I've got a Gewehrfabrik Danzig Mauser that I'm trying to determine a fair value. A friend owns it, I want it, but neither of us know what's fair. I've narrowed it down to being made in 1919 or early 1920 and it would have been 8mm. The owner says a member of his family brought it back from Europe in the 1920's. Some time after that he had it re-barrelled in 30-06 in New York state. The barrel is marked 30-06, JA, and P. JA is supposedly the gunsmiths initials and the P indicates proof tested. It all sounds logical. There were a few small rust areas, a small split repaired on the forend, and the stock was cut to add a pachmayr recoil pad. The bore is fine. The front sight and rear peep is Lyman. The quality of work is exceptional. He's a good friend so maybe I'll just borrow it indefinitely. I have no publications on Mauser so I only know what I read on the internet. I'm sure there are plenty on this forum that know Mauser history and value.
Thanx
Shelly
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