K98 price check?

shurshot · July 10, 2019, 03:20 PM

I need a ballpark figure for a Mauser K98 1939, matching numbers, eagle over Swastika, obviously battle worn 8mm, rough bore. No sling or bayonet.
Thanks in advance!

Scorch · July 10, 2019, 06:21 PM

$500-$800 depending on manufacturer, stock (solid wood versus laminated), overall condition/completeness (varnish intact, cleaning rod, sight hood, sling present).

CarJunkieLS1 · July 11, 2019, 07:40 AM

I'm more in the $250 range. That's just me with it having a "rough" bore. I am by no means a milsurp expert or know what current market value is.

ernie8 · July 11, 2019, 08:22 AM

$250 will not even buy parts anymore . If it is truly matching and un-messed with , it will be in the $800 - $1200 range , depending on many factors .

shurshot · July 11, 2019, 09:04 AM

Bore is rough, but I can keep it on a pie plate at 100 yards. I can't believe how much these have increased in value over the years. Used to be able to get these for under a $100.

std7mag · July 11, 2019, 12:10 PM

The last Mauser i bought, a couple of months ago, was $65.
Barrel corroded, poorly home done sporterizing on the stock.
So $65 for a Mauser action, i'm happy!

T. O'Heir · July 11, 2019, 01:04 PM

"...$500-$800 depending on manufacturer..." Not in the condition described. You can have a good or better condition K98 in full military configuration on Gunbroker for less than that.
It's the "rough" bore that causes a lower value.
"...Used to be able to get these for under a $100..." Absolutely mint, still in the grease, Portuguese contract K98's sold for $215Cdn. 35 plus years ago. None have been made in 75 years or so.

tdoyka · July 11, 2019, 03:07 PM

i just bought a sporterized(aperture sights and some stock work) 98 mauser in 8x57 for $200 and a sporterized(bent bolt handle, rifling gone, no open sights, walnut stock is only 80% but it still works) 93 spanish mauser in 7x57 for $80. the 98 mauser is matching numbers, while the 93 is not. the 98 was made in 1944 and the 93 was made in 1922.

they were bought in online Centurion Auctions.

amd6547 · July 11, 2019, 03:43 PM

Comparing sporterized Mausers to unmessed with 98k's is like the op asked "how much for a Mercedes?", And you guys are saying "I got my Yugo for $75..."

P5 Guy · July 11, 2019, 04:05 PM

Well, it depends on what factory made it.
Some are quite rare, but in the sparse description you gave no more than $300 if you absolutely have to have this one.
Personally I'd keep shopping. I had a dot 44 in a laminated stock, all matching and about 5-6 years ago sold it for $450. Now it might fetch $600, but it was in very good condition with an excellent bore, sling, cleaning rod and front sight hood.

ernie8 · July 11, 2019, 04:26 PM

If he is really talking about a matching German un messed with K98k rifle , it is in the $800 - 1200 range . We are not talking about sportered M-93's or Turks . On a matching K-98k the bore is not that much of a factor , the people who collect those don't shoot them . A Russian capture K-98k is in the $400 - 500 range now . I will buy every complete , matching un messed with German K-98k that you can find for $400.00 and give you a $100.00 for finding it .

hooligan1 · July 11, 2019, 05:21 PM

A K98 matching numbers with everything intact, minus rough bore is worth 800.00 or more.
Std7mag the one you bought for 65.00 wasn't a Nazi stamped rifle,.
Tim Oheir, from the land of OZ, we all could've bought those rifles 35 years ago. He's talking right now, right here.
Myself I would try to haggle down a bit, using rough bore as the reason, but if I couldn't go on without it I'd give the price.

**44 AMP** · July 11, 2019, 11:15 PM

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Std7mag the one you bought for 65.00 wasn't a Nazi stamped rifle,.

based on what he said, I don't see how you can be sure of that.

**Aguila Blanca** · July 11, 2019, 11:43 PM

J&G is getting $400+ for Yugoslavian M48s. Multiply that by several orders of magnitude for a K98 with all matching numbers (not "force matched").

Hawg · July 12, 2019, 02:19 AM

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I can't believe how much these have increased in value over the years. Used to be able to get these for under a $100.

I used to buy them out of 55 gallon drums at Gibson's for $15.00.

P5 Guy · July 12, 2019, 08:33 AM

Are you guys trying to drive up values so you can sell your 98s at huge profits?

std7mag · July 12, 2019, 08:58 AM

They are correct. No Nazi markings.
I believe it is a Spanish Mauser.
Still a large ring military Mauser originally chambered in 8X57.
Ground the loading lug off the rear of the receiver so i could drill & tap for scope.

Scorch · July 12, 2019, 03:07 PM

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Are you guys trying to drive up values so you can sell your 98s at huge profits?

Not me! I remember buying K98ks by the crate at $49.99 each in the 1980s. And here we are 35-40 years later and inflation and market supply/demand have made them prohibitively expensive. Back then, we wanted the rifle for the action, nowadays all the wanna-be warriors gotta have a military dress rifle and are willing to pay for it. Just inflation would make those same rifles $250-300, and they haven't made any K98k rifles in about 74 years so the supply is drying up. Remember, K98k was the WW2 German Mauser, not the Czech or Spanish or Brazilian or Yugoslavian Mausers (although a lot of people think any military Mauser is a K98k). Yes, we had a lot of them for under $100 in the 70s and 80s, but that was a long time ago. In 1981 I made $21,000 and was living large, nowadays you could almost starve earning $40,000/yr.

P5 Guy · July 12, 2019, 03:31 PM

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P5 Guy · July 12, 2019, 03:34 PM

https://oldmilitarymarkings.com/codes_rifle.html

dot was Brno in occupied Czech republic.

Hawg · July 12, 2019, 10:16 PM

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In 1981 I made $21,000 and was living large

You must have been single. In 81 I had been married for four years making 19,000 and living anything but large. I've got a G 33/40 matching numbers, Nazi stamped. It's one I kinda wish nobody messed with but then if they hadn't I probably wouldn't have it.

Fishbed77 · July 15, 2019, 04:41 PM

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A Russian capture K-98k is in the $400 - 500 range now .

And I've seen some RC K98ks go for higher than that lately.

July 10, 2019, 03:20 PM	#1
shurshot Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2006 Posts: 1,819	K98 price check? I need a ballpark figure for a Mauser K98 1939, matching numbers, eagle over Swastika, obviously battle worn 8mm, rough bore. No sling or bayonet. Thanks in advance!

July 10, 2019, 06:21 PM	#2
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	$500-$800 depending on manufacturer, stock (solid wood versus laminated), overall condition/completeness (varnish intact, cleaning rod, sight hood, sling present). __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

July 11, 2019, 12:10 PM	#6
std7mag Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2013 Location: Central Taxylvania.. Posts: 3,609	The last Mauser i bought, a couple of months ago, was $65. Barrel corroded, poorly home done sporterizing on the stock. So $65 for a Mauser action, i'm happy! __________________ When our own government declares itself as "tyrannical", where does that leave us??!! "Januarary 6th insurrection". Funny, I didn't see a single piece of rope...

July 11, 2019, 01:04 PM	#7
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	"...$500-$800 depending on manufacturer..." Not in the condition described. You can have a good or better condition K98 in full military configuration on Gunbroker for less than that. It's the "rough" bore that causes a lower value. "...Used to be able to get these for under a $100..." Absolutely mint, still in the grease, Portuguese contract K98's sold for $215Cdn. 35 plus years ago. None have been made in 75 years or so. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!

July 11, 2019, 03:07 PM	#8
tdoyka Senior Member Join Date: October 3, 2013 Location: windber, pa Posts: 300	i just bought a sporterized(aperture sights and some stock work) 98 mauser in 8x57 for $200 and a sporterized(bent bolt handle, rifling gone, no open sights, walnut stock is only 80% but it still works) 93 spanish mauser in 7x57 for $80. the 98 mauser is matching numbers, while the 93 is not. the 98 was made in 1944 and the 93 was made in 1922. they were bought in online Centurion Auctions. __________________ The generation now coming out of Western schools is unable to distinguish good from bad. Even those words are unacceptable. This results in impaired thinking ability. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Μολών λαβέ !

July 11, 2019, 07:40 AM	#3
CarJunkieLS1 Senior Member Join Date: October 1, 2013 Posts: 686	I'm more in the $250 range. That's just me with it having a "rough" bore. I am by no means a milsurp expert or know what current market value is.

July 11, 2019, 08:22 AM	#4
ernie8 Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2018 Posts: 217	$250 will not even buy parts anymore . If it is truly matching and un-messed with , it will be in the $800 - $1200 range , depending on many factors .

July 11, 2019, 09:04 AM	#5
shurshot Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2006 Posts: 1,819	Bore is rough, but I can keep it on a pie plate at 100 yards. I can't believe how much these have increased in value over the years. Used to be able to get these for under a $100.

July 11, 2019, 03:43 PM	#9
amd6547 Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2006 Posts: 2,313	Comparing sporterized Mausers to unmessed with 98k's is like the op asked "how much for a Mercedes?", And you guys are saying "I got my Yugo for $75..." __________________ The past is gone...the future may never happen. Be Here Now.

July 11, 2019, 04:05 PM	#10
P5 Guy Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2005 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 1,804	Well, it depends on what factory made it. Some are quite rare, but in the sparse description you gave no more than $300 if you absolutely have to have this one. Personally I'd keep shopping. I had a dot 44 in a laminated stock, all matching and about 5-6 years ago sold it for $450. Now it might fetch $600, but it was in very good condition with an excellent bore, sling, cleaning rod and front sight hood.

July 11, 2019, 04:26 PM	#11
ernie8 Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2018 Posts: 217	If he is really talking about a matching German un messed with K98k rifle , it is in the $800 - 1200 range . We are not talking about sportered M-93's or Turks . On a matching K-98k the bore is not that much of a factor , the people who collect those don't shoot them . A Russian capture K-98k is in the $400 - 500 range now . I will buy every complete , matching un messed with German K-98k that you can find for $400.00 and give you a $100.00 for finding it .

July 11, 2019, 05:21 PM	#12
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 4,586	A K98 matching numbers with everything intact, minus rough bore is worth 800.00 or more. Std7mag the one you bought for 65.00 wasn't a Nazi stamped rifle,. Tim Oheir, from the land of OZ, we all could've bought those rifles 35 years ago. He's talking right now, right here. Myself I would try to haggle down a bit, using rough bore as the reason, but if I couldn't go on without it I'd give the price. __________________ Keep your Axe sharp and your powder dry.

July 11, 2019, 11:43 PM	#14
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,468	J&G is getting $400+ for Yugoslavian M48s. Multiply that by several orders of magnitude for a K98 with all matching numbers (not "force matched").

July 12, 2019, 08:33 AM	#16
P5 Guy Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2005 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 1,804	Are you guys trying to drive up values so you can sell your 98s at huge profits?

July 12, 2019, 08:58 AM	#17
std7mag Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2013 Location: Central Taxylvania.. Posts: 3,609	They are correct. No Nazi markings. I believe it is a Spanish Mauser. Still a large ring military Mauser originally chambered in 8X57. Ground the loading lug off the rear of the receiver so i could drill & tap for scope. __________________ When our own government declares itself as "tyrannical", where does that leave us??!! "Januarary 6th insurrection". Funny, I didn't see a single piece of rope...

July 12, 2019, 03:31 PM	#19
P5 Guy Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2005 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 1,804	delete Last edited by P5 Guy; July 12, 2019 at 03:35 PM. Reason: double tap post

July 12, 2019, 03:34 PM	#20
P5 Guy Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2005 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 1,804	https://oldmilitarymarkings.com/codes_rifle.html dot was Brno in occupied Czech republic.