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Hey there guys. New to the forum. My name is Justin and I’m happy to be here to learn and contribute. I am trying to come up with an estimated value on a 1939 model 70 in 7M Mauser 7x57. Metal and wood are in great shape. Having trouble uploading pics. I’ll add once I figure it out. Haha. Thanks in advance!

Welcome to the Fire

Pictures would help. I use Imgur.

DF

Depending on condition, quite a bit.. Pictures are a must.

If all original, a lot. If all original and in high condition, a whole lot more.

think i may have figured it out.....

Well, hope you didn't get your hopes too high. From what I can see, non original stock, possible bolt handle replacement & I don't see the front sight base. Barreled action still worth a bit to someone that may try to put it back to original configuration. How much? Good question, but a fraction of what it coulda been worth.

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No hopes really. I am not the owner, just curious of what the value may be. The front sight base is there FWIW. Old guns are certainly not my expertise, but in trying to find some comparables, I did seem to run across this stock. What did the original stocks look like... do you have a link you could send? Just curious to see what the originals looked like in this year. thanks for the reply!

Rear bridge has an extra hole....

In original condition it should have looked like this:

poconojack: The rear bridge on that year Rifle should have NO holes! Let alone extra holes.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy
P.S.: Welcome to the fire Jlivi1224.

In one of the pics, the receiver looks mighty glossy. My guess is the metal has been reblued.

VarmintGuy: ?

Thanks guys!

I'd go $500 or so as is. It's not a collector, just a shooter.

How good a shooter would need to be determined.

If the bore was excellent and I thought it had promise as a shooter, maybe $750.

I know a pre-64 action may be worth more. Just saying what I would do.

IMO,

DF

In Nov 2017 I got a 1940 M70 in 300 H&H in about that condition for $800 + $76 tax.

Add 3%/year for background inflation on gun, guitars, and Gold.

Heck that is a $500 gun. refinished and altered stock, reblued and over polished, the left side receiver rail has holes welded and plugged some that should be there plus extras; altered bolt handle, plus drilled rear bridge.

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I missed those extra holes. Good eye SBR! A smart guy (cough . . .Poconojack . . . cough) pointed out to me that some early receivers were in fact polished, but I think he may have missed the holes too. The stock is not original, but it doesn't look too bad, although there aren't good pics of the shape and dimensions. Might bring a bit more if it was a proven tack driver, but it has seen too much love collectorwise.

Justin came here to learn. He has learned a lot. I'm not sure he is happy with what he learned, but it is what it is.

Early prewars weren't sandblasted and they may have used a different blueing process I can't remember, but they weren't that shiney!

I believe the early prewar receivers were rust blued while later sandblasted receivers were hot tank blued. While rust blue has a grain to the finish it is finer and shinier than sandblasted hot blued.