Found My Old Portuguese Model 1941 K98 I Traded Off 13 Years Ago

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albayo

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What are the chances of finding the same rifle you traded off in 1995 just showing up with a phone call.
I traded off a mint Portuguese Model 1941 K98 to a gentleman from Quebec at a gun show in 1995 and I always regretted doing it, and it went to Quebec. I had been looking for one for years and have been offered mismatched guns for as much $1800, and $2000.
I got a call from a friend of mine saying he has a customer looking to trade or sell a Mauser and wanted some shotguns. I called the guy and asked what he was looking for, I didn't have exactly what he wanted but had some items that were a step up. I asked what value he put on the Mauser not knowing which model it was. When I got there I found out it was the exact gun I traded 13 years ago, a New Portuguese K98. He picked it up in 1996 from another guy fro Quebec that came to the Riverview Gun Show. The gentleman picked up a bayonet for it at another show. It turned out to be a Portuguese K98 bayonet in the same serial range, with a couple of slight scratches on the blade.
I couldn’t believe it, I even had recorded the serial number of the gun years before for insurance purposes, I checked when I got it home. I knew it was mine when I first looked at it, the top handguard has a dark strip in the grain. There was some staining on the polished butt plate, but nothing serious. Now I have to get a hard gun case to store it away from being nicked or scratched. I said to myself “Welcome Home” and I still can’t believe it.

I live by the motto “If you are looking for something, eventually it will show up when you least expect it, you just have to be patient”.

I traded him the shotguns and threw in another gun, he in turn gave me a beautiful Winchester 9422 un-fired. It has checkered stocks and a 16” barrel. It’s reminds me of a handgun as it’s short and doesn’t feel like it’s a carbine. The receiver has the original factory grease in the action and around the breech. I think it's a Trapper Model but don't have much information as to when it was manufactured or if it's the correct designation.
It’s unfired, and a lot smoother action than my old Browning BLR 22. It will be on the market when the paperwork turns up. If it were used I would keep it and sell my Browning, I don’t like to put the first scratch on a gun.
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"...for as much $1800 and $2000..." They sold for $215 in the late 70's/early 80's with a bayonet. The shop I worked in then had a bunch of 'em literally in mint condition. The story was that they had been found in a warehouse somewhere and had been there since W.W. II. The barrels were completely full of cosmoline. It took 24 hours to clean the cosmoline off.
 
Portuguese Mauser

I saw one recently on the EE forum for $2000+. I was contacte by a gentleman that had one mismatched for $1800+. Another guy on another site wanted $1900 with a bayonet but not the Portuguese type. They will have them for a long time at that price.

I didn't want one that bad, but just by luck I got the call about a Mauser.
 
sunray said:
"...for as much $1800 and $2000..." They sold for $215 in the late 70's/early 80's with a bayonet. The shop I worked in then had a bunch of 'em literally in mint condition. The story was that they had been found in a warehouse somewhere and had been there since W.W. II. The barrels were completely full of cosmoline. It took 24 hours to clean the cosmoline off.
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I'll bet you're working on a Time Machine (as we speak) to go back to 1979! Damn those Flux Capacitors. :D

Albayo, Glad your old rifle made it's way home. Very Nice.
 
I can see why you were a lost puppy for 13 long years. Promise me that you will contact me first if you ever want to or need to send her to a good home in Alberta.:)
 
That's a neat story :) I actually have an M1 Garand with a similar story behind it along with a nice M24/47 Mauser. Any gun you regret letting go is a gun you should have kept, I guess! :)

I'm still looking for a few I miss... ;)
 
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