1939 Mauser code 42

4 Scale · 09-09-2019, 01:29 AM

I own two re-blued Mauser shooters, one is good the other is expertly done. The good one cost about $950 and the expertly done one about $1,200. I really enjoy these pistols especially the nicer one, but I'm not sure I would make the same decision today as $1,200 is getting into the range of a collectible.

I see quality re-blued examples in the marketplace for up to $1,400 or even more for top quality. Most knowledgable collectors won't pay that much as they can get a fair to good collectible for that price.

But the fact is there people out there who do very high quality work, and there are other people who send them pistols to refinish, so there is a market for high quality re-blues and it is the cost of the pistol plus the cost of the re-blue. From inquiries I've made in the past, I estimate it works out to around $1,000 or so to acquire a suitable pistol and $400 and up for a quality re-blue. There was a beautiful '36 recently offered on the forums where the owner asked $1,700, my sense is that was about what he had into it but was having trouble getting that price. Hope this helps.

09-09-2019, 01:29 AM	#5
4 Scale User Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 544 Thanks: 194 Thanked 490 Times in 251 Posts	I own two re-blued Mauser shooters, one is good the other is expertly done. The good one cost about $950 and the expertly done one about $1,200. I really enjoy these pistols especially the nicer one, but I'm not sure I would make the same decision today as $1,200 is getting into the range of a collectible. I see quality re-blued examples in the marketplace for up to $1,400 or even more for top quality. Most knowledgable collectors won't pay that much as they can get a fair to good collectible for that price. But the fact is there people out there who do very high quality work, and there are other people who send them pistols to refinish, so there is a market for high quality re-blues and it is the cost of the pistol plus the cost of the re-blue. From inquiries I've made in the past, I estimate it works out to around $1,000 or so to acquire a suitable pistol and $400 and up for a quality re-blue. There was a beautiful '36 recently offered on the forums where the owner asked $1,700, my sense is that was about what he had into it but was having trouble getting that price. Hope this helps. Last edited by 4 Scale; 09-09-2019 at 10:12 AM.