this time a 1934 post office Mauser, makes me want to cry:1934oberndorf

Wow! Appraised @ $1200, starting bid $875, what a deal! The stock is indeed stunning.

WOW .. the novel approach to placing the scope mount...

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Originally posted by craigster:
Wow! Appraised @ $1200, starting bid $875, what a deal! The stock is indeed stunning.

At least he has a 1903 for that hasn't been butchered yet!

I just love quality stock work. You just cannot find stock men that do good inlays any more. The world is a worst place without them . . .

Doug,
the 1093 is a parts gun .. its about $400 MAX retail, as it's a collection of stuff .. but the stock hasn't been worked over like the mauser

The thing that pains me the most about the Mauser is the way the action is butchered (holes, over-polishing, etc.). Pre-war military Oberndorfs are just the ticket for a British-style sporter, not that easy to find anymore.

I found one, stock shortened and pristine action here in Vancouver about 4 years ago, for $150.00 CDN. I had the action stripped from it as the barrel was pitted and put it into my box of actions in one of my safes.

A buddy, born in Germany wanted it BADLY, so, I traded it to him for whatever, as a friend. He then sent it to a "gunsmith" in northern BC, who is actually a logging truck driver and against my advice.

A year + later, he got it back, a .338-06, Gaillard sts. bbl, clubby Boyd's gray lam. stock, wouldn't feed properly and the "weld job" on the Tally bolt handle looked more like
Plastic Steel" than anything else.

What can you do, this is one of my best friends and very kind to me.....BUT, he learned "the hard way" and now has all his work done by Ralf Martini, as I had originally suggested.

The "bubba" in question, whom we visited on one of our trips around B.C., is a pleasant guy, but, fully expected my buddy to pay serious coin for this travesty....which he refused to do.

Some guys are just peasants and should ONLY be allowed to work on "Mousy-Nagants"!

An all too familiar story. Know your gunsmith and his strengths and weaknesses before handing over a project.

Mike, maybe this smith could embelish your new 500 takedown with some maple inlays?

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Originally posted by fla3006:
Mike, maybe this smith could embelish your new 500 takedown with some maple inlays?

You read my mind. I am thinking about a 4-leaf clover on each side of the butt stock for good luck. Then maybe have Scrollcutter do a leprechaun on the floorplate. I think that would be very distinctive. Not final yet, but that is how I am leaning at the moment. I also think it will help on resale to Irishmen and Notre Dame grads.

I think you guys are being a little rough on "bubba" in this case. Look at the age on the arm, its definatly a 50-60's build and very typical for a sporterized package of that time frame. Besides you need to put the blame for those inlays firmly at the feet of Roy Weatherby.

Now the asking price is another story, the seller is stoned out of his gourd. Its a $175-$200 shooter. Definalty not worth more than that.

Good points Rusty, but there were good gunsmiths in the 50s & 60s too. And I may be in the distinct minority, but I also like a well done California-style rifle. Not something I would build today, most of my rifles are conservative classics, but a Leonard Mews stocked Weatherby replete with inlays and skip-line checkering is a work of art too, like a 59 Eldorado in the driveway of a neo-moderne ranch-style house.

I know what you mean Forrest, but I'm finding it hard to locate that level of craftsmanship today. So far, no one has felt up to the task of engraving a bullino Cowardly Lion in the oval panel of my Wizard of OZ single shot.

I know a guy who can do it! Rick Simmons, lives in Kingwood. I invited him to the Hoot & Shoot, hopefully he will come.

Wish I had some spare cash right now

Sweet! That would be a good addition to ANY collection!

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Originally posted by MJines:
I just love quality stock work. You just cannot find stock men that do good inlays any more. The world is a worst place without them . . .

I thought those were cross bolts to keep the cheekpiece from coming loose.

I can imagine that stock in my fire place or maybe smoking some BBQ.

My own DRP Banner gun will be hitting gunbroker very soon.
You can "inspect" it here:

http://s10.photobucket.com/alb...omo4me/DRP%20MAUSER/

The rear screw hole on the receiver ring perfectly bisects the 1934.

The scope on this masterpiece is older than I am.

did anyone notice the crop circles around the "diamonds" ?


"excellent example" .. of?
"current fair market value" .. what market? and since he quotes that, i guess he means if it wasn't and excellent example

"shortened" .. finger grooves ... cheap scope .. without the holes, its a 500 action ... with the holes, having to "sell the stock" (for firewood) and pull the barrel?

what, 350 tops?

The starting bid should be $5.95, not $595.00! I can understand athe "0" bids.