Mauser Value & ID Help

[Maplewood]

Think it may be a Czech, it has a z inside a circle on right side of receiver and a number left side with 3 large numbers followed by a small number 771 and small 4

Has bent bolt cutout but straight bolt and it appears to have been dipped in salt water and let sit 30 years

What is it worth, what is it? and Can you tell from these pics if it can be brought back to shooter status

[TRAP55]

Looks like a WZ29 Polish Mauser. If the top of the receiver ring is blank, it was scrubbed for Spain's civil war. What does the bore look like after running a brush through it? The rest is cosmetic.

[Crusader]

As long as the bolt and bore scrub clean it is probably still a shooter, though I would definitely have it checked out.

[Emdawg]

Yeah, that is a Polish WZ29. Trapp has it.

They were Gew 98's that were given to Poland, who converted them to short rifles, and later sent to Spain for their Civil War.

The Poles, if I am not mistaken, sanitized the recievers to disavow ownership when the rifles were sent to Spain.

[knucklehead0202]

clean her up and let's see how it comes out. probably be fine.

[Maplewood]

Thanks for the info fellas, it's not mine...yet, was wondering if it was worth buying, it's so rusty I figured $20-$50 for it, since its a freind I would buy it for $50....what is the value of it in current condition, bore is clogged so hard to tell condition, but rest of gun is very rusty

[TRAP55]

bore is clogged so hard to tell condition,

Clogged with what? Rust? Mud dobber nest? Run a bore brush through it!

[mosinnagantm9130]

Thanks for the info fellas, it's not mine...yet, was wondering if it was worth buying, it's so rusty I figured $20-$50 for it, since its a freind I would buy it for $50....what is the value of it in current condition, bore is clogged so hard to tell condition, but rest of gun is very rusty

I would buy it at $50, Wz.29s aren't easy to find.

Worst case, you could set up an electrolysis tank to get rid of all the rust

[Marcus von W.]

These aren't reworked Gew 98's, the WZ29 was a Polish manufactured upgraded version of the WW1 Kar 98a that used a large ring barrel and more modern stock set similar to the VZ24. The unique barrel assembly is identical and interchangeable with that on the German and Polish Kar 98a carbines, and these 3 are the only production rifles to use this barrel. There are of course also Turkish, Albanian, and Romanian reworked WW1 German Kar 98a's have been modified into short Gew 98 or 98k style rifles.

[Maplewood]

Not sure what is in the bore, I don't have possession of the rifle to check it out, but I'm hoping its cosmoline covered in dirt and lint

Is $50 a fair price or what do you guys think? It's the rustiest rifle I have ever seen, but it will clean up I think, never be a beauty queen but I like shooters anyway

[knucklehead0202]

yeah 50 bucks, get it, clean it up and check it out.

[SVT-40]

At some time the French may have had it in their inventory.... It looks like it has been inletted on the left side of the stock, and French sling bar installed.....

[Marcus von W.]

That sling bar is original and correct for a Polish made or Polish reworked Mauser.