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Stevenjparis	sporterized 98K question	Lead	[-]
Posts: 54 (11/13/09 08:11 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tags : None Hi all, I came across an all matching BYF sporterized rifle today,, (my heart was broken) but am not sure what to do,, i offered him $200 but he wanted $250 so I told him I would think about it,,, the top of the gun where the year and BYF would be was scrubbed clean and re-blued but I did see the BYF on the bottom of the trigger plate. The bolt matched the receiver etc.. gun & rifeling was in great shape,, if i find the correct wood for this gun is it still worthless to a collector? is it worth $250 ?
Aubullet		#1	[-]
Posts: 1421 (11/13/09 08:33 PM) Veteran member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	A scrubbed receiver is never going to be worth much, and there isn't anything that assures you that the byf on the floor plate or trigger guard is in fact matching to the rest of the rifle. If it were me, I'd say forget it, unless you can be happy with just a shooter at that price plus mil-stock.
Bear43		#2	[-]
Posts: 610 (11/13/09 08:40 PM) Veteran member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It's only worth it if you plan to keep it a long time and pretty much never get rid of it. I say that because you will never get your money out of it in military configuration due to the scrubbed receiver. If it "speaks" to you, go for it. Otherwise, hold onto your money and find something you will be happier with.
Stevenjparis		#3	[-]
Posts: 55 (11/13/09 08:41 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	oh... I forgot to add,, it has a peep sight mounted on it,,, I'm more into the original WW-2 configuration,, what a sin that they did this to that gun :-(
Crunch130		#4	[-]
Posts: 947 (11/13/09 09:16 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Steve, I saw one like that in a store IN CALIFORNIA, no less, for only $150. And the receiver had not been scrubbed. Crunch
Rustybore		#5	[-]
Posts: 902 (11/18/09 02:10 PM) Veteran member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	If you can use another good hunting rifle, I would go for it. If it has an older Lyman peep sight, that alone can sell for up to $75. The rifle would make a good "loaner" for teenage kids to borrow. I have a couple that are for just this purpose, not much invested that can be lost if damaged by a beginner hunter. Kevin in Or.
wsucdp		#6	[-]
Posts: 1 (04/09/10 04:11 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Hello, I am brand new here and I own a rifle that sounds similar to this that was my father's. He bought it back in the 70's. The stock and barrel are not original but as far as I can tell everything else is original with all matching serial #'s. It also has a peep sight sadly. I know we are not supposed to talk about sporterizing but I want to know if it would be worth trying to put an original barrel and stock back on it. It is a 1937 S/42 and has the WaA63 Eagles on it and even the screw heads underneath match. I can post pictures if anyone wants me to. Any help on this would be appreciated and I definitely plan to buy more Mausers in the future. They are selling some Yugo 24/47's at Big5 here in Spokane right now for $200 that I am thinking at looking at. Thanks again, Chris
mkgr22		#7	[-]
Posts: 250 (04/09/10 07:54 PM) active member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	wsucdp wrote: Hello, I am brand new here and I own a rifle that sounds similar to this that was my father's. He bought it back in the 70's. The stock and barrel are not original but as far as I can tell everything else is original with all matching serial #'s. It also has a peep sight sadly. I know we are not supposed to talk about sporterizing but I want to know if it would be worth trying to put an original barrel and stock back on it. It is a 1937 S/42 and has the WaA63 Eagles on it and even the screw heads underneath match. I can post pictures if anyone wants me to. Any help on this would be appreciated and I definitely plan to buy more Mausers in the future. They are selling some Yugo 24/47's at Big5 here in Spokane right now for $200 that I am thinking at looking at. Thanks again, Chris Hi, Chris, and welcome to the forums. My opinion is that I would leave your Dad's rifle as is. Restoration would cost much more than the rifle would be worth when finished. Besides, I would prefer to keep it as my Dad used it. Get yourself a nice 24/47 as your first military mauser, and watch your wallet, because you will want more! Regards, Mike.
wsucdp		#8	[-]
Posts: 3 (04/09/10 09:03 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thanks for the advice Mike. I had not thought of it in that way and that makes a lot of sense. Also, thank you for the advice on watching my wallet. I am already getting the itch to go spend money. Thanks again. Chris
wsucdp		#9	[-]
Posts: 4 (04/09/10 09:19 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Here are some pics of the rifle I am talking about. Mostly I am seeing if I figured this out on how to insert photos. They were taken with my Blackberry so bear with me.
kidmma		#10	[-]
Posts: 189 (04/10/10 05:02 PM) active member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	hello all. 1st- Steven let's see some pictures of your rifle. It may be something made up in Europe after the war or by someone over here. Be good to see what you have. 2nd-Chris, you should start a seperate thread with more pics of what you have too! Scott
nothernug		#11	[-]
Posts: 11789 (04/11/10 01:37 AM) Forum Site Moderator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	wsucdp wrote: Hello, I am brand new here and I own a rifle that sounds similar to this that was my father's. He bought it back in the 70's. The stock and barrel are not original but as far as I can tell everything else is original with all matching serial #'s. It also has a peep sight sadly. I know we are not supposed to talk about sporterizing but I want to know if it would be worth trying to put an original barrel and stock back on it. It is a 1937 S/42 and has the WaA63 Eagles on it and even the screw heads underneath match. I can post pictures if anyone wants me to. Any help on this would be appreciated and I definitely plan to buy more Mausers in the future. They are selling some Yugo 24/47's at Big5 here in Spokane right now for $200 that I am thinking at looking at. Thanks again, Chris Hi there and welcome to Parallax Bill's German Military Mauser Forum. Glad to see you are aware of and concerned about staying within the site rules. Always a plus start. But you need not worry about that issue here. You're asking about trying to restore what somebody else has sporterized. We certainly have no moral complaints against restoration. That said, I think you have been given good advice on that subject, that being mainly that you're better off, in this case, keeping it as it is, as your father had it, and buying an original condition military rifle. The Yugoslavian model 24/47 is an excellent example and probably the best remaining value in military mausers now. Some, depending on workshop code can be quite collectible and are beginning to brig good prices. Other ordinary marking models can be very affordable. Another option if you want to stay in the German Mausers are either Yugo reworked Model 98s or RC-Russian Capture- K98s. The Yugo reworks are pretty hard to find anymore. They will have original German markings scrubbed but be very well refinished (arsenal done, not sporterized) better by a good bit than an RC. The RC rifles will have German markings intact though the parts will be mostly mixed. Neither choice can be counted as "original" for collectible purposes but at $300 (more likely +) But either will give you a shootable original type for far less than many of the original condition rifles. 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 your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen. Sam Adams