K98 8MM Mauser Rifle Value - The Firearms Forum

baddboy · 10-19-2012, 10:34 PM

Hi Everyone
I have got a K98 8MM Mauser I'm needing to know value of.
Thanks

valbehaved · 10-19-2012, 11:51 PM

Looks like a sportsterized rifle...
I would guess around $200...

wonderwhippet · 10-20-2012, 10:10 AM

Reblued, stock cut down, totally no value as a collector piece. I agree max value as a shooter is no more than $200, probably closer to $150.

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dcriner · 10-20-2012, 10:15 AM

The multiple coats of glossy varnish decreases the gun's visual appeal even as a shooter.

jim brady · 10-20-2012, 10:20 AM

The guys are right on the value. About $150 is in the ballpark. This one would lend itself well to being put back together if the barrel hasn't been cut (I can't tell from these photos). Like I told another fellow, you couldn't make it into a faked original. but it would sure look nice on the wall or at the shooting range. If you built model cars or planes as a kid, this would be a fun big-boy or big-girl winter project. The required parts are available all over the place.

Welcome to the forum! Drop a post if you decide to do anything with that rifle.

Jim K · 10-20-2012, 08:02 PM

IMHO, someone has been playing games. K.98k rifles were not marked "K 98" they were marked "Mod. 98" and they had no recessed ring at the front of the receiver. I don't know the origin of that one, but in any case, it is nothing more than a hunting rifle now.

Jim

nmckenzie · 10-20-2012, 11:31 PM

Whatever it is, it's a small ringed receiver, not one of the large ring '98s we're used to seeing. Wasn't there a WW1 Kar98A built on the small ring receiver?

Jim K · 10-22-2012, 01:22 PM

Yes, but they were marked "Kar. 98" or "Karib. 98". There seems to be a disconnect on the left side where it looks like the original marking was removed.

Jim

Stez · 03-13-2013, 06:23 AM

I'd agree with the others, ruined, like so many other k98s

10-19-2012, 10:34 PM	#1
baddboy Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 1	K98 8MM Mauser Rifle Value Hi Everyone I have got a K98 8MM Mauser I'm needing to know value of. Thanks Attached Images -->

10-19-2012, 11:51 PM	#2
valbehaved V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 239	Re: K98 8MM Mauser Rifle Value Looks like a sportsterized rifle... I would guess around $200...

10-20-2012, 10:10 AM	#3
wonderwhippet Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,599	Re: K98 8MM Mauser Rifle Value Reblued, stock cut down, totally no value as a collector piece. I agree max value as a shooter is no more than $200, probably closer to $150. 4 43o73

10-20-2012, 10:15 AM	#4
dcriner V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 254	Re: K98 8MM Mauser Rifle Value The multiple coats of glossy varnish decreases the gun's visual appeal even as a shooter.

10-20-2012, 10:20 AM	#5
jim brady Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,101	Re: K98 8MM Mauser Rifle Value The guys are right on the value. About $150 is in the ballpark. This one would lend itself well to being put back together if the barrel hasn't been cut (I can't tell from these photos). Like I told another fellow, you couldn't make it into a faked original. but it would sure look nice on the wall or at the shooting range. If you built model cars or planes as a kid, this would be a fun big-boy or big-girl winter project. The required parts are available all over the place. Welcome to the forum! Drop a post if you decide to do anything with that rifle. Last edited by jim brady; 10-20-2012 at 10:22 AM..

10-20-2012, 08:02 PM	#6
Jim K Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,408	Re: K98 8MM Mauser Rifle Value IMHO, someone has been playing games. K.98k rifles were not marked "K 98" they were marked "Mod. 98" and they had no recessed ring at the front of the receiver. I don't know the origin of that one, but in any case, it is nothing more than a hunting rifle now. Jim

10-20-2012, 11:31 PM	#7
nmckenzie Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sitka, Alaska Posts: 2,005	Re: K98 8MM Mauser Rifle Value Whatever it is, it's a small ringed receiver, not one of the large ring '98s we're used to seeing. Wasn't there a WW1 Kar98A built on the small ring receiver?

10-22-2012, 01:22 PM	#8
Jim K Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,408	Re: K98 8MM Mauser Rifle Value Yes, but they were marked "Kar. 98" or "Karib. 98". There seems to be a disconnect on the left side where it looks like the original marking was removed. Jim

03-13-2013, 06:23 AM	#9
Stez Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 10	Re: K98 8MM Mauser Rifle Value I'd agree with the others, ruined, like so many other k98s