Fire Damage

[McNally M.]

This is tough to see. Came across these in several auctions on Gunbroker, only a few of many by the same seller. All scorched from the recent wildfires that swept through Oregon. What a loss...








Link to seller's items for sale (Disclaimer: not for the faint heart):

https://www.gunbroker.com/All/search?IncludeSellers=343538

[fal_762x51]

That is from the same lot as a damaged SVT40.

[pitfighter]

No California sales, on auction listing - eek - hate that!

[kcheung2]

Painful. I think the only use for them would be as a wall hanger. Scrub it down, add new wood, give it the Mitchells Mauser treatment (historical accuracy doesn't matter at this point), and at least give it the appearance of it's former glory.

[Spyder]

Dang. A lot of them are bid higher than I ever would expected.

[edgerly779]

If interstate then have to go thru ffl. Bumps the price up.

[smle-man]

I hope no one wants to actually shoot them.

[McNally M.]

I hope no one wants to actually shoot them.

That would be very unwise, the metallurgy will have been altered by all that heat. No guarantees of safety, I believe the auction descriptions say as much.