[baddboy]

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

 

[valbehaved]

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

 

[wonderwhippet]

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]

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

 

[jim brady]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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