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from ww2, probably from a different country...it says model 98 ![[Linked Image]](http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu239/darrenrox66/079.jpg) bolt action ![[Linked Image]](http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu239/darrenrox66/080.jpg) This is a pic of the iron sights, it had no scope ![[Linked Image]](http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu239/darrenrox66/081.jpg)
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It's a German military Mauser 98 from WWII. The stock was produced very late in the war, as it is laminated and they didn't start doing that until they ran out of stock wood.
The configuration of the forearm is very weird; all I can imagine is that someone stripped much of the military wood off then whittled that down to suit their own strange fancy. If it came like that to the military then all I can say is I've never seen one like that in a collection or book.
Very few military Mauser 98's were scoped, though they made a few sniper rifles with such sighting fixtures.
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awesome... my great uncle or grandpa killed a the man who had the gun and took the gun, the man was a sniper, and yes he widdled it. do you know how much one of these guns is worth
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what is this guns name? for some reason it is scratched off..... well it says hercules but who is the maker then ![[Linked Image]](http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu239/darrenrox66/083.jpg)
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See what happens when a rifle doesn't feed properly?
*rimshot*
Couldn't resist. Sorry 'bout that.
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That skinny forearm...ya see...oh, well, never mind.
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WOW!!!!! that was not even funny but it was
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I found another internet item on Hercules shotguns... # 3111 - Hercules Shotgun
9/12/00
Joe Riverside CA United States
Montgomery Wards - Hercules - 12 gauge Single Shot - 32inches - Blue - None Found -
My grandfather gave this gun to me, it's brand new and never been fired. I can tell it's old, because the recoil pad has rotted. I need to find a replacement pad. On the old one, it's says Western Fields. By chance is this the manufacturer of the gun? If so, where can I find information on such items as, how old is it?, What kind of shells it takes?, etc...Thank You
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Joe- Although there was a Hercules brand shotgun made in Belgium and imported for sale in the U.S. the ones sold by Montgomery Ward were made by Stevens. These are proably from the period 1910 into the 1930s. Western Field was a brand name used by Ward's on their products, similar to Sears using Craftsman or J.C. Higgins names on their items. Generally there is very little collector interest or value. However, collectors like stuff in really great condition, so that is a big help. It would be best not to do anything to the recoil pad, since it is the original. As is, I would think that a collector interested in these (there are not many) might pay $100-150 for your gun, while normally these only bring $30-50 when well used. Save it for the collectors and go get a modern gun for shooting. John Spangler Being that it's a double barrel, I wouldn't be in a hurry to discount it yet. Going to keep looking, I'm curious now.
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same gun but mine is in such crap condition i would get $10 for it
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Considering it's age, doesn't look that tough in the pic. Is the stock cracked? Or is it badly rusted? Hinge for the break action worn out? Triggers still function?
If there's any doubt about safe use, only takes a gunsmith a few minutes to sort that out for you...and some of those issues can be fixed relatively easily.
Old guns, unless they're downright buggered up, always have some value to somebody.
I once traded an old Lee Enfield 303 at a gun swap on a minty Ruger 77/22 Stainless with Weaver K3, asking price of $350. Got $100 for the old iron, which was way more than I thought it was worth at the time.
FWIW.
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true this one is pretty bad though
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