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custom .308 mauser 1909 what's it worth ( photos)
seth0941
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I HAVE A FULL CUSTOM MAUSER 1909 ARGENTINO. I JUST GOT THIS GUN AND I AM LOOKING FOR THE value. IT NOW SHOOTS .308 ROUNDS. it has a hand made stock and a full floating barrel.
OH YA, I LIVE IN OLYMPIA WA. EMAIL ME AT SETH0941@WMCONNECT FOR BETTER PICS. LIKE I SAID I DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT IT I JUST GOT IT!
OH YA, I LIVE IN OLYMPIA WA. EMAIL ME AT SETH0941@WMCONNECT FOR BETTER PICS. LIKE I SAID I DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT IT I JUST GOT IT!
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I have no clue what your weapon is worth now, but the Argi's just keep going up and up.
Generally speaking, as posted above the Argentino's are about the best fit and finish of any military Mauser. That was the reason so many of them were cut up or converted to 30-06. What you have appears to be a rifle customized for competition. It has lost any value that an Argentino 1909 would have as a collector.
However, since your rifle shoots well and to me seems to be customized specifically for competition the value here would be:
1)If it was made by a regionally or nationally prominent gunsmith. Especially if that was his specific expertise. Some guys do pistols well, some carve stocks and some do fantastic accuracy with rifles. Where I'm from if you had something built by Wes Ugalde or Skip Talbot you had a piece that you knew was right. If you went to sell it you could legitimately say what work was done by whom and that you were (fairly) asking more because of it. But, most people don't know them and that wouldn't make a difference to someone back East
2)How well the rifle could perform with a good shooter(this could include you)in a public forum such as a competition. If three or four people shot it that you knew were good and that word of mouth got out it would increase the value.
The bottom line is if the rifle had a good reputation you could sell it for as much possibly as 1000.00 or higher. If you put it up for sale here on Gunbroker, I think people would see it was quality, but may only bring around $500.00-600.00. I have seen custom Mausers go on sale here for close to a couple grand and never get a bite. The big seller in that dept. is ornate finish work on the outside. I have seen some really nice engraved rifles get sold in the $2000.00 mark, but that is mostly because people can see the work. That's my dollars worth of opinion here. -Good luck