Surplus Arms Shopping

[Gil Martin]

A visit to a local gun shop with a good supply of surplus arms was interesting. There were a lot of Russian 1891/30 rifles and 1944 carbines on the racks and some had dark bores. The number of 1895 Steyr carbines was hard to believe along with German Kar98k rifles that were last owned by their Russian captors. I did see a few Yugoslav 24/47 rifles that were mismatched and had heavily sanded stocks. The were a very few Model 1896 Swedes on hand and were all priced just south of $300.00. Looks like the surplus arms market is going through a transition as the supply of excellent and mint rifles may be declining while prices are marching upward. My recommendation would be if you want a nice surplus rifle and see it at a decent price, better grab it. All the best...
Gil