Unknown Gun

[HuntingGuy]

Hi-

Just recieved a nice gun from my grandfather. He recieved the gun many years ago from someone. Can anyone give me an estimated price range on this?

It looks to have a custom high rise montecarlo cocobolo stock with grip cap and end cap with a white laminate between, and the bolt has been jewled.

I have uploaded some pictures of it. Here is the URL which contains the pictures:

http://www.geocities.com/gotosites4u/mauser.html

Any help would be greatly appretiated.

Thank you, Jason

[PaulS]

HuntingGuy,
If the barrel has been replaced it should have the gunsmith's name on it somewhere.
If the action was worked over it should also have a name or mark on it from the gunsmith.
I don't know if stock makers identify their custome stocks but you might look for some kind of ID with the action removed.
Pictures may be worth a thousand words but a little more info would be nice too.

BTW - It is a superb looking rifle.

PaulS

[HuntingGuy]

Here is what the action reads:

waffenfabrik mauser-oberndorf
modelo 1909.


A little further up it reads: Jlaig (not sure of spelling) Ace
6.5 x 55


Jason

[Graybeard]

No doubt a military mauser of some sort. Ask the guys on the Military Surplus Rifle Forum. They'll most likely know what the basic rifle was/is.

GB

[redial]

Sounds like it may have started life as an Argentine Mauser (Modelo 1909) but it appears to have undergone a few changes! I don't associate the caliber - 6.5 x 55 with the Argentine, though. IIRC, those were 7.65 or 7.63 originally.

Nice looking rig ya got there!

Redial

[John Traveler]

Your rifle description sounds like a standard Model 1909 Argentine Mauser 98 action fitted with a Flaig's barrel in 6.5 x 55mm Swedish Mauser caliber.  

Flaig was a mail-order rebarreling/gunsmithing service in Pennsyvania in the 1960's and '70's.  You can see their ads in The American Rifleman magazine of the period.

There is certainly nothing wrong with a Flaig-barreled rifle.  They were not known as a custom rifle house, but rather appealed to the bread-and-butter deer hunter rather than your  typical custom rifle collector.  The Flaig Ace was a popular sporting Mauser based on (you guessed it) surplus military actions.

By the way, that IS a very nice rifle you have, but the stock sure looks like walnut, and not coco bolo wood!

HTH
John

[gunnut69]

Just a bit more info--  The bottom metal (trigger guard and floorplate assembly) appear to be from a M70 Winchester, not unusual at the time.  The period is almost certainly from the '70s as I have one I built that is exactly the same style,, difference action but the stock style is very similar.  The wood appears to be a streaked piece of english walnut.  Mine is a 300 WinMag and these stock while the style has gone out of favor, a more comfortable to fire than some of the 'clasics' we see today, especially with a heavy kicker..  Flaigs was a pretty well respected shop and did quite a business.  In 6.5x55 there should be nearly no recoil and it's a great deer, bear rifle.  The caliber is used heavily in europe for nearly all game including what we call moose.  Great rifle in a clasic caliber..

[hillbill]

hey HG! lots of guys anwered your post but no one posted a value as you had asked. custom rifles are hard to determine value as a rule. that rifle is easily worth 500 to 1000$, but you must find someone who is looking for a 6.5 to start with and that style of rifle for a second thing. what you have is prob the ultimate deer rifle and i wouldnt part with it for less than 500 at least!

[HuntingGuy]

Bill- Thanks! Anything else you can tell me?