Value of a Styer M95 Rifle??

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Looking to determine the value of a styer M95 Rifle, serial number match, overall condition 8/10 50 inches overall length with a 30 inch barrel, Thank You


 
$350-$550 just depends where you sell it. Your average local gun store will offer max $150 if you take it there
 
With matching serials it can be 550$. I don't think there are many matching M95s around.I have yet to see one.This one looks to be in better than average shape.
 
Matching? What numbers do match, and more importantly - where are those numbers located? Pics posted don't tell the story for collector.
 
I picked one up in fairly similar condition a few months ago for about $300, which I would consider a very fair price. Generally speaking, the long rifle with the S stamp (converted to 8x56mmR) is the most common M95 in Canada. They usually go in the sub $450 range. If you have some en bloc clips to go with it, that would definitely sweeten the deal for anyone looking to buy, as they are someone hard to locate.

As an aside, if you're looking for info on the rifle (to see how much of it is original, for value estimates, etc.), this video is the best I've come across: https://youtu.be/4xeeE1E9Wwk (Small Arms of WWI Primer 039: Mannlicher M95 by C&Rsenal)
 
Absolutely. There are a lot less still in 8x50mmR. Most were converted in the 1930s to 8x56mmR. Plus it'll likely have the original bolt and not a bunch of mismatched parts.
 
A 8x50r one would be worth a slight premium, however that being said the price is still relatively low. Not to many people desire these rifles (I personally quite enjoy them, but most people seem not to), so the prices don't really shoot up too high (unless you have something truly rare, in which case serious collectors will spend top dollar).

You can tell the rifle is Bulgarian at a quick glance by the electro-penciled bolt. In service the only nation that really numbered them was the Bulgarians (original Bulgarian contracts from pre-WWI had stamped numbers bolts), and when they acquired them over the years they would electro-pencil them. They were also for most M95s the last nation to own them and refurbish them, so it is also the most common variation.
 
IIRC the 8x56R M95s with the S stamp were Austrian rechambered c1932 for Austrian Army and supplied to Bulgaria in WW2 and surplused c1975.
 
Somewhat interestingly, your's is still wearing its Austrian Empire rear sight (right marked only). Your's, like many others was built for the Austrians and then referbed by the Bulgarians.
 
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