Value of RC Mausers

Holy moly, German rifles and anything WW2 German is so idolized. Mean and vicious, technical and cold. They lost twice and still their shti is jizzed over. Shot out barrel? No problem. The German rifles, uniforms and equipment seem a fetish among most people. Difficult to witness, actually. Shudder.
 
Teapot said:
Holy moly, German rifles and anything WW2 German is so idolized. Mean and vicious, technical and cold. They lost twice and still their shti is jizzed over. Shot out barrel? No problem. The German rifles, uniforms and equipment seem a fetish among most people. Difficult to witness, actually. Shudder.
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But gave the world a run for their money twice.
No one is forcing you to buy any of it.
And some people like to collect stuff that isn't easy to find. Obviously doesn't apply to RC.
Also objects are merely objects. Nither mean nor vicious.
But ill agree with technical and cold temperature wise. Lol.
 
Teapot said:
Holy moly, German rifles and anything WW2 German is so idolized. Mean and vicious, technical and cold. They lost twice and still their shti is jizzed over. Shot out barrel? No problem. The German rifles, uniforms and equipment seem a fetish among most people. Difficult to witness, actually. Shudder.
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The losing sides stuff is always sought after.... Been the same all throughout history.

I like Teutonic junk.... Because it's sleek and cold! ;)

BTW, Stalin killed more in his time than the Nazi's, and I love Rusky crap too!! Bring on them dirty old Nazi and Commie rifles!!! Hell, even throw in a horrible nasty Chicom Type53 and we'll perfect this Trifecta of EVIL!!!!!

(All Murderous regimes are detestable to me, BTW) But... I still like their loot! :cheers:

*Don't mind me while I go home and put on my WW1 Imperial German Stahlhelm and fondle a Nagant Revolver...*
 
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FWIW, as much as we, as victors, like to malign the Germans, in WW1 in all fairness, and allied propaganda aside, they were not really "evil" in the sense some Nazis were. It was "de rigeur" at the time for European monarchs to wage wars against one another. It was only the advent of the battleship, maxim and airplane that turned what should have been "yet another franco-german skirmish" into the conflagration it became.
 
Teapot said:
Holy moly, German rifles and anything WW2 German is so idolized. Mean and vicious, technical and cold. They lost twice and still their shti is jizzed over. Shot out barrel? No problem. The German rifles, uniforms and equipment seem a fetish among most people. Difficult to witness,
actually. Shudder.
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Lol that made me laugh. My interest is due to it being a piece of WW2 history. Just like my Cdn Lee Enfield..or the US M1 Garand I'll buy some day.
The most devastating event of the 20th century...of course its interesting to history buffs like myself. The fact that the Nazis lost, yet had a remarkable war machine and tactics, and are pretty much responsible for starting the European chapter..makes ownership of WW2 German stuff all the more interesting.
 
Well, Japanese, Italian, Rumaian, etc, their weapons and uniforms are not prized. My nephews love German weapons, badges, ideology, uniforms, etc. The Germans are the hardcore fighters and ideological supermen; that is why people like them. The arrogance and superiority act convinces others that they are correct. Everyone wants to be associated with the winners so their artifacts are worshiped.
Those who collect German rifles, who would not want to have a NSDAP badge or Waffen S.S. paybook or uniform?
My nephews are honest about their like of WW2 items. They were young when they discovered German military artifacts and love all aspects of das Dritte Reich. They were not sophisticated enough to justify their like for it. It was simply the power that Germany demonstrated that appealed to them.

If you think I am saying the desire to own clapped out 98K's is bad then you would be wrong. It was the cost I was speaking to.
 
Claven2 said:
FWIW, as much as we, as victors, like to malign the Germans, in WW1 in all fairness, and allied propaganda aside, they were not really "evil" in the sense some Nazis were. It was "de rigeur" at the time for European monarchs to wage wars against one another. It was only the advent of the battleship, maxim and airplane that turned what should have been "yet another franco-german skirmish" into the conflagration it became.
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My parents still believed the propaganda of the second war. Carrots improved eyesight (justified why our lads could always find German aeroplanes at night without giving away our RADAR.) Germans were fighting for their place in the world as we were fighting to keep our established empire. Innocents got killed because of that fight for supremacy on the part of the Germans and the fight to retain supremacy on ours. Both sides were wrong but the Germans got the cult following from the victors. The represented and still do represent the dark side that every rebel uses to demonstrate his rebelliousness.
 
I collect german firearms. I wouldn't buy an ss uniform, paybook or nasdap badge. Lol.

Their guns and gear are simply really cool. IT doesn't have to be more then that.
 
I want a Japanese Zero now. I'll trade you a K98 for it!

Teapot said:
Well, Japanese, Italian, Rumaian, etc, their weapons and uniforms are not prized. If you think I am saying the desire to own clapped out 98K's is bad then you would be wrong. It was the cost I was speaking to.
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Teapot said:
Holy moly, German rifles and anything WW2 German is so idolized. Mean and vicious, technical and cold. They lost twice and still their shti is jizzed over. Shot out barrel? No problem. The German rifles, uniforms and equipment seem a fetish among most people. Difficult to witness, actually. Shudder.
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While I don't condone or support what the nazi's did in WW2, I don't believe that part of history should be forgotten. Not every German soldier was a die hard SS, nazi fanatic. Most were ordinary guys like you and I. They fought just as hard and just as bravely as any Canadian or American soldier and died just like them as well. A little knowledge of the political and economical climate of Germany at the time would go a long way to understanding this. Its easy to look back on history and say things like the Germans were mean and vicious or evil (some were, don't get me wrong) but if you had lived in Germany at the time and were subjected to the media censorship and government propaganda would you have been any different than the average German soldier?

Those that fought and died on all sides should be remembered and their equipment along with them. Some should not be honored but never forgotten none the less. History is there for us to learn from.

I collect Mauser 98's of all sorts from all different countries and era's but those from the biggest event in history interest me the most. I love WW2 history and the German K98k was a huge part of it. While I'm sure there are some nazi wannabe losers out there collecting German stuff, the vast majority of German collectors are interested in the history and not the nazi ideology.
 
jbmauser said:
While I don't condone or support what the nazi's did in WW2, I don't believe that part of history should be forgotten. Not every German soldier was a die hard SS, nazi fanatic. Most were ordinary guys like you and I. They fought just as hard and just as bravely as any Canadian or American soldier and died just like them as well. A little knowledge of the political and economical climate of Germany at the time would go a long way to understanding this. Its easy to look back on history and say things like the Germans were mean and vicious or evil (some were, don't get me wrong) but if you had lived in Germany at the time and were subjected to the media censorship and government propaganda would you have been any different than the average German soldier?

Those that fought and died on all sides should be remembered and their equipment along with them. Some should not be honored but never forgotten none the less. History is there for us to learn from.

I collect Mauser 98's of all sorts from all different countries and era's but those from the biggest event in history interest me the most. I love WW2 history and the German K98k was a huge part of it. While I'm sure there are some nazi wannabe losers out there collecting German stuff, the vast majority of German collectors are interested in the history and not the nazi ideology.
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x2 very well said
 
Teapot said:
Well, Japanese, Italian, Rumaian, etc, their weapons and uniforms are not prized.

If you think I am saying the desire to own clapped out 98K's is bad then you would be wrong. It was the cost I was speaking to.
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i would buy there rifles in a heartbeat if i could ever find anything at a decent price when i have money, i really want a japanese rifle but when ever they come on on EE i have no cash haha
 
Japanese stuff is VERY collectible, especially in Canada. The limited supply has the prices way up there. Rumania doesn't really have their own weaponry to collect. They used Czech VZ24's and some of those can be had as RC rifles, I have seen maybe TWO bringback pieces in a couple decades of collecting milsurps.

Italian stuff suffers from being almost all poorly refurbed and from the bad reputation for safety due to all the Eaton Carcanos converted to 6.5MS in the 1950's. Their kit isn't all that bad, but they were not the major player Germany or Japan was. Their wartime record is pretty atrocious - lots and lots of fail.
 
I believe that with most of us, it's not the nazi idiology we're interested in, it's the war machine thats fascinating. Good or bad, it's engineering and production was staggering.
 
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My Vz.24 had a bent bolt from a 98K on it. Thanks to the EE I am trading it for the proper straight bolt from a guy who had a RC with a Vz.24 bolt.

70 years later and half a world away, things are finally getting straightened out....
 
Teapot said:
Holy moly, German rifles and anything WW2 German is so idolized. Mean and vicious, technical and cold. They lost twice and still their shti is jizzed over. Shot out barrel? No problem. The German rifles, uniforms and equipment seem a fetish among most people. Difficult to witness, actually. Shudder.
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Not to get political here but ALL governments have committed terrible crimes all over the world. English speaking nations are no different and the Dutch created living hell in Congo as well. Germans kind of take the blame for everything. I've met some old German vets and they were nice people, some even married and had kids with Indian and Metis women in Canada after the war. But yes, the German WWII stuff is getting pretty pricey for what it is and considering the amounts produced.

Speaking of what is getting bid up beyond belief.... FS fighting knives on eBay!! $300, $400, $700??? Wtf?
 
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