictures would be helpful.
There were also a few that slipped through in 7.62x51.
The only way you can tell, is that they will have two holes on the right side of the receiver by the bridge, to mount an adjustable micrometer sight. I've never seen the sight though so I don't know what it looks like.
The barrel is also about 10mm shorter. They are still marked the same way on the receiver and the barrel is only stamped 7.62mm. Nothing to indicate the cartridge designation.
All parts, including the stock are matching but unlike the 30-06, the stock is solid wood, rather than laminated as is normal.
I wouldn't sell either rifle for less than $700. Just try to find another one.
The only way you can tell, is that they will have two holes on the right side of the receiver by the bridge, to mount an adjustable micrometer sight. I've never seen the sight though so I don't know what it looks like.
The barrel is also about 10mm shorter. They are still marked the same way on the receiver and the barrel is only stamped 7.62mm. Nothing to indicate the cartridge designation.
All parts, including the stock are matching but unlike the 30-06, the stock is solid wood, rather than laminated as is normal.
I wouldn't sell either rifle for less than $700. Just try to find another one.
Condition is key but the Norway K98's are a collectors variant of their own.
They had so many surplus K98's after the war that they generally only converted the best of the best. Some are all matching (minus barrel), some are bolt m/m and I have seen some that are very m/m'd.
The cheapest I have seen one was $450 and it sold in a week. I should have bought it, but I didn't know what it was at the time.
More accurate value would be closer to $650-850 (condition, code, matching vs. m/m'd etc.).
They are some of the nicest K98's you will find. In the US they run for $500-900 on average.
Gives you some ranges.
They had so many surplus K98's after the war that they generally only converted the best of the best. Some are all matching (minus barrel), some are bolt m/m and I have seen some that are very m/m'd.
The cheapest I have seen one was $450 and it sold in a week. I should have bought it, but I didn't know what it was at the time.
More accurate value would be closer to $650-850 (condition, code, matching vs. m/m'd etc.).
They are some of the nicest K98's you will find. In the US they run for $500-900 on average.
Gives you some ranges.
More than a RC and perhaps a mis-matched vet bring back Kar98k but not as much as a fully matching Kar98k IMO.
The Norwegian converted Kar98ks are in a league of their own. These are Kar98ks that were left behind when the Germans left so you know they saw action and use in most cases. With yours being 1940, it may have participated in the actual invasion and landings and later to defend against the British attempted landings.
Pictures would be great as well.
delta1
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The Norwegians made up new slings for these rifles as well. I've seen them with garishly varnished stocks and just BLO finishes. I saw a batch that came into Lever Arms, that was everything from pristine to beat to hell. Mostly they have the laminated stocks, with flat butt plate. Some had the cupped butt plate as well. Must have come in late in the war. Not all but most of them had machined fittings. It's very hard to say. Because of their origin and what they went through during refurb, anything is possible.
That's the thing about milsurps, most of them were built under uncertain conditions and even though the factories and refurb depots tried hard to stick to standard, there were a lot of occasions where they just made do with what they had on hand. In real life, no one noticed until 40 years later and tried to establish a stringent correctness guideline. Go onto Milsurps.com and read som of the REME's statements and even Peter Laidlers comments for a rude awakening on what was done to keep a rifle battleworthy. Look at what the Pakistanis, Indians, Turks and all sorts of third world countries do to keep these old warbirds functioning. It's not always pretty, but it is still correct. IMHO. Oftentimes more interesting as well.
The Norwegians were desperate for modern firearms in the late fourties and early fifties. I have no idea how many Kar98K rifles were converted. I'm sure there were figures kept. I do know, not that many made it to North America. When they did get here, they weren't cheap, in comparison to their 8x57 brethern. You could pick up new mausers in the crate, with all accessories and consecutive numbers for less than $200 for the whole crate, shipped to your local bus station. A Norwegian, ran $60 for a rifle, without accessories. I am a bit reticent about many of the accessories as well, a lot of the rifles I saw, had the German stuff thrown on with all of the original markings, nothing to indicate the bayo or sling were Norwegian.
The rifles Lever brought in, only had enough slings, bayos and cleaning kits for about a third of the rifles. He sold them separately as they were just normal German kit and none of it matched any of the rifles in the shipment, other than it fit onto them.
That's the thing about milsurps, most of them were built under uncertain conditions and even though the factories and refurb depots tried hard to stick to standard, there were a lot of occasions where they just made do with what they had on hand. In real life, no one noticed until 40 years later and tried to establish a stringent correctness guideline. Go onto Milsurps.com and read som of the REME's statements and even Peter Laidlers comments for a rude awakening on what was done to keep a rifle battleworthy. Look at what the Pakistanis, Indians, Turks and all sorts of third world countries do to keep these old warbirds functioning. It's not always pretty, but it is still correct. IMHO. Oftentimes more interesting as well.
The Norwegians were desperate for modern firearms in the late fourties and early fifties. I have no idea how many Kar98K rifles were converted. I'm sure there were figures kept. I do know, not that many made it to North America. When they did get here, they weren't cheap, in comparison to their 8x57 brethern. You could pick up new mausers in the crate, with all accessories and consecutive numbers for less than $200 for the whole crate, shipped to your local bus station. A Norwegian, ran $60 for a rifle, without accessories. I am a bit reticent about many of the accessories as well, a lot of the rifles I saw, had the German stuff thrown on with all of the original markings, nothing to indicate the bayo or sling were Norwegian.
The rifles Lever brought in, only had enough slings, bayos and cleaning kits for about a third of the rifles. He sold them separately as they were just normal German kit and none of it matched any of the rifles in the shipment, other than it fit onto them.
