$1100 Mosin

[Thumbcocker]

Saw a 1915 dated Mosin at a gun shop yesterday. Czars crest on it. Had a bayonet on it. Stock had been stripped and refinished. The asking price was $1100. Memories of coffins if them that had been refurbished and packed in grease for sale for $69 each and then $99. A type 99 Arisaka minus monopod was priced at $799. It did have an intact mum.

 

[glassparman]

Crazy days and crazy prices!

I look at the price of a 1954 Russian SKS in todays market and it makes me glad I only paid $100 back in the day.

 

[richhodg66]

Some variants of Mosins seem to be pretty collectible depending on condition. That seems pretty steep.

 

[glassparman]

I only paid a few hundred for a Westinghouse Mosin recently. I thought those were collectible.

 

[Ben]

A fool and his $$$$$$ are soon............................. ? ?
I bet you know the rest of that one.

 

[glassparman]

Parted? Farted? Charted? I don't know, give me a clue!

 

[Petrol & Powder]

Asking price is not necessarily the final selling price.

The shop may not care if the rifle sits there for years at that price. Or they may just be floating that price to see if someone out there wants to give them that price or something close to it.

I will say that intact, un-molested, good quality military rifles from the early 1900’s are getting harder to find. That doesn’t mean there are hordes of buyers for overpriced examples but if you’re willing to wait for that one customer to come along, waiting may pay off for the seller.

The seller can ask whatever they want. It’s up to the buyer to decide what they are wiling to pay.

 

[Thumbcocker]

I have had good experiences with this shop. FWIW there was a Dutch Beaumont with a cracked stock for $425 and a Savage Axis in .308 with a scope and bipod for $325 or $375.

 

[todd]

i will take the Dutch Beaumont please.

 

[LEC Guy]

Back when I was doing shows there was an importer in Victoria Texas. I'd go down there and pick them up with the box trailer. Load them in with a fork lift. Dealer cost was about $60 a rifle. Most even had matching bayonets. Importer had ammo too. Would always get a few cases of that since shipping is so expensive. They are gone now. When they went out of business I went down and purchased all the remaining stock of guns, barrel actions, and accessories. This were the good days. Still have ~10 of the 91/30's on the books. Really need to move them on.

Bruce

 

[Petrol & Powder]

Still have ~10 of the 91/30's on the books. Really need to move them on.

I can highly recommend you take them to the town where Thumbcocker's Gun Shop is located and price them just below $1100 Each!

 

[RicinYakima]

Like LEC, I had my hands on and sold maybe 250 Russian Mosins. I think I found 5 with good bores, as the rest were fired with corrosive after rebuild and never cleaned. I only kept one, a Finn 28/30 built on a Westinghouse action. The Finn at least taught them how to clean a rifle.

 

[LEC Guy]

I actually have one 91/30 that is never fired, never a renumbered bolt or any other part changed. Gun was never refurbished or anything. Only one I ever received like that. Bore is like a mirror. Pushed a blob of grease thru the bore to preserve it. I kept it along with a few others like a PU Scoped Rifle and some other finish capture stuff. Like RininYakima I kept a few of the Finnish M28's and M39's. This were better made rifles that the Russian versions. Those have all dried up too. Seems like the earth is running out or old surplus rifles. Thing of the past.

Bruce