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Just putting some feelers out and am wondering what the going rate for a K98 is these days. I've seen them being sold between 350/400 mark.....

Mine is 1940 dated (not a russian re issue), has the shallow/thin early type butt plate. Comes with the usual swstika markings etc.

Thanks

Most decent deacs I've seen are around £425 , but I've seen them for more , or less ...

Thanks Halle, I'm really surprised they are going for so much these days.

thats because the Russian salt mine are now empty of all 6th armie weapons

pepperpot wrote:thats because the Russian salt mine are now empty of all 6th armie weapons

That's probably true , but also , every time a new cache of k98s are found , they're butchered for the " collectors " market - people don't want live firers , because they don't want the hassle of a section one firearm license , and that's the real tragedy

Amen, or they just get destroyed like that storehouse of STG-44s that were found...melted down as scrap, 2000+ of them.

Sean, is yours a deac or live? i have both, but the deacs are always dearer. Get yourself a section 1 and ask a RFD to find you a decent live K98. Ciney (Belgium) 2013 i saw at 100 live k98 for sale there,
graham

Hi graham, she's a deac.

Re section 1 I'm looking into this as a want to shoot on a range.

Sean wrote:Hi graham, she's a de-act.

Re section 1 I'm looking into this as a want to shoot on a range.

As I cannot find the town/county in your profile on a map, I cannot advise on where to go to join a local club/range.

Section 1 IS the cheaper way, sort of, although you'll need the club membership/gun cabinet cost to take into account.

Never owned a de-act yet...the closest to de-act has been a smooth bored Lee Enfield, converted to 410 shotgun.

Section 2 MAY be an easier option than Section 1, as no club membership needed, just a gun cabinet.
The issue on smooth-bored guns is that they tend to bring a higher cost than Section 1 versions.

The other problem with S.2, is that SOME of the ones out there are S.1
(If the magazine holds more than two cartridges OR can be removed - then the gun is S.1 irrespective of barrel being smooth or not)

Good advise from Sadller. try and find a local RFD as see what they can find, takes the hassle out of looking. Thats how i obtained my 4 section 1 rifles.
graham

Another option that I just remembered, is look for S1 or S2 guns that have damaged/pitted/shot out barrels

These WILL be cheap(ish) - but as long as the chamber is not affected then they are good to go as a blank firer or just for carrying/display.

You MAY get lucky using that angle when searching...as the high cost of re-barreling (and re-proofing afterwards) would put most buyers off

Also:
I got a Swedish Mauser about 18 months back for £40 as it was a smooth barrel shotgun conversion, BUT has not had the magazine restriction work to current UK spec. = so it WAS orignally a S.1 rifle, smoothbored into S.2 shotgun, then the last change in the law here made it a S.1 (shotgun this time) again....
Yes, UK gun laws can be/are a PITA - but if you work around them you can get some nice buys without having to raffle a kidney.