Mauser k98 bnz43 number matching what's it worth LOTS OF PICS!!!

[tylerc56]

ok we found this in my grandpaw's gun safe. all i know is its a 8mm mauser with bnz 1 43 on barrell.. all bolt numbers match 4620 and number on bottom next to trigger gaurd is 2020. dont know anthing about em and gauging what its worth so we can descide if we want to sell it or not b/c it not practical to us.

[Guest TnTnTn]

It would have been worth a lot more unsporterized. Probably worth $3-400 assuming good mechanics and bore. TTT

[Jonnin]

At a glance about $300, as it has been cut to ribbons but it looks to have been a pretty good job rather than a kitchen table hacksaw job. It would make an excellent shooter but has no collector value anymore. For reference, it used to look like this and weigh about twice as much: Karabiner 98k - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Edited October 5, 2011 by Jonnin

[tylerc56]

ANY INTEREST IN BUYING?

[dou44]

$300 for hunting rifle, what a wast of a mostly matching gun

[roverboy]

Most guys wouldn't sporter a rifle like that today. But, when it was probably done there was probably plenty of them. I agree somebody did a great job. Its a nice one.

[Magiccarpetrides]

Would it not be possible for him to buy a replacement stock or is that a no go? I have no experience in such things.

[Garufa]

Would it not be possible for him to buy a replacement stock or is that a no go? I have no experience in such things.

If you mean to restore, no. Would need stock, handguard, front & rear sights (but the barred has been tapped for new ones), bayonet lug, front bands, etc....BUT....

This rifle may actually be a Factory sporter, i.e. actually made by Mauser after the war or some such thing. That's a WAG and more research is needed but is not your typical bubba hack job.

Edited October 5, 2011 by Garufa

[tylerc56]

Any buyers on it 350 obo

[Jonnin]

Would it not be possible for him to buy a replacement stock or is that a no go? I have no experience in such things.

You can always restore one with mismatched spare parts. But that would take time to do, tons of work, and the result may not even be worth as much as it is now, since it is very nicely done. It might actually be cheaper overall to buy a mismatched mauser if you wanted one, than to try to buy and ship each part one by one + work needed. It may be an "old" (1960s or earlier?) factory conversion, another reason to leave it alone -- I have no idea who did this but the mauser printed on the buttpad is a clue that it was done in bulk by someone. If you want a lot better info than I have try the experts at gunboards, they may recognize the work.

[gregintenn]

That's a pretty good looking sporter. There are people out there who are interested in old Mauser and 03 Springfield Sporters. Looks to me like it was done by a quite competent gunsmith. The stock, sights, etc., appear to me like something done in the 40's or 50's. I'd suggest advertising it in the classifieds here, and perhaps on a mauser forum, as well as places like 24hourcampfire.com. This is assuming you don't mind shipping it.

Yu could also have the bolt forged, a new safety installed, and dill and tap it for scope mounts. It would make a great deer rifle that none of your buddies would have one like.

[Randy L]

I agree with Garufa With the Mauser buttplate looks like a possible post war conversion by the Mauser co

[dlm37015]

mauser made sporters right up to yhe end of the war.i would like to look at it out of the stock .

[Mike.357]

is that not a Nazi mark on the right side of the pic?

[dou44]

you need to take it out of the stock and look at the barrel for german proof marks.from what i can tell that is not a 1 under the bnz but what is left of a single rune for the ss. if so it is a ss concentration camp gun.their should not be any german proofs on the barrel ,like on the bolt.it should have a dq barrel code