Byf 42 luger mismatched refinished value3/16/2024 The rifle still has its original sling and rod. The action is quite smooth, and the rifle is extremely accurate. ("I tried to pick out a nice one, son!") The bore is perfect, and the bolt, while mismatched, is clearly not late war. This rifle looks well used, but hasn't been abused or "enhanced" in any way. My current K98 obsession started with a dou 42 shipped home by my father after he had picked it off of a pile of captured weapons. To the victor went the spoils, and the spoils got brought or sent home. The capture was likely more immediate, with the original owner killed, captured, or driven off. Rifles with matching bolts were captured as well, but most likely not in an organized mass surrender. These rifles were the victims of organized Russian mayhem after the war, and most of their intrensic value and historic interest was refinished right out of them. Rifles where none of the serials match are a different breed, in my book. To my mind, a matching duffle cut rifle is the one of the ultimate historic WWII GI bring backs. Duffle cut rifles, matching or not, were a US only occurance. It was then taken as a souvenir, and shipped or smuggled home. That bolt mismatch means that the rifle was surrendered at some point, and the bolt removed from the rifle to render it inoperable. My thought is that a rifle with a mismatched bolt can be just as historic, even if it is not currently as valuable as an all-matching specimen.
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