Value of Hungarian Mosin M91/30?

Bendeco said:

Take a look they have Mauser features the muzzle end of the rifle and the Mauser 7.92 round. Hence the half Mauser?
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That's a WZ 91-98-26... It is not very common either by any means.

I can see the "Mauser" aspect, as it does use a Mauser end cap and bayonet lug. It is also in 8mm Mauser.

This is a Polish M44. 7.62x54R.

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bp2626 said:
A reproduction Hungarian 48.M infantry rifle? What?

@pcvando, 48.M sniper rifle known serial number prefixes:

1952: BC0707 1953: BC2255 - BC5608
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You're right, I apologize. I misread the OP and had it in my mind he was describing a Hungarian sniper variant. Just disregard the post.
 
Eaglelord17 said:
Actually it isn't a Mauser round. Mauser never designed the 7.92x57 round. For whatever reason (likely because a fair bit of Mauser rifles were chambered in 7.92x57) his name got attached to it.
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All their machine guns took the same ammo 7.92 x 57. The germane did use it in the Mauser. And so did Poland.
 
The point of what eaglelord17 is saying is that "8mm Mauser" is a misnomer for 7.92x57. As stated, Mauser did not design the cartridge, but many Mauser rifles were chambered for it, mostly because the German military designed the cartridge, then adopted the Mauser designed Gew 98. Many non Mauser rifles, everything from the Austrian M95/24 to the Yugoslavian Zastava M76, chambered this round, machine gund from the MG08 to the ZB26, the WZ.28, and the BESA chambered it. The phenomenon of the Mauser name being attached to things he didn't touch is also seen with the Gew 88 commission rifle, Mauser had nothing to do with it, but it gets his name. 7.92x57 was probably the most popular round for military rifles in Europe pre 1957, it remains extremely popular with hunters in Europe and to some extent, North America. Its the 30-06 of Europe.

That's a damn nice mosin.
 
Thanks all! It's a gorgeous example of a Mosin, to be sure. I remember thinking it was gorgeous and snapping it up in a heartbeat when I found it at the gun store.

Having seen it, can anyone offer a more precise estimate as to its value, or are we already on point with the $500-$600 estimate?
 
Longarm9 said:
Thanks all! It's a gorgeous example of a Mosin, to be sure. I remember thinking it was gorgeous and snapping it up in a heartbeat when I found it at the gun store.

Having seen it, can anyone offer a more precise estimate as to its value, or are we already on point with the $500-$600 estimate?
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There isn't a more precise estimate to give out. If you're looking to flip it for a buck you could list it at an exorbitant price. There is usually that one guy who will impulsively overpay for something perceived as rare or desirable -- it's worth what someone is willing to pay for it.
 
bp2626 said:
There isn't a more precise estimate to give out. If you're looking to flip it for a buck you could list it at an exorbitant price. There is usually that one guy who will impulsively overpay for something perceived as rare or desirable -- it's worth what someone is willing to pay for it.
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I don't want to list it at a crazy, excessive price and hope someone shells out way more than it's worth. Just doesn't sit right with me. I also don't want to get hosed and sell it for way less than it's worth either.

I'll take this very helpful thread as a starting point and do a bit more research. Thanks guys!
 
Kman303 said:
The point of what eaglelord17 is saying is that "8mm Mauser" is a misnomer for 7.92x57. As stated, Mauser did not design the cartridge, but many Mauser rifles were chambered for it, mostly because the German military designed the cartridge, then adopted the Mauser designed Gew 98. Many non Mauser rifles, everything from the Austrian M95/24 to the Yugoslavian Zastava M76, chambered this round, machine gund from the MG08 to the ZB26, the WZ.28, and the BESA chambered it. The phenomenon of the Mauser name being attached to things he didn't touch is also seen with the Gew 88 commission rifle, Mauser had nothing to do with it, but it gets his name. 7.92x57 was probably the most popular round for military rifles in Europe pre 1957, it remains extremely popular with hunters in Europe and to some extent, North America. Its the 30-06 of Europe.

That's a damn nice mosin.
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This is correct. What belongs to Mauser in terms of intellectual property is the staggered internal box magazine that is loaded with stripper clips.

Does anybody know if Mauser played a role in the development of the modern spitzer bullet version of the 7.92x57 that came out in 1905?
 
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