WW2 Ludwig Barrell 8mm

[pops66goat]

Do any of you know much about these? It's a bolt action 8mm with a mauser body..

 

[mkgr22]

That's not much information to go by. Can you provide more details about markings, or post pictures?

 

[2in1evtime]

if you can post pics, with all the receiver and barrel stampings, it would give us collectors a idea as to what you have and value also

 

[pops66goat]

I am selling/trading a fishing boat and a guy wants to trade the gun. That is all the information he has given me, I have asked him to send pictures but he hasn't yet...he said it's a mauser body and was reconfigured after the war into a hunting rifle...I am asking 950 for my jon boat, I just had no clue about these.

 

[Hoosier8]

He is not giving you enough information to make a decision. Also, most mausers converted into sporting rifles do not pull in that kind of cash.

 

[KoopaKGB]

I am selling/trading a fishing boat and a guy wants to trade the gun. That is all the information he has given me, I have asked him to send pictures but he hasn't yet...he said it's a mauser body and was reconfigured after the war into a hunting rifle...I am asking 950 for my jon boat, I just had no clue about these.

As a general rule military rifles that have been configured into sporting rifles generally lose their collector value. So basically whatever value you find a old used bolt action rifle in 8mm to be for you. To me based on the very limited info I would reckon it's worth $150-200. But thats arguable to each person. If I had a stash of 8mm ammo on hand then the rifle would be more appealing, but since 8mm isn't cheap or plentiful anymore I wouldn't want the rifle.

 

[pops66goat]

Thank you all for the information, I knew I could count on the great people at INGunOwners for info !

 

[Hoosier8]

On second look, you need to get the information off the receiver. This does not look like a converted WWII mauser. It may be pre WWII sporting rifle with double set triggers. It may be worth more than a sportered WWII rifle.

 

[2in1evtime]

several barrels in the mid to late 30's were ludwig stamped, in the 50's and 60's a lot of the se rifles were sported out and had double set triggers installed.