Mystery Rifle seen at local gun store.

I saw and odd ball rifle and need to know what it is. I ran it through google and nothing is coming up. I found it at my local area gun store. It was basically a Gew98 minues the rear roller coster sight but it was made by Steyr and on the receiver was "Steyr Model 1912" and all the metal parts was in the white or not finished in Blue. Very well made rifle, like a Gew98 but as if it was made in peace time. Stock was blond wood. Never seen that before what the hell is it? It was exactly like a Karabiner 98b but made by Steyr. It was beautiful but I was already there buying an SKS. They only wanted 450.00 for the Steyr.

Photo of what their riff looked like. It might not have had the stock disks I forget but same rifle with blond wood and metal un finished like a Civil War Springfield would have left the factory like.

Sorry I was in. the shop and did not have my glasses with me I called the shop and I mis read the year it's Modelo 1912 I am getting a photo soon.

Possibly a Chinese oddball? Perhaps some one off Steyr ? I’d love to see photos

I did not have a camera on me and I am now 60 miles away.

Have them email you photos. A picture is worth a thosand words.

See my edit to the Original post. 1912 not 1918. Here is the rifle but the one in store was not blued. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steyr_Model_1912_Mauser#/media/File:Steyr_Mauser_M.14.jpg

Will post photo when shop sends it.

Sounds like a Chilean contract gun

Probably a Chilean 1912, but it could be Mexican or.... there was another one.

Germans did take a large quantity of these when the war started.

Walnut stocks of the era were very light colored, some were "blonde". I've got a Mauser made rifle that is excellent that the wood is bright yellow. Blonde as blonde. It's definitely Walnut... French? Italian? I'm not that good at identifying them.

It's a 7 mm gun if that helps.

Steyr model 1912 was sold to Mexico, Columbia, China & Chile in G98 & also carbine lengths. 7x57 cal. Stock id disc on right side only. the long rifles had straight handled bolts (originally).

Muncher 1953 said:

Steyr model 1912 was sold to Mexico, Columbia, China & Chile in G98 & also carbine lengths. 7x57 cal. Stock id disc on right side only. the long rifles had straight handled bolts (originally).

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What do they sell for normally? Is 450.00 a good price?

Mauser Mike said:

What do they sell for normally? Is 450.00 a good price?

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Decent. Fair, but not a screaming deal.

Not quite apple to apples, but I picked up a Chilean m95 in pretty excellent shape a couple weeks ago for $420.

Most of the S. American mausers are in that rough ballpark. Frankly I think they're pretty under-valued, especially if you can get a high condition one. The prices are also low enough that there's far less price discrimination, so you'll see really nice condition ones priced within a hundred bucks of one that was rode hard for decades and put away wet.

Cyrano4747 said:

Decent. Fair, but not a screaming deal.

Not quite apple to apples, but I picked up a Chilean m95 in pretty excellent shape a couple weeks ago for $420.

Most of the S. American mausers are in that rough ballpark. Frankly I think they're pretty under-valued, especially if you can get a high condition one. The prices are also low enough that there's far less price discrimination, so you'll see really nice condition ones priced within a hundred bucks of one that was rode hard for decades and put away wet.

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Why is the one at the gun store not blued? Most of what I see on the net they are blued and Classic had a batch for sale not long ago they were all blued.

Cyrano4747 said:

Decent. Fair, but not a screaming deal.

Not quite apple to apples, but I picked up a Chilean m95 in pretty excellent shape a couple weeks ago for $420.

Most of the S. American mausers are in that rough ballpark. Frankly I think they're pretty under-valued, especially if you can get a high condition one. The prices are also low enough that there's far less price discrimination, so you'll see really nice condition ones priced within a hundred bucks of one that was rode hard for decades and put away wet.

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I'd disagree. It matters greatly WHAT the rifle is, and condition. "in the white" is hardly enough to go on. A good condition Chilean 1912 rifle will sell for $750 +. An excellent condition matching Chilean 1912 can sell for $2k+. A Mexican, with Austrian provenance, can be more than that.

A rode hard and put away wet Chilean 1895 can be bought all day long at $300 - $400. A very good, matching number example, can easily push $1000. Mint examples are now regularly toping $2k approaching $2500.

I will buy all the nice condition ones you can find me for $400-$500.

Mauser Mike said:

Why is the one at the gun store not blued? Most of what I see on the net they are blued and Classic had a batch for sale not long ago they were all blued.

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You would need to provide more information, or pictures.

Fal Grunt said:

I'd disagree. It matters greatly WHAT the rifle is, and condition. "in the white" is hardly enough to go on. A good condition Chilean 1912 rifle will sell for $750 +. An excellent condition matching Chilean 1912 can sell for $2k+. A Mexican, with Austrian provenance, can be more than that.

A rode hard and put away wet Chilean 1895 can be bought all day long at $300 - $400. A very good, matching number example, can easily push $1000. Mint examples are now regularly toping $2k approaching $2500.

I will buy all the nice condition ones you can find me for $400-$500.

You would need to provide more information, or pictures.

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The photos the gun store sent are too large a file to load here. Got an email?

Fal Grunt said:

I'd disagree. It matters greatly WHAT the rifle is, and condition. "in the white" is hardly enough to go on. A good condition Chilean 1912 rifle will sell for $750 +. An excellent condition matching Chilean 1912 can sell for $2k+. A Mexican, with Austrian provenance, can be more than that.

A rode hard and put away wet Chilean 1895 can be bought all day long at $300 - $400. A very good, matching number example, can easily push $1000. Mint examples are now regularly toping $2k approaching $2500.

I will buy all the nice condition ones you can find me for $400-$500.

You would need to provide more information, or pictures.

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I probably phrased it badly. The point I was trying to make wasn't that that the high condition ones are worth what the low condition ones are, but it's over-all a lower information and lower interest area than, say, wartime German guns which means you're far more likely to find a deal because the local pawnshop/gunstore/etc mis-ID it etc. If you're into Mausers it's one of the few areas where there are really still deals to be had, as opposed to people thinking their sporterized RC is worth rare code matching high condition prices.