Mitchell's Mauser

[paintballdude902]

i have a question about Mitchell's Mauser

do you think that in say 30-40 years the Mitchell's Mauser k98s will be worth as much as a really nice one from aim or century?

it seams to me that with mitchells making stock repairs and things liek that the rifle becomes a wall hanger or a shooter and not a true original collecters piece


are they worth it?

 

[Cosmoline]

Do a search for threads with the same topic as yours. You will have your answer in a few seconds.

Hint--the answer starts with "NO"

 

[paintballdude902]

lol ok i was on gun broker looking at some k98s and saw a mitchells and it got me thinking

 

[davidjblythe]

Well, one thing I never understood about the best K98ks from Mitchells is why the bolt is polished and not blued... I would think that this would lower the value....

After I called Mitchells in August asking about the rumors that they are fakes, they got VERY defensive.

I asked if they polished the bolts because they had to scrub off the Russian capture marks... that didn't go over well either. The guy I talked to said that these are definitely not RCs and that they have teams of people 'scouring' the countryside looking for 98ks. At that point I was sure that not only would I never buy from them, but also speak out against them.

Stay away from their overpriced rifles.

 

[cracked butt]

do you think that in say 30-40 years the Mitchell's Mauser k98s will be worth as much as a really nice one from aim or century?

Maybe or maybe not. For the last year or so, Century has been defacing receivers with hideous and sloppily done applications of their own serial numbers- I don't see these pieces gaining as much value as those that were marked discretely on the barrel. AFAIK, Mitchells and most other importers put their import mark in tiny print on the barrels- maybe this will factor into a value of a firearm down the road. A prime example of this is the Interarms defacement of M94 carbines imported in the 1950s- they put a huge '33/50' stamp over the receiver, these carbines are worth hundreds of dollars less than the unmolested carbines. To put things succinctly, I wouldn't buy anything with the Current century markings and ever expect them to appreciate much.

it seams to me that with mitchells making stock repairs and things liek that the rifle becomes a wall hanger or a shooter and not a true original collecters piece

I see constant posts of people who 'improve' or 'restore' their old war rifles by slathering them with polyurethane, Tru-oil or someother gawdawful finish after they sand the scratches out then give the metal parts a home bluing job. Once again, pretty much ruining the future value of the rifle. On the other hand, if everyone left every rifle original, original rifles will never be scarce or worth collecting.

are they worth it?

Even with going on the assumption that Mitchells isn't doctoring their wares, they are still way overpriced in everything they sell.

 

[Jackal]

they are still way overpriced in everything they sell.

They are only overpriced if no one buys them. Look at the Hummer H2. It's a overpriced POS and people still buy'em like crazy.

 

[LeibstandarteAdH]

Mitchell's isnt that bad when it comes to the "condition" or appearence of the rifle itself, its the fact that you probibly didnt get sent what you thought you were buying and 90% of their market will never even come to know that very fact.....but they will think it looks nice for what they payed and was "made near the end of WWII" as Mitchell's puts it lol... Just keep trying to get an answer as to why a true German Mod 98 "K98k" has an in the white polished bolt and bolt-smallparts, because in reality their just isnt one (a real answer to that question that does not make the rifle and the person selling it full of BS)

 

[mightyike]

Mitchells tanker model

Mitchells Tanker model is a new production Serbian model 98....I thought it looked nice.

 

[Gator]

do you think that in say 30-40 years the Mitchell's Mauser k98s will be worth as much as a really nice one from aim or century?

No. They aren't worth that now.

 

[Limeyfellow]

If anything Mitchells Mausers, which are 99% of the time Yugo M48s will be worth less money because of what they do to the bolts and the total stripping of the finish that they replace.

They have one of the worse cons when they get a $100-150 rifle that is the exact same everyone else sells. They clean them up a little bit and then charge four times at much for them on the market, preying on people who don't know any better.

 

[SigfanUSAF]

Look at the Hummer H2. It's a overpriced POS and people still buy'em like crazy.

I couldn't agree more. I wonder if people realize it's the SAME drivetrain and powertrain used in the much cheaper Tahoe

They clean them up a little bit and then charge four times at much for them on the market, preying on people who don't know any better.

Again, I agree. Mitchells is poorly refinishing these K98s. Look at the severity of sanding on the laminate stocks, and the blueing, gawd, imagine how many Germans would have been shot carrying those pimp shined weapons

Prewar K98s were slow rust blued, early to mid war are of caustic blued finish, and late war employed a mix of caustic blue and phosphating. Buttplates, takedown discs and recoil lugs were left in the white, as were bayonet lugs on pre-war guns. Most extractors were also in the white. Everything else was blued, including the entirety of the bolt.

Mitchells blueing is entirely too glossy, and their "all matching" 98s

 

[IndianaBoy]

This is what a Mauser is supposed to look like....


For considerabl less than what Mitchell's charges. (Look around, you will find them.)

This is a Yugo that was in much better shape than the German K98 rifles that I could find which were much more expensive.