A friend has a Mauser A grade and wants me to find a rough value, for his insurance. Serial number is 1104xx & is chambered in 8x60 - I believe it to be an S bore as the proofs read 7,85 and 8,15, together with 210, Ch.15 & 156.14.
The bore is very good to perfect, as is the metal exterior. The solid red recoil pad is deforming, the checkering is dirty & gummed up and the wood has some dings & looks as if it has been varnished. It was carried a lot more than it was shot ! No 'scope screw holes.
Should he have the checkering freshened up and the stock re oil finished or should he just leave it alone ?
The bore is very good to perfect, as is the metal exterior. The solid red recoil pad is deforming, the checkering is dirty & gummed up and the wood has some dings & looks as if it has been varnished. It was carried a lot more than it was shot ! No 'scope screw holes.
Should he have the checkering freshened up and the stock re oil finished or should he just leave it alone ?
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