Interarms mauser

07 October 2011, 04:43

Fal Grunt

Interarms mauser

I have a customer that wants to trade me a few interarms mausers for something of mine. No calibers or information mentioned... other than "spoon" handles and double set triggers.

I will be flying blind till he shows up and just need a ball park of what they might be worth. Seems most on gunbroker are $300-$500.

Input?

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07 October 2011, 06:15

ramrod340

A steal at $300. More in the $4-450. As Doug said some are not a smooth as other. The older with the release in the bow normally bring a little better price than the button release.

As usual just my $.02
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07 October 2011, 07:23

Ryan McNabb

The English made Whitworths with all the traditional "express rifle" style cues including the trigger bow release and express sights are pretty consistently in the $1200+ range if in clean condition. Other than that, like others said, it's a case by case thing. I had a later Interarms bought in about 1989 and it was very rough. I could not love the thing and sold it unfired.

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07 October 2011, 10:28

Kabluewy

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Originally posted by Fal Grunt:
other than "spoon" handles and double set triggers.

I've never seen an Interarms Mauser with double triggers and spoon handle. I don't even recall seeing a picture of one. Could I have just led a sheltered life? Or perhaps there are some surprises yet to unfold in this story?

KB

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07 October 2011, 12:39

Boxhead

quote:
Originally posted by Kabluewy:
quote:
Originally posted by Fal Grunt:
other than "spoon" handles and double set triggers.

I've never seen an Interarms Mauser with double triggers and spoon handle. I don't even recall seeing a picture of one. Could I have just led a sheltered life? Or perhaps there are some surprises yet to unfold in this story?

KB

They made 'em, I used to have one. Guns International often has at times.

http://www.gunsinternational.c...cfm?gun_id=100082397

07 October 2011, 12:42

MFD

I gather that the Mausers you mention are complete rifles?? Some 20 years ago a firm known as Gibbs Rifle Co., Martinsburg, WV area were selling just the actions as you describe "in the white" and myself and others bought 4 of them for the sum of 200.00 per. Barreled them, stocked them, and sent them on their way after a couple years. Thought they were unique with the spoon handle and double triggers. They were all OK rifles

09 October 2011, 07:08

Redoak8

I have 3 Interarms catalogs, for years 1976, 81 & 83.

The Mark X Continental is listed in the 1981 catalog, but notin the other two. In 1981 it has a carbine length barrel, iron sights, with the "butter-knife" bolt handle, DST and Mannlicher (full lenght) stock. The 1981 cataloged price was $389.00

For comparison, the Mark X Classic's 1981 price is $304.00 without sights, and $319.00 with sights.

The lowest priced MK X is the Vicount, $267.00 w/o sights. THe highest priced is the Whitworth Express @ $560.00 in .375 & .458.

Hope this helps,

Ken

10 October 2011, 01:59

Fal Grunt

Well,

The customer brought a 7x57 with butterknife and DST, a .30-06 with butterknife and DST and Buehler mounts and rings, and a 7mm Rem Mag, all with in the bow releases.

I however opted for the Original FN in .270 with a Weaver K6 on it.

10 October 2011, 05:44

fla3006

quote:
Fal Grunt: I opted for the Original FN in .270 with a Weaver K6 on it.

Good choice.

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10 October 2011, 21:41

z1r

quote:
Originally posted by fla3006:
quote:
Fal Grunt: I opted for the Original FN in .270 with a Weaver K6 on it.
Good choice.

Got one of those this weekend too, .30-06 with a weaver K3 & post reticle. Very nice for the price!

Although I probably would have taken that 7x57 too given the opportunity.

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11 October 2011, 05:31

Fal Grunt

I was certainly tempted, but he wanted $800 for it and I just could not justify it. I just finished a 7x57 for myself and shall I say... it is much nicer.

16 October 2011, 19:15

Nortman

I just bought a single shot Interarms Withworth action.. I was wondering if the number under the bolt handle is supposed to match the number on the right side of the action? Between the screws?

16 October 2011, 19:26

SmokinJ

I had a Mark 7x57 Mannlicher carbine back in the 80's. One of the best shooting rifles I owned and am sorry I sold it. Workmanship was pretty decent on it, but as Doug said, some rough, some smooth, mine was little rough when new, but smoothed right up.

16 October 2011, 22:48

JBrown

quote:
Originally posted by Nortman:
I just bought a single shot Interarms Withworth action.. I was wondering if the number under the bolt handle is supposed to match the number on the right side of the action? Between the screws?

The number between the peep sight holes is the manufacture date(month and year).

IIRC the number on the bolt should match part of the serial number(IIRC).

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27 October 2011, 04:13

Kebco

quote:
the number on the bolt should match part of the serial number

The number on the bolt was a assembly number that matched a number stamped in the bolt raceway and not the serial. This may not have been true of all of them but was true for the ones I owned once upon a time, many years ago.

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27 October 2011, 06:40

z1r

quote:
Originally posted by Kebco:
quote:
the number on the bolt should match part of the serial number

The number on the bolt was a assembly number that matched a number stamped in the bolt raceway and not the serial. This may not have been true of all of them but was true for the ones I owned once upon a time, many years ago.

Yup.