[travisg96]

I have a unique GEW88 that someone is offering to buy from me and I am trying to get a good value on it. Anyone help?

[PAPA G]

whats unigue??? how about more pictures and details.

[wcassidy]

pretty gun, i'd like one of those myself, too bad it's worth more than i could shell out and you already have a buyer

[pico]

I would think a fair price for this would be in the area of $400 tops, if it is a shooter and fires the original round. Many were upgraded to the newer larger diameter 8mm Mauser bullet and cannot safely fire modern loads. This stock appears to be the original but has been cut down. Also, the bent bolt is nice. I bought my original military version about 2 years ago and paid $150 for it with all matching parts.

[Capt'n Mil Coll]

With the cut down stock that will affect the value drasticly. Bubba rifles like this are a dime a dozen. Original 30/40 Krags for example are worth $1200.00. The cut down versions with the cut off stock are worth at best $150. Your rifle with the stock cut off and a bubba bolt is worth about $50. to $100. dollars. Because the rounds are hard to find for this rilfe that may be too much still.

[travisg96]

Ok, first of all, this does not really fall in the category(But I am sure that opinion differs between people) of what I would consider a bubba'd rifle. From all indications this was done in the 50's or 60's. I took it into a local dealer who deals in C&R fierarms and learned a few things about it. It is a Steyr(I already knew that but) the bolt is original and unmodified, The Austrians liked strange things like that. Also he thought it may have been done by a new gunsmith possibly as a project.All the numbers on the barrel and reciever , All the numbers on it are relitvly low(bult and reciever#1329 magazine # 3253 Bolt #310? best I can make out) although I don't really know how many were made. The bolt and barrel have imperial proof/acceptance marks on them. The stock where as I am sure it was cut down has been finished off nice and shows no signs of having been cut off. The flip up rear sight is relitivly new but there are signs that at some tine something else was installed. The barrel has a S bore but when it was sluged it is a .318 bore. I am going to take it to a old gunsmith I know and see if he has any more insight on it. Like I said it is unique or at least different. Who knows this may have been done by a European gunsmith, the front sight looks like something you would see on a european gun. I know it fires because at one time I got some old .318 rounds and shot it a few times but never since then.
Travis

[Steve]

I agree with capt the fact that it has been modified takes alot of what military collectors are loking for as far as a shooter it should'n hurt it at all I'm going to say in 200-250 range.
Steve

[wcassidy]

heck ammo isn't a problem if you cast and you find some old reloading dies or order up the .318 expander

[Tulamosin]

I think that's a sporter stock, not one that's been cut into a sporter. A friend of mine has a gew 88 that has a stock very similar to that one.