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1937 8mm Turkish Mauser in good shape with bayonet and 750 rnds of ammo for $300 (possibly less). I wouldnt be looking to buy to keep, I would buy to re-sell (help the guy out with a money problem, and help me out with making a few bucks).

What could I expect to get out of this package on the market?

Please post makings on barrel, etc.

BMT

The going freight for mil-sur 8mm is about 150/$50 (3/$1), so the ammo's street value is $250. Turkish Mausers are small ring Mausers. You should be able to get between $120 and $150 without working too hard at it. So a fair value, sight unseen, would be in the $350-to-$400. Neither of you would be sorely used at a $300 price.

My opinion is worth slightly more than you paid for it.

He says the only markings are PW ARMS REDMOND WASHINGTON at the muzzle. Nothing else on the gun.

JoeMama, I believe the Turks are large ring, small threads. No premium IMO.

Last one I bought, maybe five years ago, was $49.95. Metal was in good shape, stock stunk to high heaven of linseed oil. More recently, I've seen them in the $100 to $120 range.

Turks are large ring Mausers, and MOST of them have small ring threads. This means that a 6.5x55 barrel can be screwed right in, or that a Remington barrel can be turned down to fit. Usually.

Hope that helps some.

If the bore is shiny, that's good. Dark, not so good. If the ammo is non-corrosive, that's good. Corrosive, not so good. Matching numbers is good, a good roll mark on the crest and clear numbers and lettering also desirable. Apart from that, and from one pic, it does look like a decent Mauser.

these guns were in the 50buck range a few years ago, and if i remember right 1200 rounds of turk 9mm mil surp for around 70bucks, still have some of it in the bandoliers.

I bought two at $59.95 each about three years ago. I butchered one, and it made a MOA shooter. The other one is still in the grease--and not for sale. But the reason I'm posting is to mention the problem I had with the case of surplus ammo I bought with the rifles. Every sixth round or so fired gave me little black smokey rings around the primers.

An autopsy on some of the ammo revealed bullets varying in diameter .003" or so, in weight 2 to 8 grs or so, and powder charges varying in weight 4 to 5 grs. One of these days I'll pull it all down and reduce the powder charge 10% or so in each case. Then again I don't like the idea of shooting corrosive primers, so maybe I'll just keep it in a corner out of the way.