November 1, 2013, 07:26 PM | #1 |
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k-31 Value
Looking on gunbroker i see k-31s going from 350-500+ I have seen a couple with bids in the 260 range but the buy now prices were either 350-400. How much did you guys pay for your k31s?
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November 1, 2013, 11:50 PM | #2 |
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Go to Simpson, LTD:
http://www.simpsonltd.com/ Or some of the other sites (Like Weidners, Classic & Samco) That will give you a decent idea, however if I had to guess: $300-$400. Depending on the condition of course. If you could post some pic's it would help |
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Okay, I'll take it.
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If you don't mind a cracked stock, Samco still has them for under $300.
Also, Simpson has a range of them. Price depends on the quality you're looking for. If you want a shooter, stock condition, blueing, etc. aren't as important as bore condition.
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November 2, 2013, 09:41 AM | #6 |
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I think mine was $139...
I happened to be in Middlefield, Ohio...home of AIM Surplus...for work. I went by there and picked it out myself. Beech stock with the normal wear on the butt, and perfect metal work and bore. I consider it my most accurate rifle.
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I just got mine last night for a trade i gave him a mid range 1911 with 100rds and i got the k31 with a few boxes of gp11 and some cash. Some people tell me it was a bad trade on my end but im happy i will upload some pictures in a little bit.
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heres the pic
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November 3, 2013, 01:38 AM | #9 |
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My 1941 cost approx. $190 and my 1954 in new condition cost $350.
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I remember a gunshow table in Colorado full of them for $99 each circa 2004. Walnut or Beechwood, take your pick from the table.
I wasn't sure what they were! I got my C&R around then and started buying them for about $150 each and got quite a few nice ones. Most retailers in C&R carried them. Around 2008 or so they really started drying up and spiked to about $300. They came down briefly when a bunch hit the market in 2010 IIRC. The last ones I bought were $250 in 2010. Supply has dried up considerably since then. I think a nice one would set you back $400. |
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I think I paid around $199 for mine with matching bayonet.
Looks like they are drying up. http://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.c...r=700|701|1029 Doug |
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The "stock" of K-31's has already officially "dried-up"- meaning those purchased direct from the Swiss government from their armories:
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just got back from the gunshow in Tulsa and there are so many tables it took me 6 hours to walk it without stopping for the most part. With that big an inventory to look at i only saw 2 K-31's. 1 was $325 and the other was $200 beech (nice stock, nice blueing and nice bore, all numbers matching) i bought the one at $200 from a private sale. Only dissapointment was no troop tag. Also had a peep rear site which i know is not original but looks good. i scored at a gun show!!!!! i still cant believe it.
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$79,and then i went back and bought a second one, just for the magazine to use in rapid fire.
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at $79 i would take at least a hundred of them. where did you get them for that price?
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I paid $90 for mine at a local shop, but that's been nearly a decade ago. I still kick myself for passing on one of the unissued K31's available at another shop for $300 during the same time period. I also should have bought more than one 480-round case of GP11 ammo when I found it at a gun show for $125 per case.
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in a few years we'll all be saying man i could have gotten all the Mosin's i wanted for $100 each.
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Some of my babies, from circa 2005-2007....Still got a few dozen stacked in the ol' gun closet.
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November 15, 2013, 08:42 PM | #21 |
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Sweet!!!!
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Now we know where they all went!
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HOARDER!!!
You know, if you sold a few of those to fund a ZFK sniper, you'd both consolidate the volume of your investment, as well as its ultimate value in all likelihood. Unless of course these are for the grandkids or something TCB
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Haha, you guys are a funny bunch!
Actually, I just realized that, at the last count, I had 31 K31s in my possession....What a bizarre coincidence!! \ Last edited by sintexas; November 16, 2013 at 11:58 AM. |
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And here I thought my "two is one" philosophy was a stretch....
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