Is this really worth it?

[SHOOTER]

Forgive me, I was going to post this in the Mauser forum but I was not sure if I would get a good answer. The reason I ask is because mine is in the exact same condition plus my muzzle not cover has matching S/N to the gun. I paid $300.00 about 6 months ago and I thought that was to much.

ARGENTINE Model 1909 Mauser bolt-action rifle #F9692 (7.65x53) mfg. by DWM in c. 1912. UNISSUED, with nearly 100% original bluing (receiver in the white as is proper for these). Bore is mirror-perfect, Argentine crest is extremely bold and beautiful. All-matching numbers (including wood and cleaning-rod). Gorgeous streaked reddish-walnut stock that has never been sanded with intact cartouche on right side, a few scuffs and dents from contact with adjacent rifles during normal storage & handling through the years. This rifle very simply looks NEW rather than 86+ years old, of the absolute highest prewar workmanship and quality. Not import-marked, UNIMPROVABLE! PHOTOS . . . $725. C&R

http://album.gunsnet.net/data/shooter/full_124_p1305.jpg

[Schuetzenman]

Well shooter, they aren't exactly making them anymore, but dang $725 for an Argintine Mauser is pushing the envelope just a bit too much IMO. I can see the drags and dings in the stock.

Look at it this way you can get a Mint Unissued Persian Mauser with matching bayonet and factory test target for under $600 from Samco Global and I bet you it will look a hell of a lot better than the photos I'm seeing in that Argie ad.

I'd take a pass on that rifle for $725! :eek: He must be a student of the PT Barnum school of sociology. A sucker is born every minute. :rolleyes:

[SHOOTER]

I thought that was to much for the Arggie Mauser.