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Hello everyone,
I don't generally come to this forum but I need some help and ask that you forgive my ignorance in advance.

My dad and I like to poke around our local gun shows every year and see whats their.
He told me that he wants to get a Mauser this year but he knows very little about them (history aside). I'm something of the gun expert in my family so I know he's going to have lots of questions for me on what he should get.

So, if I could get a basic rundown on what to look for, I would appreciate it.
He doesn't need anything rare or worth a lot of money- just something in decent, shoot-able shape and in as close to original configuration as possible. (no sporter stocks, bubbad scope mounts ect). German made and WWII area would be best too.

What sort of common things should I be looking for? Stamps/ markings? Common things bubba'd or broken/ wore out?
Like I said, I don't know these guns and want to save my dad disappointment if we latter find out he got ripped off.
I'm not expecting to find anything perfect or special, we're going to a show on the 17th.

Also, what would he be a fair price? (I know gun shows can be expensive).

Thanks for any help you can provide.
 
That's a whole can of worms you're asking. If you want German unsportered, you're looking at around 700ish for the current going rate. That's for a non-matching or Russian capture. A quick search for German codes will allow you to decipher different factories and years. An alternative is an isreali k98. Lots were re-worked for 7.62Nato/308 winchester. 400-500 for those.
Yugoslavian m48s are just after wwii and are available from some site sponsors.
There's plenty of different types of mausers, but it sounds like you're more interested in k98 stuff.

There's also Brazilian, Spanish, or Chilean, 3-500 depending on condition. Some are 7mm mauser, some are 308.
Czech vz24s are similar to k98s, and go for 3-400. And of course there are Swedish Mausers, 200-400 depending on condition, and what kindof sights come on them.
Look for things like matching #s, bore condition, etc. Also, consider caliber. Most mauser calibers are common enough, but there are occasional oddballs that chamber unusual rounds.
 
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A Yugo M48 or M24/47 are good solid rifles and are available from Marstar for a decent price. Very similar to a K98 except that the action is a bit shorter, not that it matters much. I paid $350 plus shipping for my "good" condition M24/47, and apart from a few stock blemishes (and a TON of Cosmoline) the rifle is as new.
 
if you are going to do it, do it soon. these are getting expensive fast.

In the last few months(3-5) I have seen the mausers pricing go from relatively cheap, except for certain rare birds in excellent shape, to close to Garand prices. Hell, sight unseen, no choosing, just pay and get what you get, there were a few Russian captures that started near $700!

And, according to John at Marstar, he can't find any more Yugos, so those are going up too. Its at least a hundred more to buy one of those now than it was when I first started looking. And all the "as new" or VG+ have been sold so now its open market ecomomics on it.
 
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