BergerBoy
Well-known member
Hi Folks,
New to this side of the forum (I've been active on the 98k side, and am a proud owner of a Bolt M/M CE 43).
Ran across a GEW 1917 that was totally matching including bolt, and was remarked as 1920 right below the 1917 date. I was told this is called a "double-date"?
I believe it had a large "Loewe" logo on the receiver near the date stamps.
It looked in overall nice condition, although I didn't give it a full inspection, including a bore-light look.
The asking price at this shop was only $275, which seemed quite low to me, especially given the 100% matching serial numbers.
Not knowing much about this line of Mausers, was wondering if this was worth a second look?
Sorry for not getting photos.
Also interesting was how much the mechanisms were the same as my 1943 Sauer's. Clearly the Mausers realized that had gotten it right in the GEW line, and carried much forward to the 98k's.
Also interesting is how much this GEW felt like my Mosin when I held it.
The longer barrel, the weight, and the notched hand guard really carried like my 1938 Mosin.
Any thoughts?
Are the earlier GEW's as valuable as the 98k's? I would expect a similar condition 98k with all matching S/N's would go for much more (maybe $800 to $1000+?). I paid $500 for my CE43 bolt m/m.
I like the thought of owning something even older by 25 years than my 98k, and it seems like a really small investment to obtain it - especially if it ends up looking like a decent shooter.
Thanks!
New to this side of the forum (I've been active on the 98k side, and am a proud owner of a Bolt M/M CE 43).
Ran across a GEW 1917 that was totally matching including bolt, and was remarked as 1920 right below the 1917 date. I was told this is called a "double-date"?
I believe it had a large "Loewe" logo on the receiver near the date stamps.
It looked in overall nice condition, although I didn't give it a full inspection, including a bore-light look.
The asking price at this shop was only $275, which seemed quite low to me, especially given the 100% matching serial numbers.
Not knowing much about this line of Mausers, was wondering if this was worth a second look?
Sorry for not getting photos.
Also interesting was how much the mechanisms were the same as my 1943 Sauer's. Clearly the Mausers realized that had gotten it right in the GEW line, and carried much forward to the 98k's.
Also interesting is how much this GEW felt like my Mosin when I held it.
The longer barrel, the weight, and the notched hand guard really carried like my 1938 Mosin.
Any thoughts?
Are the earlier GEW's as valuable as the 98k's? I would expect a similar condition 98k with all matching S/N's would go for much more (maybe $800 to $1000+?). I paid $500 for my CE43 bolt m/m.
I like the thought of owning something even older by 25 years than my 98k, and it seems like a really small investment to obtain it - especially if it ends up looking like a decent shooter.
Thanks!