Quote Originally Posted by rcathey View Post
The “sum of the parts” would be on the order of $400, really.
You’d be surprised how often this is true for old firearms.
When a sling swivel sells for $25, the parts really add up!
After looking the photos over one more time, this rifle's parts would no way bring close to $400 to anyone who knew what they were buying. This is not an early 99 with all the bells and whistles that could be sold off individually. There is nothing of value on these substitute rifles other than the stock and matching bolt.
This rifles Nagoya stock looks to be duffle cut at rear band, thus worthless as a collectable.
The rear band appears to be from a 25th series Kokura. Very common sling swivels that generally sell for $5-10 each. Trigger housing screws bring $5 each. Really!