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Pricing question - Izhevsk 1944 M44, 1943 M38
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08-17-2015 05:52 PM
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Ballparkish - $250-$300 for the 44, $300-$350 for the 38.
Counter boring hurts both, 44 stock hurts the 38.
I say this just from seeing them at shows and a few online ads.
They are starting to ask $200-$220 for the 91/30's which I find hard to believe.
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Thanks most kindly, those prices seem to match some of my research. The prices of the 91/30s are going up way faster than I thought they would, when you think how many have been imported in the last couple of years. I was at the Big Reno Show at the weekend and was looking for comparable M38s and M44s for a price check, but didn't see a single one - just my luck lol.
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38's are really tough to find these days. I'm looking for one myself but would prefer a 38 stock. 44's are not much better, even the Type 53's are getting hard to find and prices on those on GB are approaching $200 in rough shape.
I've seen some of the 91/30 prices and scoffed at them, then later checked the auction sites and they seem to be getting it. While I doubt they will ever match the mausers, at the going rates, I've trippled my initial investment on most of them. When the dirt cheap ammo dries up, I can see the price dropping again. A lot of guys buy them for the "bang" factor at the range and when the ammo gets too expensive, there are a lot of nicer rifles out there.
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The higher prices are only there because of the ban on imports from Russia.
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Most of the imports were from the Ukraine, not Russia, I think they just dried up.
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Thanks for the help. Have listed the rifles online, and am keeping my fingers crossed. I have my eye on a 1918 No.1 Mk.III* that has caught my eye, and hope it is still there when I have the funds.
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