WW 2 98 Mauser stock value

stillquietvoice said:

I came acrossed several 98 Mauser stocks at a flea market and was wondering what their values might be. The vender had a couple moisans as well.

The one I was most interested in came mostly complete with barrel bands, upper hand guard, barrel and sights. The receiver wasn't there as well as the bottom metal. The bore looked shinny. He wanted 85 dollars for it. Is it worth it?

There was also some from ww1, an Israeli and a vz 24 in various states of completeness.

Another question I have is should I go back and get it?

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If they are less than $100 and have all, or almost all the steel, go get them. I would not pick up cut downs, and I have found stocks missing bands, buttplates, etc, cost a lot to restore. However, Bubba cut down a lot of military stocks, and some of those rifles are worth restoring, and a complete, un cut military stock, would be just the ticket.

I spent years trying to find original type C Springfield stocks. I found a few, this one came from a member of the gun club.



not proof stamped, but there are a lot of "proof stamps" out there!



Instead of using an original stock on this action, I was lucky Boyd's came out with repro stocks.



When the CMP found barrels full of type C stocks, I bought a couple. They were $150 each, new, unfitted, WW2 type C keystone stocks. I wonder what they are worth now. A repro is selling for $314 on fleabay. Could not find an auction of an original either on fleabay or Gunbroker. I will bet an original is worth more than the repro!

Unaltered military stocks are pure gold in good condition -- many sporterized service rifles can be back converted when these can be found, and they are rare enough to be a seller's market. Also desirable for upgrading a beater military stock. Reproduction military stocks run $100-200 or more, and a good original can be resold for even more. Just be sure they are complete and unaltered -- haggle hard if anything is missing.

Slamfire said:

If they are less than $100 and have all, or almost all the steel, go get them. I would not pick up cut downs, and I have found stocks missing bands, buttplates, etc, cost a lot to restore. However, Bubba cut down a lot of military stocks, and some of those rifles are worth restoring, and a complete, un cut military stock, would be just the ticket.

I spent years trying to find original type C Springfield stocks. I found a few, this one came from a member of the gun club.

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not proof stamped, but there are a lot of "proof stamps" out there!

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Instead of using an original stock on this action, I was lucky Boyd's came out with repro stocks.

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When the CMP found barrels full of type C stocks, I bought a couple. They were $150 each, new, unfitted, WW2 type C keystone stocks. I wonder what they are worth now. A repro is selling for $314 on fleabay. Could not find an auction of an original either on fleabay or Gunbroker. I will bet an original is worth more than the repro!

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Best price on them is Sarco which has some repro C Springfield stocks around $150 or so. Numrich has them for around two bills, I believe. If you want the genuine stuff, those go from three bills and up depending on condition. Try oldguns.net for original cartouched stocks as he does the gunshow circuit buying and selling. He also sells fixer uppers for those that are interested.

Regarding the O/P, it depends on condition, whether or not the stocks have been sanded, the degree of metal hardware included, whether cartouches are present (impressed arsenal and rack marks into the stocks), etc. Unfitted stocks are often less valuable than older more "interesting" been there, done that stocks. I would suggest going to Ebay and looking up the prices on each of the stocks using the model number as a search term. VZ-24's typically bring less than $100 and are usually pretty battered, Israeli Mauser stocks are all over the place but figure starting at $100 would be safe and then higher depending on condition, cartouches, etc.) WWI GEW 98 stocks are rare as most of these were cut and even fewer still have cartouches but be careful as there are a lot of Brazilian and other long stocks that are $100 or less from that same era. The Brazilian 98 models used 7x57 mm barrels and thus have to have considerable fitting in the barrel channel in order to put a GEW 8x57 barrel in them.

Other WWI or interwar stocks can be quite rare--Lebels for example or uncut Berthier stocks, some Finn Mosin stocks, Steyr m95 long rifle stocks, Krag long stocks, or genuine carbine stocks, Carcano 91 Fusil stocks, and so on and can go from $200 on up even in battered condition.

I just got one for my K98. Cost me just over $100. Nice laminate. The only metal was the buttplate.

Mausers are made by many countries, stocks and handguards are not interchangeable. $85 for a stock with metals and a good barrel is definitely a good deal for today's price, a steal actually, but still a waste of money unless you have a rifle that fit. 10-15 years ago, you get a complete Turk mauser or a Spanish small ring for $85! The receiver and lower metal that were removed cost $250+ if a large ring these days.

If original wwi German gewehr 98 stocks, those are worth some good money