I hope to receive some opinions concerning a rifle I have been building using a G33/40 action. To date I have fitted a barrel and inletted and nearly completed the shaping of a walnut blank with blind magazine. I have not done any modifications at all to the receiver, no d&t, charge hump intact, no polishing. I bought this receiver a number of years ago from Frank Wells. I have recently learned from a web site link that this receiver is a very rare version with only six known examples. It is a 1942, 945 with no serial number. All I have is the bare receiver which I was going to use a vz24 bolt in. Now I wonder if this piece might have too much collector value to justify continuing the project. Any thoughts?

My take on it is that as just a receiver it is worth no more than any other g33/40 action. Were it still complete you might have something valuable. You still might have something that would be of value to the right collector, provided he had the missing parts to "restore" it.

Me, I'd continue with the project.

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Originally posted by rem721:
My take on it is that as just a receiver it is worth no more than any other g33/40 action. Were it still complete you might have something valuable. You still might have something that would be of value to the right collector, provided he had the missing parts to "restore" it.

Me, I'd continue with the project.

721

When are you going to shut the fuck up? You post on topics like this as if you knew something when in reality you don't.

Larkin, If I were you I would contact somebody that is an advanced collector of German Militaria and see what they have to say.

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Originally posted by 22WRF:

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Originally posted by rem721:
My take on it is that as just a receiver it is worth no more than any other g33/40 action. Were it still complete you might have something valuable. You still might have something that would be of value to the right collector, provided he had the missing parts to "restore" it.

Me, I'd continue with the project.

721

When are you going to shut the fuck up? You post on topics like this as if you knew something when in reality you don't.

Larkin, If I were you I would contact somebody that is an advanced collector of German Militaria and see what they have to say.

22wrf, did you stay up all night waiting for this chance. My my, what a silly boy you are.

Seriously, if a complete G33/40 replacement action will cost a minimum of $650 what do you really think you will get for a stripped receiver? Honestly?

Larkin, by all means contact someone that specializes in this stuff but I wouldn't bank on getting rich.

Oh, and 22, why don't you go send someone to pose as you and try to sell Jim Kobe some more burned up actions.

721

As for what I think its worth, it doesn't matter because as I said, because of its "possible rarity" it may be worth a lot to an advanced collector. He isn't going to know for sure unless he makes some inquiries.

As for actions in a fire, I have never owned one. The one that was alleged to have been in a fire wasn't, and it has been sold a long time ago for the price I asked and is probably being made into a very nice custom Big Bore by now.

Why don't you go outside and play.

Isn't misrepresenting an item for sale, unethical?

Look, everyome here knows you're full of it. How many different aliases have you used here?

Nothing was ever misrepresented.

What does who I call myself have to do with the value of this Gentleman's G.33/40? Absolutely nothing. Your speaking of it is your way of making up for your lack of intelligence.

Once again, why don't you go out and play with your little friends.

Correction: receiver is marked 1941 not 1942. Thank you for the responses. FYI this is what I know to date. The website I referenced is http://ycgg.org/ycgg_ww2german_pdf.htm and click 945 g33/40. Before I read this info I thought all were the same and my bare receiver had no real collector value. Apparently receivers marked 1941, 945 (as opposed to the common DOT) and with no serial numbers were either parts never assembled into rifles or complete rifles put together during late WW2 from whatever was available. G33/40's were not made after '42. I'm just trying to learn as much as possible before go further.
Larkin

22WRF, you sent someone into Jim Kobe's shop posing as you and then proceeded to tell us everything that transpired in there secondhand. And then tried to tell everyone that Jim knew you were not who everyone thought you were. I would say you went to considerable effort to misrepresent quite a few things right there. Maybe the ends justified the means in your mind. Pretty devious in my view, but then I value honesty so maybe I am biased.

I think the point that Rem721, made so precisely is that you post where you do not know squat. If you have nothing to say, it does nothing for your reputation by posting but that does not seem to deter you in the least.

Hopefully if you keep it up this spring, your words can be used to give my flower garden a good start.

Customstox

All I have to say to you is that you weren't there and you don't know what happened, and what you think happened isn't what happened.
I think it would be best if you minded your own business. And while I respect what you have to say about custom stock making, I have seen quite a few of your posts on other topics that proved that you know less than squat!
I think your words in my flower garden will work just as well as mine in yours.

Gentlemen: Please stop this on the posts of others, it ends up having a reasonble question plopped in the political forum. There's no need for it.

To get this back on topic -

By all means, contact a collector or post on a miltary collectors site. If there are only six known examples, you would have to think twice about modifying it.

Never know, you could trade it to a collector for a more common 33/40 with a bolt. If it is that rare and there's a market, could be worth a couple of 33/40's

Good luck and let us know what you find out.

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Originally posted by larkin:
Correction: receiver is marked 1941 not 1942. Thank you for the responses. FYI this is what I know to date. The website I referenced is http://ycgg.org/ycgg_ww2german_pdf.htm and click 945 g33/40. Before I read this info I thought all were the same and my bare receiver had no real collector value. Apparently receivers marked 1941, 945 (as opposed to the common DOT) and with no serial numbers were either parts never assembled into rifles or complete rifles put together during late WW2 from whatever was available. G33/40's were not made after '42. I'm just trying to learn as much as possible before go further.
Larkin

If you really want to find out about your 945 1941 I would post it on Gunboards as that is where the mauser gurus hang out.

http://forums.gunboards.com/forumdisplay.php?s=9f467fc7...64cc318e540a5c88&f=5

Rad