Fn 49 find

[echo1]

Was garage sailing and found an FN 49 that's been hiding in a closet for decades. I don't know squat about them. This one is a CAI import with "7.92" under the import mark (8 MM Mauser?) on the barrel. No muzzle brake/flash hider but there's an oversized "ferrule" on the muzzle and no mag. Dust bunnies living in the bore. I know that they could have seen corrosive ammo run through it, so the rifling may be suspect. Didn't get all the data off it but it's just down the road from me. What else do I need to look out for? Value, fair to good condition? PAX
I took everybodies obsevations/input and picked it up as a "parts" rig at the least. Talked over the "potential" issues with pitted bore and possible missing parts with the owner, $250 in payments on a hand shake, and I brought it home. Gave the bore a quicky go over, wasn't as bad as I thought over all but will need to thoroughly disassemble and exaimine (that's not rust, it's crap out of the bore). I'm happy anytime I stumble across anything, let alone one of these jewls. I believe it to be a King Farouk (Crown) contract vs Century build (Eagle). How'd I do? Anybody got a complete mag?PAX

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