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**mike ford** · 03-21-2013, 05:43 PM

ericoro,
Your information is pretty much correct, with the following comments. The caliber is not 8mm Mauser, rather it is the rimmed version of the 8mm Mauser, known as 8x57IR. The bore dia.(not groove) and case length was stamped on the barrel during this time period, but not if it was rimmed or rimless. The choked barrels are likely pretty "tightly choked". The crown G is usually thought to mean it is a rifled barrel, but actually it means it is intended for a single bullet. Sometimes smooth bores are intended for bullets and would show a crown G also.
Mike

**ericoro** · 03-22-2013, 01:54 PM

Hi Mike,
I really appreciate your comments and thank you very much.
By chance you would have some idea of the price range for this type of weapon? Between x and x
Again thank you very much!
Best
Eric

**mike ford** · 03-22-2013, 05:10 PM

ericoro,
I don't like to estimate the value of someone elses guns, what I think they are worth is always less than "the one their brother-in-law found on the internet, almost like it". I would note it has a good bit of patina( read-old rust). I would recommend looking for a similar one that actually "sold"on one of the auction sites(I know of one that hasn't sold in over 5 years), if this doesn't work out, I would look on Simpson Ltd's site for a similar one. They recently imported quite a few used drillings.Look under "Long Guns" "Miscellaneous". I would hope the family needs the value for insurance or estate divison reasons and the gun isn't for sale. Once "grandpa's" gun is out of the family, it doesn't mean as much.
I hope this helps,
Mike

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