G.33/40 Norwegian find

[sakorick]

I had a table at the military gun show in KC this weekend and this popped up. The man said he needed $1200 for it and came home with me. It's marked Politi(Police) SN 9 and the bolt is forced matched 9. No numbers on bands or guard/floorplate. Stock is mismatched but I could care less. I have never seen a Norwegian Politi marked mauser let alone a G.33/40 and with a single digit Norge SN no less. What do you guys think? Regards, Rick.

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[Calif-Steve]

I understand the G33/40's were given to the Rail Road police. Not converted to .30-'06? The Army converted all of its 8mm rifles into .30-'06. The Navy kept them in 8mm. All of the Army rifles were de-milled 5 years back(?). Not common anymore.

[rich v]

Very nice find, rare yes and at $1200 you didn't steal it but you didn't get hosed either. great addition to your collection...

[sakorick]

I understand the G33/40's were given to the Rail Road police. Not converted to .30-'06? The Army converted all of its 8mm rifles into .30-'06. The Navy kept them in 8mm. All of the Army rifles were de-milled 5 years back(?). Not common anymore.

Hello Steve. The state railroad's rifles(there is no railroad police) were left in 8MM and are K98's.....and there are very few of them(one per train). They are used to dispatch wildlife cripples struck by the train. None of them have ever surfaced here in the US as they are still being used today. The Navy rifles are also K98's and were left in 8MM. The Coast Artillery(K.ART), Army(HAER) and Air Force(FLYs) were all converted to 30-'06. The G.33/40's were issued to the Police and are very rare. Regards, Rick.

[Calif-Steve]

$1200.00 is OK to me. Not common at all and they most likley the remainder will not survive the next 25 years as they will be retired due to age. I'm sorry the Army de-milled their rifles. But it was part of the SALT Treaty agreements. The Turks put all of their old M98's on the world market. The Norwegian President decided to destroy the lot. Sorry, as they certainly not going off to any terrorists. I have been told the militia folks could purchase their .30-'06 K98's for $3.00, some did, some didn't. All of the rifles turned in were cut in half.

[Harlan (Deceased)]

I love it!

I think you did fine for the price you paid.

[m4a3sherman]

Considering how rare and pricey a German issued G33.40 is, let alone a Norwegian captured rifle, you did great. Definitely a rare bird and I was not aware they even existed until I read this although I suppose I had never really considered them for Norwegian service. I had the oppertunity to purchase a standard G33.40 German Issue a few gun shows ago but passed it up on account of the price (and as a poor college student price is everything) and it was right at $1k. As a Mauser guy, I have to say that I am a bit envious of your find there and I hope you give it a loving home.
Cheers!

[RCS]

Bought this from a WW2 veteran many years ago, at that time, there were more sporterized 33/40's than originals. Everything appears to have matching numbers, the barrel is also marked 12-41 0, bore is very nice and most important the bolt is matching. Found an original front sight cover last year but almost impossible to find the cleaning rod. Attachment 23590Attachment 23589Attachment 23588Attachment 23587Attachment 23586

[Promo]

Funny to read here as within Europe the Norwegian G33/40 are easier to find than original G33/40 - what also makes the Norwegian G33/40 cheaper (~800 Euros) than the Original (~1000 Euros).

[Calif-Steve]

I got my G33/40 mail order from S&D Bookstore around 1967/68. Quite common in the US at the time, they have all simply vanished. I haven't seen one at a gunshow in years. They all came here in a single lot. I guess out of Europe, but no idea where. Nice little shooter, I hunted with mine in Hawaii. I haven't fired mine in years, stiff, but fun. I understand Uruguay has G33's in 7mm still in-country. They tried to sell them to the CMP 2/3 years back, but the deal is not possible. I would like to grab one of those if they ever get here.