Mauser - The Firearms Forum

Royal · 10-30-2009, 12:46 PM

I found this in the basement of my house after we moved in. Had a bayonet, ammo pouch, cleaning kit, and a leather sling. I'm know it was never used in combat, the stock is too new looking. I've cleaned all the packing grease that was in it and fired it a couple times. Just wondering how much it might be worth. I can get a few more pics if needed. (camera makes the gun look kind of bent)

Helix_FR · 10-30-2009, 03:32 PM

Looks like you have yourself a German or Yugoslavian Mauser 98K. Do the numbers on the bolt match the numbers on the receiver? Most of them don't but there can be the occasional few that do. Is there any importation markings on it.
More pictures of any marking would be helpful to get a accurate value.

BETH · 10-30-2009, 03:57 PM

How come i can't view picture?

22WRF · 10-30-2009, 04:01 PM

Looks like a nice K98 what are the marking and crest? Check the barrel for an import mark just back of the front sight

300 H&H · 10-30-2009, 10:08 PM

My bet is that is says "Mitchell Arms" stamped in it some where... These supposedly "found" in a cave or some such thing ......Most of them have had some level of cosmetic restoration done, for storage damage/issues. They have been on the market for some years, maybe 10 years. Mauser collecters don't recognize them as 98's because they are actually Yugo's being passed of as German. They are fine as shooters though. I have a family member who bought two, and I have shot them. For what they are, they proformed well enough. I think you can buy one today from Mitchell for around $450 or so. Just not a collector rifle, nor a WWII rifle either as they were made after the war.
Regards, Kirk

RJay · 10-30-2009, 10:50 PM

Beth, me thinks your computer is mad at you.

Teejay9 · 10-30-2009, 11:37 PM

Is the bolt "shiny," or is that just a lighting thing in the picture? TJ

Snakedriver · 10-31-2009, 08:56 AM

That's one hell of a find!!! How come I'm never that lucky!!! It definitely looks like a '98 restoration job. Probably worth about $400 with all the goodies included.

Keep it and shoot it, Surplus 8mm Mauser ammo is still plentiful.

joewayne · 01-23-2010, 08:31 AM

It looks much like my K98 I bought from Mitchell`s Mausers.
Right now they are selling them foe $299.00.

bcj1755 · 01-23-2010, 09:17 AM

That looks like a Yugo K98k. All the German K98s I've seen have a bolt handle that has more of a bend to it, requiring a cut-out in the stock to allow for clearence. But that is still one damn fine looking Mauser you have there. I'd cheerfully give away certain parts of my anatomy to be lucky enough to find something like that when I move into a new house

If the bore is as good as the rest of it, you should have a tack driver.

*sigh* I miss my old German K98k

Popeye · 01-23-2010, 07:26 PM

Its not a K98k. It has an intermediate length action. Probably a Yogo 24/47.

Suicide*Ride · 01-23-2010, 11:58 PM

Doesn't matter what it is...... it was FREE!!!

Nice find Royal! Did you go out & buy a lottery ticket the same day?

Either way, looks like you now have a reason to go shooting.....

(I'll bet that's the story he told his SO: "Honest honey, it was just sitting there next to that old trunk".

)

Welcome to TFF.

SR

Alpo · 01-24-2010, 08:37 AM

I agree with a couple of others - Mitchell Mauser. He uses teak for his gunstocks, and that's what that one looks like.

TRAP55 · 01-24-2010, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Popeye

Its not a K98k. It has an intermediate length action. Probably a Yogo 24/47.

That's my bet too, post some pics of the receiver ring stamps.

Jim K · 01-24-2010, 10:11 PM

Possibly a Yugo M48, although the original stocks on those don't look like that. Popeye is right - it is not a K.98k.

Jim

bcj1755 · 01-25-2010, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Popeye

Its not a K98k. It has an intermediate length action. Probably a Yogo 24/47.

You're right. I couldn't remember the actual Yugo designation

IROCZ · 01-31-2010, 01:18 AM

It's a Yugo M48, or a 48A if the trigger gaurd is stamped instead of milled. May not be a refurb. I have one in my safe right now that looks as good, bought it brand new about 8 years ago. Very good rifle, most ammo is corrosive, be careful. Clean it with a hot water rinse down the bore first. Use a funnel to keep water off the rest of it. Ballistol works well as a solvent. Great find you lucky dog, paid $200 for mine.

10-30-2009, 12:46 PM	#1
Royal Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 16	Mauser I found this in the basement of my house after we moved in. Had a bayonet, ammo pouch, cleaning kit, and a leather sling. I'm know it was never used in combat, the stock is too new looking. I've cleaned all the packing grease that was in it and fired it a couple times. Just wondering how much it might be worth. I can get a few more pics if needed. (camera makes the gun look kind of bent) --> Last edited by Royal; 10-30-2009 at 12:53 PM..

10-30-2009, 03:32 PM	#2
Helix_FR TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Imperial, MO Posts: 3,624	Re: Mauser Looks like you have yourself a German or Yugoslavian Mauser 98K. Do the numbers on the bolt match the numbers on the receiver? Most of them don't but there can be the occasional few that do. Is there any importation markings on it. More pictures of any marking would be helpful to get a accurate value.

10-30-2009, 03:57 PM	#3
BETH Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: naugatuck,Ct. Contributor Posts: 6,676	Re: Mauser How come i can't view picture?

10-30-2009, 04:01 PM	#4
22WRF Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pea Ridge, FL Contributor Posts: 4,253	Re: Mauser Looks like a nice K98 what are the marking and crest? Check the barrel for an import mark just back of the front sight __________________ NRA GOA CCRKBA Happiness is a warm barrel

10-30-2009, 10:08 PM	#5
300 H&H Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,796	Re: Mauser My bet is that is says "Mitchell Arms" stamped in it some where... These supposedly "found" in a cave or some such thing ......Most of them have had some level of cosmetic restoration done, for storage damage/issues. They have been on the market for some years, maybe 10 years. Mauser collecters don't recognize them as 98's because they are actually Yugo's being passed of as German. They are fine as shooters though. I have a family member who bought two, and I have shot them. For what they are, they proformed well enough. I think you can buy one today from Mitchell for around $450 or so. Just not a collector rifle, nor a WWII rifle either as they were made after the war. Regards, Kirk

10-30-2009, 10:50 PM	#6
RJay Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,487	Re: Mauser Beth, me thinks your computer is mad at you. __________________ RonJames

10-30-2009, 11:37 PM	#7
Teejay9 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Southwest Corner of the US, "Where no stinking fence will stop us!!" Posts: 1,257	Re: Mauser Is the bolt "shiny," or is that just a lighting thing in the picture? TJ __________________ A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have". Thomas Jefferson

10-31-2009, 08:56 AM	#8
Snakedriver Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: SW. Florida Posts: 1,219	Re: Mauser That's one hell of a find!!! How come I'm never that lucky!!! It definitely looks like a '98 restoration job. Probably worth about $400 with all the goodies included. Keep it and shoot it, Surplus 8mm Mauser ammo is still plentiful. __________________ Fear is a reaction..........Courage is a decision

01-23-2010, 08:31 AM	#9
joewayne Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: I live in the Tennessee hils Posts: 19	Re: Mauser It looks much like my K98 I bought from Mitchell`s Mausers. Right now they are selling them foe $299.00.

01-23-2010, 09:17 AM	#10
bcj1755 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: A wretched hive of scum and villiany Posts: 4,357	Re: Mauser That looks like a Yugo K98k. All the German K98s I've seen have a bolt handle that has more of a bend to it, requiring a cut-out in the stock to allow for clearence. But that is still one damn fine looking Mauser you have there. I'd cheerfully give away certain parts of my anatomy to be lucky enough to find something like that when I move into a new house If the bore is as good as the rest of it, you should have a tack driver. sigh I miss my old German K98k __________________ History is much like an endless waltz. The three beats of war, peace, and revolution continue on forever. Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges - Cicero If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen. - Samuel Adams

01-23-2010, 07:26 PM	#11
Popeye V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sacramento area, CA Posts: 319	Re: Mauser Its not a K98k. It has an intermediate length action. Probably a Yogo 24/47. __________________ We, as a nation, have become fatified, lazified and stupefied.

01-23-2010, 11:58 PM	#12
Suicide*Ride Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Golden, Colorado Posts: 1,340	Re: Mauser Doesn't matter what it is...... it was FREE!!! Nice find Royal! Did you go out & buy a lottery ticket the same day? Either way, looks like you now have a reason to go shooting..... (I'll bet that's the story he told his SO: "Honest honey, it was just sitting there next to that old trunk". ) Welcome to TFF. SR __________________ "The price of FREEDOM can be seen here" ******(the sign outside every VA hospital)****** In an emergency, people don't rise to the occasion, but are reduced to their level of training. When something is trying to eat you, it is hard to get off a good shot! "If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man." - Twain Last edited by SuicideRide; 01-24-2010 at 12:01 AM..*

01-24-2010, 08:37 AM	#13
Alpo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NW Florida Posts: 8,662	Re: Mauser I agree with a couple of others - Mitchell Mauser. He uses teak for his gunstocks, and that's what that one looks like. __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy, and taste good with catsup - George of Lod, Year of Our Lord 297 I always take precautions. Beware the Evil Bullet Fairies.

01-24-2010, 10:11 PM	#15
Jim K Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,408	Re: Mauser Possibly a Yugo M48, although the original stocks on those don't look like that. Popeye is right - it is not a K.98k. Jim

01-31-2010, 01:18 AM	#17
IROCZ Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 8	Re: Mauser It's a Yugo M48, or a 48A if the trigger gaurd is stamped instead of milled. May not be a refurb. I have one in my safe right now that looks as good, bought it brand new about 8 years ago. Very good rifle, most ammo is corrosive, be careful. Clean it with a hot water rinse down the bore first. Use a funnel to keep water off the rest of it. Ballistol works well as a solvent. Great find you lucky dog, paid $200 for mine.