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Posted: 5/2/2010 1:00:08 AM EDT
| I have 2 russian M44's and am wondering what the current going rate is on these? I got them a few years ago when Centerfire had them on sale, 2 for $130. They are both Izzy. One is a solid wood stock, 1944 dated, and matching numbers and is in about 85% condition. The other is a laminate stock, 1945 dated, and appears to be near new with new-looking bore. I know these have seemed to have stopped coming in and have heard they have increased in value. I was just wanting a rough idea of what they would be worth. Neither are counterbored. |
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I bought a beautiful one from Cabelas a few years back for $175... sold it for the same (additional sling, cleaning kit, stripper clips, new firing pin spring, and ammo).
I bought it only to shoot at the range, but picked up a M1903 a few months later that I began to use. Got to the point that it was just taking up space in the safe (the bayonet would take up two slots), so I sold it. If I didn't, I was going to put on a P/U mount. I had a few people contact me saying that they would give me $80-$100 for it. I know that Mosins are pretty cheap, but for that price, I would keep the gun. Most respected that, but a handful decided to get pissy. |
Roughly $120 for the hardwood and $150 for the laminate.  Check the auction sites to get a good idea. I haven't seen laminate stocked M44s in a few years, so you may be able to get a little more for them.
Of coarse they are worth what you can get for them. Five or six years ago a local shop had a few laminate stocked Izzy M44s for $220 each and they sold them over time. That was back when M44s were going for $50-80. |
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