K98k prices

Very nice, Mike, she is in a correct pre-war marked walnut stock. That does add some value to the rifle even though it is mis-matched. Walnut Kar98k stocks are not as common as their laminated cousins.
 
Thanks, guys. It even has WaA63 stamps on the stock and barrel bands which is correct for a 38 Oberndorf. I like it much better as a service rifle than a sporter.
 
http://www.k98kforum.com/showthread.php?1193-The-Good-Old-Days

Post on another site form today, talking about buying K98's in barrels in the 1960's for less than $30.00 and lbl Lugers for $60.00

Someone even put a jpeg of a vintage sale clip out of an old hunting magazine.

agentcq said:
Still a nice rile and a rifle saved!

As some people pointed out, not worth as much as an all matching but then again, in my opinion it looks correct which adds value to a complete mis-match.

They are not making any more K98's and even RC's will be worth something again one day. People forget the days when the only RC's that were available were captured Vietnam rifles that realized sale values of over $1000 with Capture papers.

I saw someone sold a Nor K98 for only $400 on Gun Nutz last week. That would have been a good value.

Keep it up and don't get discouraged. It is easy for old collectors to be picky, but they were also collecting when matching K98's sold for only $200 and surplus WWII ammo was easy to be had. For younger collectors finding an authentic matching K98 is hard enough, yet alone if one is willing to pay the $1000-2000 for a rifle unseen, a rifle which may or may not be truly authentic/matching.
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Someone correct me if I am out to lunch here, but as far as I know most all of the Norwegian Captured K98s were rebarrelled to .30-06 and made the new standard ammo for the Norwegian Forces as the US gave them a few boatloads of .30-06. The serial numbers were lined out and given new serial numbers and designated to ARMY, NAVY, Home Guard and even a few to the Trains marked as (?) The only ones that were not rebarreled were a few that was designated to the Coastal Artillery (and navy). Assuming they they have had stocks left over that were sold separately as on the previous posters Sporter, they also made replacement stocks.
 
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Most Norway refurbs had new barrels and mods for 3006.
Coastal arteillery and Air Force I believe were still chambered for 8mm.

They typically had the receiver re numbered as well as buttplate. Other other numbers were left alone.
 
NL-Hunter said:
Assuming they they have had stocks left over that were sold separately as on the previous posters Sporter, they also made replacement stocks.
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They have been selling the stocks as they liquidate the last of the old k98's from their stash. I got one that was a nice matching CE 41 up until they drilled a big hole through the chamber.
 
They didn't make replacement stocks as far as I know. The ones being sold separately all have a new Norwegian applies serial to the buttplate so they came off reworked rifles. Most are sanded lightly but the original German acceptance markings and serials are usually still visible.
 
They did make replacement stocks - at Kongsberg Vaapenfabrikk.
The only models that were original caliber were marked K_ART - designated for coastal artillery but some may have been used in Navy
There were a few that were placed on trains, marked NSB - extremely rare. They were kept to put down animals that were hit by the train etc...
Some made it to the Norwegian Police - G33/40 models. Saw one for sale in a Norwegian Gun Shop Web Site. (G 33/40 7,92x57 Cal) Not sure if they were marked as the Military Models.
 
Not as much as you think Sir sadly.
I just sold an excellent condition Kar98K with a mirror bore almost all matching 42 for about $600 shipped and I had to drop the price 3 times down from my original at $725 + shipping befopre it sold!

They aren't as valuable as you think up here. I was surprised. Unless you have an all original all matching one, then you can break out the name brand beer!
 
They are only worth what someone will pay for it so in the end, you got what the rifle was worth. I was starting to bang my head against the wall with the OP constantly saying "but, but it is ALMOST matching". Listen, if you are looking for top Collector price for your rifle, it is either matching or it ain't. There is no "almost".
Travis Bickle said:
Not as much as you think Sir sadly.
I just sold an excellent condition Kar98K with a mirror bore almost all matching 42 for about $600 shipped and I had to drop the price 3 times down from my original at $725 + shipping befopre it sold!

They aren't as valuable as you think up here. I was surprised. Unless you have an all original all matching one, then you can break out the name brand beer!
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Travis Bickle said:
Not as much as you think Sir sadly.
I just sold an excellent condition Kar98K with a mirror bore almost all matching 42 for about $600 shipped and I had to drop the price 3 times down from my original at $725 + shipping befopre it sold!

They aren't as valuable as you think up here. I was surprised. Unless you have an all original all matching one, then you can break out the name brand beer!
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This thread is old, and the k98k market changed drastically since. A few years ago a nice RC would go for $600-700 on the EE and others higher. Matching rifles were going through the roof.
Then we got a huge influx of RC last spring and even though dealers have them priced high the secondary market basically collapsed. Now you can find them cheaper and more of them.
 
Recce21 said:
They are only worth what someone will pay for it so in the end, you got what the rifle was worth. I was starting to bang my head against the wall with the OP constantly saying "but, but it is ALMOST matching". Listen, if you are looking for top Collector price for your rifle, it is either matching or it ain't. There is no "almost".
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Aye, I took what I could get and that's all I got.
That's why it sold.
 
Personally I feel a rescued sporter K98k is worth a little more than a Russian Capture. I sold a decent 1938 42 code a few years back for $800 on the EE ACTUALLY THE ONE I ORIGINALLY POSTED ABOUT. It was in very good shape all matching action, barrel, bolt, trigger guard, floor plate, screws, sights. The stock was a walnut, flat butt WaA 63 off a Norwegian capture rifle from Mario in Holland, only 24 digits off in the serial number.(6737 vs.6761). It was obviously a Norwegian stock as the original German S/N was lined out and stamped with the Norwegian number on the buttplate. I was upfront about the stock when I sold it and it sold FAST!!! In the next 18 months I saw the rifle offered a couple times the last for $1500 with the notation that the stock was JUST A FEW DIGITS OFF, no mention of the rescued sporter. At the time the RC were going for $500 and I figure a stock mismatch should be worth $800 and like I said it was grabbed fast! At some point along the way someone flat out lied about the rifle and sold it for considerably more than it was worth.
 
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CanadianAR said:
Yeah, it was a advertised as a "probable depot repair"
I won't mention who and rehash it.
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Not interested in slagging any individuals either just a warning to new K98k guys to be wary. Prices for German marked and matching rifles have climbed so high that fakery is rampant and in the U.S. it is much worse. I have heard from a few dealers that Nazi items are so often faked and some are of such a high calibre that they do not deal in those items any longer.
 
I can get the proof stamps so if i can I can just presume others can as well and once in a while they are even on Ebay for god sakes.

I dont buy Mausers looking for Matched sets if its matched hmm ok then i dont mind the RC mismatched they work great
 
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