I am interested in collecting some of the more common rifles of WWII and once I shoot them each once or twice they will be properly cleaned and put away for another generation to enjoy someday.
I purchased my first Mauser today, its a CE 41, and all numbers down to the firing pin match! The only negative is the stock has been lightly sanded but thankfully the markings are still visible.
I bought it from a friend of mine who inherited it many years ago. Other than that we have no history on the rifle. We function tested it yesterday, and all was fine. We did not test for accuracy, but all 10 rounds went into the top of a 3" bull at 25 yards. Once I knew it worked and was all matching I made him an offer. I have no idea what this is actually worth, it was fair to both of us at the time, so I will let the forum give some opinions on that. Maybe I won, maybe I lost. It's just money right?
The bluing is in great shape with very light freckling. No pitting anywhere on the gun and the experts on K98forums agree this is the original blue.
Before purchasing it we discovered that the front of the stock was cut and I took a gamble with that. Since purchasing I found this was duffle cut at an angle and not broken as originally believed. It is hidden under the rear barrel band and can not be seen when assembled. There are no import markings, so combined with the duffle cut I believe it may be a bring back. Apparently this is pretty common and acceptable in the Mauser world.
I purchased my first Mauser today, its a CE 41, and all numbers down to the firing pin match! The only negative is the stock has been lightly sanded but thankfully the markings are still visible.
I bought it from a friend of mine who inherited it many years ago. Other than that we have no history on the rifle. We function tested it yesterday, and all was fine. We did not test for accuracy, but all 10 rounds went into the top of a 3" bull at 25 yards. Once I knew it worked and was all matching I made him an offer. I have no idea what this is actually worth, it was fair to both of us at the time, so I will let the forum give some opinions on that. Maybe I won, maybe I lost. It's just money right?
The bluing is in great shape with very light freckling. No pitting anywhere on the gun and the experts on K98forums agree this is the original blue.
Before purchasing it we discovered that the front of the stock was cut and I took a gamble with that. Since purchasing I found this was duffle cut at an angle and not broken as originally believed. It is hidden under the rear barrel band and can not be seen when assembled. There are no import markings, so combined with the duffle cut I believe it may be a bring back. Apparently this is pretty common and acceptable in the Mauser world.
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