Swedish mauser confusion

stitchclimber · 12-26-2007, 05:09 PM

To all my friends who are so much wiser than me…

I have a friend who has what appears to be a Swedish mauser. (I nor he know’s anything about mausers) Anyway he’s running short on the financial end of things and he wants to sell the rifle.

I believe from my research that this is in fact a swedish design. The action engages when the bolt is traveling back toward the receiver rather than pulling it back. It has a tab that I believe is a safety that flips vertically or horizontally on top of the slide thats at the rear of the receiver.

The stock only goes part of the up the barrel, but it still has the traditional markings and but plat, much like this pic.

So my series of questions would be as follows: Can someone tell me about this rifle? Is the stock sporterized? Is it in fact a Swedish mauser? How much is this gun worth? Private sale? Sale to a dealer?

I was thinking of paying him over what a dealer would pay for it and then selling it n a private sale for a profit. I’ve heard it’s a great rifle but the ammo is too pricey for me to shoot.

What would you do in this situation?

Any of you all interested in buying a rifle like this?

FYI the pic is one I stole from another website while researching, not actual rifle.

musicmaniac · 12-26-2007, 05:28 PM

Can't tell you anything about the rifle, but I was curious, if your "friend" needs money, why would you want to buy it from him cheap and make a profit for yourself? Seems to me you should help your buddy out of a tight spot and hook him up with whatever private buyer you can find?

stitchclimber · 12-26-2007, 05:44 PM

I'm not planning on screwing my friend here. He offered to sell it to me for a song, and since I don't have any particular use for the gun I told him I'd find out as much as I could about it. The I'm trying to get him a fair price for the gun and unlike him I can hold on to it until I find a good buyer. Hell, I offered to loan him the cash but he is set on getting rid of stuff he doesn't need in order to make it.

Doctor Larry K · 12-26-2007, 05:45 PM

musicmaniac · 12-26-2007, 05:46 PM

Cool. That makes a little more sense. I didn't mean any offense, I just was curious how close a friend he was! HAHA!

EDIT:
Personally, if I were you, I would give him any profit that you made down the road if you did decide to sell it. Just seems like the right thing to do to help a buddy.

SwedeSteve · 12-26-2007, 06:12 PM

^^+2, ^+1

stitchclimber · 12-27-2007, 03:51 PM

I respect the banter about our friendship and my charitable heart. But he's not going to get jack squat for the gun until I can find out about it. So a little help please.

Mooseman684 · 12-27-2007, 06:25 PM

It is sporterized...so I would value it around 250.00 since it was also drilled and tapped...Lost all its Mil-surp value...
Rich

lefty o · 12-27-2007, 07:43 PM

it has shooter value only. it does appear to be a "sporterized" swede mauser. i'd give a value of $200 for the rifle +whatever you feel the scope is worth.

12-26-2007, 05:09 PM	#1
stitchclimber Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The great northwest Posts: 928 Trader Rating: (0)	Swedish mauser confusion To all my friends who are so much wiser than me… I have a friend who has what appears to be a Swedish mauser. (I nor he know’s anything about mausers) Anyway he’s running short on the financial end of things and he wants to sell the rifle. I believe from my research that this is in fact a swedish design. The action engages when the bolt is traveling back toward the receiver rather than pulling it back. It has a tab that I believe is a safety that flips vertically or horizontally on top of the slide thats at the rear of the receiver. The stock only goes part of the up the barrel, but it still has the traditional markings and but plat, much like this pic. So my series of questions would be as follows: Can someone tell me about this rifle? Is the stock sporterized? Is it in fact a Swedish mauser? How much is this gun worth? Private sale? Sale to a dealer? I was thinking of paying him over what a dealer would pay for it and then selling it n a private sale for a profit. I’ve heard it’s a great rifle but the ammo is too pricey for me to shoot. What would you do in this situation? Any of you all interested in buying a rifle like this? FYI the pic is one I stole from another website while researching, not actual rifle. __________________ turning up the radio, got just enough religion and a half tank of gas... Last edited by stitchclimber; 12-26-2007 at 05:10 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

12-26-2007, 05:28 PM	#2
musicmaniac Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 457 Trader Rating: (0)	Can't tell you anything about the rifle, but I was curious, if your "friend" needs money, why would you want to buy it from him cheap and make a profit for yourself? Seems to me you should help your buddy out of a tight spot and hook him up with whatever private buyer you can find? __________________ A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity. -- Sigmund Freud

12-26-2007, 05:44 PM	#3
stitchclimber Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The great northwest Posts: 928 Trader Rating: (0)	I'm not planning on screwing my friend here. He offered to sell it to me for a song, and since I don't have any particular use for the gun I told him I'd find out as much as I could about it. The I'm trying to get him a fair price for the gun and unlike him I can hold on to it until I find a good buyer. Hell, I offered to loan him the cash but he is set on getting rid of stuff he doesn't need in order to make it. __________________ turning up the radio, got just enough religion and a half tank of gas...

12-26-2007, 05:46 PM	#5
musicmaniac Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 457 Trader Rating: (0)	Cool. That makes a little more sense. I didn't mean any offense, I just was curious how close a friend he was! HAHA! EDIT: Personally, if I were you, I would give him any profit that you made down the road if you did decide to sell it. Just seems like the right thing to do to help a buddy. __________________ A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity. -- Sigmund Freud Last edited by musicmaniac; 12-26-2007 at 05:58 PM.

12-26-2007, 06:12 PM	#6
SwedeSteve Grumpy Old Fart Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: AnchorTown, Alaska Posts: 9,136 Trader Rating: (0)	^^+2, ^+1 __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

12-26-2007, 05:45 PM	#4
Doctor Larry K Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palm Springs, Calif. Posts: 403 Trader Rating: (0)	+1

12-27-2007, 03:51 PM	#7
stitchclimber Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The great northwest Posts: 928 Trader Rating: (0)	I respect the banter about our friendship and my charitable heart. But he's not going to get jack squat for the gun until I can find out about it. So a little help please. __________________ turning up the radio, got just enough religion and a half tank of gas...

12-27-2007, 06:25 PM	#8
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 9,266 Trader Rating: (0)	It is sporterized...so I would value it around 250.00 since it was also drilled and tapped...Lost all its Mil-surp value... Rich __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

12-27-2007, 07:43 PM	#9
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 4,692 Trader Rating: (0)	it has shooter value only. it does appear to be a "sporterized" swede mauser. i'd give a value of $200 for the rifle +whatever you feel the scope is worth.