Guillaume d'Orange
Senior Member
Hi everyone,
I've spotted a 1915 Erfurt Kar98a (see pictures) on the website of a French auction house. There are only 3 pics and the description does not say if it is all-matching or m/m.
Of course, I can call the auction house to get more details.
On the one hand, the rifle seems to be straight out of the attic and the blueing looks all right from afar. On the other hand, I have few details and it looks like it rested near a fireplace (some cleaning may be needed - thus time and effort).
All in all, I am hesitating to bid on it (never done that before, by the way), but would be happy to add it to my 1917 Erfurt Kar98a, get a bargain (estimate price is below 500 EUR) and rescue an old gun from Bubba.
Any piece of advice?
I've spotted a 1915 Erfurt Kar98a (see pictures) on the website of a French auction house. There are only 3 pics and the description does not say if it is all-matching or m/m.
Of course, I can call the auction house to get more details.
On the one hand, the rifle seems to be straight out of the attic and the blueing looks all right from afar. On the other hand, I have few details and it looks like it rested near a fireplace (some cleaning may be needed - thus time and effort).
All in all, I am hesitating to bid on it (never done that before, by the way), but would be happy to add it to my 1917 Erfurt Kar98a, get a bargain (estimate price is below 500 EUR) and rescue an old gun from Bubba.
Any piece of advice?