Gewher 41 value?

[thumperpaul]

Hi all
I have a friend at work whose dad died and left him a (numbers matching) genuine Gewher 41 (prototype to the G43)
Does anyone have any idea on what this C&R rifle would bring at auction/private sale??

[rondog]

Is it full-auto? If it is, it's most likely illegal as hell and would be immediately confiscated and destroyed, war souvenier/heirloom or not. His best bet would be to keep that thing VERY hush-hush.

[thumperpaul]

I will have to ask him; to be honest, I thought that the bolt action on this particular weapon is a bit confusing...(as opposed to the "slide") It is a semi auto, as it was a lead-up to the G43...
Either way, I think it would gain Curio and/or Relic status.....also, it's kind of neat to know that you own a little bit of history

[rondog]

Originally Posted by thumperpaul

I will have to ask him; to be honest, I thought that the bolt action on this particular weapon is a bit confusing...(as opposed to the "slide") It is a semi auto, as it was a lead-up to the G43...
Either way, I think it would gain Curio and/or Relic status.....also, it's kind of neat to know that you own a little bit of history

As I understand it, if it's a bolt or semi-auto, it's OK. But anything capable of full-auto is HIGHLY illegal to own. Legal-to-own war-era full auto weapons are hard to get, and getting one that just pops up in some vet's attic made legal to own is nearly impossible. That's how I've heard it stated anyway.

The M1 Carbine was semi-auto, and the M2 Carbine was selective. I've heard it's even highly illegal to have ANY M2 parts in a semi-auto M1. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has no sense of humor about the matter.