8mm Mauser 98 found in barn

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All matching numbers accept for the trigger. Wondering if this is worth anything to a collector or if I should sport it out. (rather see a collector or restoration guy get it) Lots of surface rust but the bore is in fair shape. Any info about this gun is appreciated.

 
I got it in a trade from the fellow that found it. I thought it was all original but when I stripped it down to clean an oil it I found that it has an adjustable Parker Hale trigger group.
 
dou45 all matching are pretty rare! They only made a small percentage of k98s!
But like you said its almost all matching. Im still sure a collector might have interest in it.
 
It looks like the bolt was modified, and a aftermarket trigger was put on. The rifle seems like a older import, and must have been used in service post war- as the Nazi eagle is peened , scrubber. Just from that the value is pretty low- compare to a complete untouched original. Price value, depends on the buyer- in the range of 250-350.
 
The gun has been refurbed post war. Collector value would be on par with RC.

It has the wrong lower band, it's an early milled type. Front band is wrong as well as the stock.

It should be in semi kreigsmodell trim. For dou, brunn II, that's a take down disc in the butt as normal but screwed on bands and no bayo lug.
 
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The stock has the same serial # as the rest of the gun.

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The gun has been refurbed post war. Collector value would be on par with RC.

It has the wrong lower band, it's an early milled type. Front band is wrong as well as the stock.

It should be in semi kreigsmodell trim. For dou, brunn II, that's a rake down disc in the butt as normal but screwed on bands and no bayo lug.
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Polar_Hunter said:
The stock has the same serial # as the rest of the gun.
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Because it was added post war. An original dou45 would not have any numbers on the stock. The style of stock is wrong for an original dou45.

CanadianAR nailed it. Post war refurb and valued around the same as an RC.

Still a very cool find and collectible.
 
Even if it's not Hitler's personal Mauser it's still a pretty good find. I can't speak on the value of the rifle myself, but if it were me I'd keep it as it's worth would be in the story. But the real treasure trove would have been finding a pallet of 8mm Mauser ammo, untouched and still shootable.

I wish I could find cool stuff like that, oh well, maybe one day.
 
Got some more questions,,,

Serial numbers, why,,, "An original dou45 would not have any numbers on the stock." from my research it appears the the manufacturers of the war time guns were obsessed with stamping numbers on every part. What makes the dou45 different?

Bolt,,,, "the bolt is buggered" ,,, how so? I've looked at many photos of other Mausers and can't see any difference.

I'm not trying to be argumentative,,,, "If",,, I put this gun for sale I want to be sure that I represent it correctly.
 
Polar_Hunter said:
Got some more questions,,,

Serial numbers, why,,, "An original dou45 would not have any numbers on the stock." from my research it appears the the manufacturers of the war time guns were obsessed with stamping numbers on every part. What makes the dou45 different?

Bolt,,,, "the bolt is buggered" ,,, how so? I've looked at many photos of other Mausers and can't see any difference.

I'm not trying to be argumentative,,,, "If",,, I put this gun for sale I want to be sure that I represent it correctly.
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You need to research the differences in early and late war production. Later in the war the Germans were implementing time saving cuts in production. One of these cuts was the elimination of much of the numbering. A late 1945 K98k from any maker will not have serials on the stock.

I don't know how I missed this but your bolt handle has indeed been sporterized. Look at the K98k sticky to see what an original bolt would have looked like. There are lots of links to threads in the sticky with good pictures of matching originals to compare to. No dou45's but they all have the same profile to the bolt handle. With the handle modified like that it really kills any collector value. Is the stock notched to clear the handle?

I have to agree with the others that it's only a 350 rifle with those modifications. If the stock isn't notched, then the bolt could be replaced with a proper bolt but those are usually hard to find and somewhat expensive.
 
jbmauser and CanadianAR are CGN authorities on Mausers. I would trust their opinions. I highly doubt they have a vested interest in telling you it is worth anything other than its true value.

The thing with milsurps is it is all in the details. With a buggered trigger group, stock, front band and bolt, the collector or near collector premium you see is not applicable.

It is a $400 to the right person tops rifle. Still not chump chain.
 
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