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I was looking at a Mauser 98K today that is on consignment,...asking price is ..$599.00,...is this a fair price,...i have no idea.

This is the first time i have closely examined a wartime Mauser....i would say it was in very good + condition....good furnature,...and blueing,...if that was what the Germans used...stamped BYF 43 on the receiver.

I was impressed by how light and handy it seemed,...compared to my 03/a3 Springfield ,...which is somewhat of a Mauser clone ....what advice do you CGN mauser fans have,
 
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x westie said:
I was looking at a Mauser 98 today that is on consignment,...asking price is ..$599.00,...is this a fair price,...i have no idea.

This is the first time i have closely examined a wartime Mauser....i would say it was in very good + condition....good furnature,...and blueing,...if that was what the Germans used...stamped BYF 43 on the receiver.

I was impressed by how light and handy it seemed,...compared to my 03/a3 Springfield ,...which is somewhat of a Mauser clone ....what advice do you CGN mauser fans have,
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Though I would suspect judging from your number of posts that you already know the difference, I just wanted to ask to be sure.......namely whether you are familiar with the differences between the original Mausers and Russian captures that have arrived in recent times. The Russian Captures usually sell for somewhere in the range of $299-350, maybe a bit more for rare variants, but are considerably less desirable than the original guns which would go for more.

While I know that rifles like original K98k 's have not been sold as inexpensive
military surplus for at least ten/twelve years, somehow I find it difficult to fathom that they've become so rare as to be more expensive than a new Savage or slightly used Remington 700. But that said, maybe I'm just in denial!:runaway:
 
I haven't been following the captured Soviet Mauser saga,...my main interest is British Commonwealth weapons,......and this is the first Mauser i have checked out,...i saw it in a local gunshop today,..and asked if i could look at it.....like i said i was impressed with how handy and light it was.
 
$600 is a bit steep when $300 will get you into the Mauser game with a Russian capture rifle. It better be in good shape, but you wrote you don't know much about Mausers ... Is a Mauser 98K education worth $300?
 
x westie said:
I haven't been following the captured Soviet Mauser saga,...my main interest is British Commonwealth weapons,......and this is the first Mauser i have checked out,...i saw it in a local gunshop today,..and asked if i could look at it.....like i said i was impressed with how handy and light it was.
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The Russian capture mausers were collected by the Russians at the end of the war, usually had the Waffenampts peened off of the reciever parts, and were often reassembled out of mixed parts. The metal parts were blued, the stocks repaired if required and finished with a red shellac. The bore condition varies from rifle to rifle. I believe that all R/C Mausers have an X on the reciever denoting a captured rifle, and you'll likely find parts forced matched with an electropencil. They've generally been decent shooters and popular with those of us who've entered the milsurp game long after the originals were sold to a previous generation of collectors.

With original rifles, the value will depend on all of the regular measures of collectablility, with the manufacturer and date obviously playing a role. Those can readily be found from the main milsurp boards who'll probably sticky the codes at the top of their German Mauser threads. While it is perhaps safe to say that a good Mauser will fetch at least a bit more money than an original Lee Enfield in similar condition, $599.99 begins to sound rather steep, unless of course there's something unusual about the rifle, or they've really been rising in price lately.

With Regards,

Frank

PS. For comparison, I paid $299 for my R/C plus shipping and GST about a year ago. My Good/VG Israeli Mauser in 7.62 and VG Czech post-war K98 that I purchased just over ten years ago were $100 plus tax. Though I know that I'll never get Mausers at the price of the latter two again, I just feel queasy about telling you that $599 is a great price.
 
x westie said:
I haven't been following the captured Soviet Mauser saga,...my main interest is British Commonwealth weapons,......and this is the first Mauser i have checked out,...i saw it in a local gunshop today,..and asked if i could look at it.....like i said i was impressed with how handy and light it was.
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Yeah, I find them very easy to handle as well. I had my Garand out for the first time yesterday and was surprised how bulky it felt compared to a K98.

If you are just looking for a nice, representative shooter, I would go with an RC as suggested by the rest of the fellas. At $600, the one you looked at could be a East German or Norwegian rework or maybe a partially original non-refurb. We would need pics to positively ID it.
If it is an RC and they are charging that, you could get one online for almost half that at P&S, TradeEx, Milarm, etc.
 
steve1973 said:
Yeah, I find them very easy to handle as well. I had my Garand out for the first time yesterday and was surprised how bulky it felt compared to a K98.
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A shooter can shoot a Garand all day long because the extra weight and gas system helps handle the recoil better. A K98 will be easier to carry, but more painful after a long string of shots.
 
Thanks guys for the all the great info on R/C Mausers,....the Mauser i looked at probably is R/C,.....the blueing looks too clean and fresh for it to be a original,...and i noticed some corrosion on the reciever and bolt handle that the blueing couldn't hide,...also i noticed that the hooded front sight cover had been removed,....i did some checking on the Mauser forums and this was something the Russians would do,....and $599.00 is too much ,...
 
maple_leaf_eh said:
A shooter can shoot a Garand all day long because the extra weight and gas system helps handle the recoil better. A K98 will be easier to carry, but more painful after a long string of shots.
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You are certainly right about the recoil of a Garand,...it is a very nice handling rifle to shoot,..the gas system sucks up the recoil,..and along with the weight,...i was impressed,...i have a Remington 03/a3 ,..and its recoil is a bit more snappy than a M1,...i thought the M1 was nicer to shoot than the Canadian FN C1
 
Was it missing: the 2 small lock screws on the triggerguard, the cleaning rod

Did it have: an X stamped on the receiver? And Electopencil numbers? Big numbers stamped on the left hand side of the stock?
 
Coyote Ugly said:
Was it missing: the 2 small lock screws on the triggerguard, the cleaning rod

Did it have: an X stamped on the receiver? And Electopencil numbers? Big numbers stamped on the left hand side of the stock?
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still learning about Mauser's,...so didn't really look at the screws on the trigger guard,..also about the cleaning rod,..missed that too.

No BXB stamped on receiver or electopencil numbers,...I.did see BYF 1943 on the receiver though.

Also no big numbers stamped on the stock,....i will have to go back and make a more through look see,....you guys have helped big time ,..thanks
 
If you can, take a camera down and snap some close ups, maybe it's a steal of a deal, you never know, until you know what it is!
 
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