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Posted: 3/28/2012 11:28:32 AM EDT
I've had this Mauser so long I can't even remember what I paid for it; it's in good shape and the barrel is nice and shiny inside. I was going to put this on my table at the next gun show, and my table partner said he'd like it for a friend of his, so I need an estimate of a price to charge him. The rifle is marked DOU.45 on top of the receiver and it has a stamped trigger guard similar to an M1903A3. Sorry for the quick and dirty pic, had the wrong lens on the camera.
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There were made for export K98Ks. The DOU45 stamp was a way to sell new-made rifles to clients like Israel while they were still under Brit control and under a arms embargo. They also helped get the Czech arms industry off the ground post-war.
They make great shooters or a donor rifle for a K98 sniper build. I've never seen a non-IDF marked one with a bad bore. I'd not take less than $300.00-$350.00 for one. Most were inported by Sarco but many were not import marked. As a K98 goes they really don't have any historical significance unless they show IDF markings. Some early ones were made with left-over German marked parts and it's not unusual to find the odd dirty bird on one either partially scrubbed or intact. |
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Thank you, good info. What do the IDF marks look like; something cryptic or readily ID'd? Small Star of David near the Czech lion proof. Refurbed IDF Czech K98Ks are clearly marked. A IDF marked mauser still in 8mm is a find. Most were converted/rebarreled to 7.62 NATO. I suspect yours is not IDF marked. I have never discovered where these were imported from. Many had rack numbers painted on the butt stocks. |
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Ah, you rattled my brain; I remember Israeli Mausers in .308 from long ago gun shows. IIRC, they ran about $80; I was sorta thinking about picking one up, put it off too long, and then there weren't any.
This one's 8x57, no Star of David, and a fine cast bullet shooter. Thanks again. |
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