Value of K43 "shooter"??

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Would appreciate some guidance regarding what the current market value of this rifle might be. Don't have room for two in my collection and I have a "Vopo" ac45 that is likely more collectable. This one is, obviously, in some sort of replacement stock- no manufacturer marks on it, but has the rifle serial stamped on it under the butt. When I bought it the seller suggested Czech re-issue but I suspect that had little basis. An non-serialized scope mount and non-functional Dow scope came with it but I can see no basis to believe they were ever associated with the rifle. The rifle itself is in good mechanical condition with a bore I would rate as very good. The bolt carrier and bolt appear to be stamped, matching with e-p matching number on firing pin housing and, at least, one of the locking flaps (second one may be very faint). All the small bits that have a mark appear to be Walther so it doesn't appear to be a "bitsa". Going to get it to the range in the next couple of weeks to see what it will do but it would be nice to know what sort of potential value it has as a shooter grade K43. Thanks, in advance, for any thoughts.

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The stock was likely sportered or something and replaced. Whether this or a vopo is more collectible is debatable. At least this has some matching parts. I’d probably keep this one. Hard to say a lot about the stock from those
Photos. But if selling I’d expect it to be in the range of a vopo. $2-2500?
 
Thanks very much for the comments, guys. Now I'm going to have to dig my Vopo out of the dark recesses of the safe and have another look at it- I may have mistaken E. German re-marking for original. The stock on this one appears beech-like in places (to me, anyway) while the handguard is laminated. I've attached a few more photos. I didn't include the shot of the number on the stock originally as I suspect it was likely done by someone with a Princess Auto stamp set. Can't think of much else- the piston is Walther marked stainless. I've replaced it with the "shooters kit" type for fun at the range. Thanks again for the help- I don't really collect German but have tried to find decent representative samples of the important types.

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There are some reports of solid beech stocks. But the font for the stock number should be larger. And I can’t recall when they stopped numbering these. It was around there. Look really hard for any stamps on the side of the butt, bottom keel and wrist area.
 
Is there a cleaning rod nut present inside the stock and is the stock milled out for it?

What color is the butt plate on the inside when you remove it from the stock?
 
To answer CanadianAR and Coyote Ugly's questions, no detectable stamps of any kind on the stock other then the serial #. There is an area on the right butt that might be scraped- the usual place for the marks. Overall the stock is roughly finished with swirling sanding marks all over. There is a cleaning rod retaining nut with milled opening. I've always assumed it to be an aftermarket repro stock. It is pretty well inletted but the rifle is not very well bedded. Thanks again for all the comments.

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milsurpo said:
To answer CanadianAR and Coyote Ugly's questions, no detectable stamps of any kind on the stock other then the serial #. There is an area on the right butt that might be scraped- the usual place for the marks. Overall the stock is roughly finished with swirling sanding marks all over. There is a cleaning rod retaining nut with milled opening. I've always assumed it to be an aftermarket repro stock. It is pretty well inletted but the rifle is not very well bedded. Thanks again for all the comments.

milsurpo
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OP, you were very careful to point out the rifle is shooter grade.

Does it have any collector value???? Depends on who the collector is and how bad he/she wants it. It has some desirable points.

IMHO the stock and butt plate were replaced/refinished. Fine.

It's in better condition than most of the shooter grades I've seen and I can see no reason why you shouldn't be able to get $1500 for a quick sale and more if you hold onto it for a higher price. IMHO max value is $2k on a very good day.


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bearhunter said:
It's in better condition than most of the shooter grades I've seen and I can see no reason why you shouldn't be able to get $1500 for a quick sale and more if you hold onto it for a higher price. IMHO max value is $2k on a very good day.
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Thank's for the comments, Bearhunter. I'll resurrect this thread after I've shot a few targets with it. As I mentioned, the bore appears to be in great shape. It will be interesting to shoot it back to back with an SVT for comparison.

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