Enough to make you sick... :(

All those modifications could have been done back in the 40's or 50's before anybody had any idea of collecting unaltered milsurps. A lot of guys just wanted a cheap rifle to hunt with, they didn't care about keeping things original.
 
I could get rid of that "jewelling" in an afternoon and you would never know it was ever there.

Crappy job, anyway.

Nice little rifle, despite the "mods".

I would bite if I had the horoschchy.

It has the heavy chamber, Z and S mods, all.

NICE!!!!!

And SUPER rare.
 
While the jewelling could be got rid of, the stock is not salvageable. What is really a shame is that it's matching and in mint shape would be in the bringback K98k territory for pricing :(
 
9.3mauser said:
All those modifications could have been done back in the 40's or 50's before anybody had any idea of collecting unaltered milsurps. A lot of guys just wanted a cheap rifle to hunt with, they didn't care about keeping things original.
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This is what it was all about. Back then MILSURPs only had value as a potential hunting rifle. Nobody much collected them as serious collectors were into early Winchesters etc. I remember when sporterizing was all the rage. It made sense when you compared a $15-$18 No 4 to the price of a factory sporter like a Savage Model 99 or a Winchester Model 70. I can recall when everyone was chopping No 4s to make them into a lighter, handier hunting rifle. Bobbed barrels and forestocks were the norm. Guys on a real tight budget only chopped the forend and left the issue front sight in place. Ironically these are the ones that are now most sought after for restorations.
 
It's not clear how much stock work it was subjected to, but if it's only at the wrist, a piece of walnut could be scabbed on to restore the shape. It probably cost the original owner $29.95 and he thought what he did was clever.

There's lots going on like this today in Canuckistan with Russian SKS's that go for $700 ish in the US. Believe it or not, I have a Bubba'd 1949, "improved" about a year ago....... Woe is me.
 
If I knew how to buy it and get it into Canada, I would buy it in a heartbeat. A new stock, even if you have to whittle it yourself, and you are away.
 
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