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yes its on the very top of the bolt lever

What's it say on the side of left side of the receiver, just after the thumbnotch?

And those marks are German proof marks from the German Democratic Republic used after 1950

Page 225 of Mauser Military Rifles of World, 4th edition

Hey August,

You might want to get on a Mauser-centric website and see if somebody has a reference book with serial #s. Given that yours is a sporting rifle (from what I can see) and has the switchable barrel feature (something I'm not familiar with), you might need a "Mauser guy" to hunt it down. Do you know when your dad got the gun? They stopped making rifles (I think) in the 90's. The action is legendary and it's tough to establish the value with what I've seen. I don't have a Blue Book, but many people do (your gun dealer will too, but you have to be careful there)and it may be more straightforward to get a ballpark value that way.

Just looking on GunBroker, the floor for this gun should be $500 but, if it's a rare model, it could be worth several thousand. I don't think it's a $15,000 rifle from the looks of it, but that's all out of my league!

JJ

If i'm looking in the right place, "MAUSER-WERKE A:G.OBERNDORF A/N."

That Mannlicher stock is cool! Probably not merely a $500 gun!

wow ok thanks..whats a Mannlicher stock, out of curiosity? (i could Google it but I prefer your guys' answers)

It's a stock that goes all the way to the end of the barrel (or nearly). Very German! It reminds me of something some guy wearing a Hamburg would go boar hunting with!

What I figured. Good. So yeah its a post war Mauser. Oberndorf is the city, Mauser-Werke is the company. If you have time to sell it you could get north of $800. Probably less than $1,500 though. I know, I know, huge ballpark, but stuff like this is priced individually. There's not much of a "book value" for it and this is a wild-assed guess.

Ha my grandpa is from Germany and it was originally his rifle.

thats a lot better than a range of $300-$14,000.

thank you

after seeing the pictures and reading the rest of the responses, i am guessing that you have the price range narrowed down a bit. IMHO, i would say for the bare rifle, with no scope, $800. with the scope, closer to $1200.

nice rifle, now you gotta take it out and kill something with it to prove its worth...

i just looked thru 100+ Mausers on this other site and as best I can tell this one is the same as what I have here, but asking 5k?

http://www.gunsinternational.com/MAUSER-Commercial-Single-Square-Bridge.cfm?gun_id=100002664

No. That's a pre war model and they tend to be more highly valued.

I didn't notice the twin set triggers on yours. That probably makes it worth more. The one you posted discusses the detachable barrel also. I really don't know. I'd get on a Mauser-centric site. Speaking for me, I'm a lot more familiar with the Mauser-actioned military guns. They are more in the $2-6oo range (unless a sniper variant).

$5K seems steep to me, but if you must sell it, obviously you want the most you can get. If you want to sell it, you might contact Kull Auctions. They do a couple of big auctions per year with lots of good exposure. The problem with a local guy will be the scarcity of the gun you're trying to sell.

It's a beautiful rifle. I'd be loathe to sell it, but if it's not your thing, you should shop it around.

JJ