Shoulder Stock???
 

I was wondering if this worth anything today and is it legit. I bought a shoulder stock in 81 or 82, that I always thought was just a reproduction of no importance. I havn't even thought about it since the late 80s. The shoulder stock came in the plainest unmarked blue box you can imagine. Inside the box inside a plastic ziplock bag is a certificate, titled "CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY AND REGISTRATION", on the left side of the certificate is the "Original Mauser" logo above the address Collector Division, Odin International, Ltd., 818 Slaters Lane, Alexandria, VA 22314. To the right side it has a date of June 5,1981, Stock #666.
Then the main body of the certicate states the following.

This certificate certifies that the Mauser Parabellum Artillery Stock is one of a limited edition of 5000 units. These unique stocks were produced for Parabellum collectors. Limited production of the original Artillery Parabellum stock was authorized by the famous Mauser Werke located in Oberndorf, Germany.

The certificate is signed by Thomas B. Nelson, President.

Anyone else seen or heard of these before? Is it as real as this certficate makes it sound? I will say that it is very well made...

I heard some time ago that Odin also made some Navy repro stocks, but I'll be darned if I can remember when or where.

Ron,
You are correct. I have an Odin Navy stock with the same certificate. It is an exact copy of the original. I bought it on Ebay last summer.

Tom A.

Johnny I just sold one of these on ebay. It went for well over 300.00$

Russ

$300!!! WOW, I think I bought mine for around $80... I remember seeing them piled up at a gun show in Fort Woth. They also had stocks for other handguns, known for their shoulder stocks. For some reason I just had to have it. I'm glad I did get it now!!!

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by Johnny C. Kitchens:
<strong>I was wondering if this worth anything today and is it legit. I bought a shoulder stock in 81 or 82, that I always thought was just a reproduction of no importance. I havn't even thought about it since the late 80s. The shoulder stock came in the plainest unmarked blue box you can imagine. Inside the box inside a plastic ziplock bag is a certificate, titled "CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY AND REGISTRATION", on the left side of the certificate is the "Original Mauser" logo above the address Collector Division, Odin International, Ltd., 818 Slaters Lane, Alexandria, VA 22314. To the right side it has a date of June 5,1981, Stock #666.
Then the main body of the certicate states the following.

This certificate certifies that the Mauser Parabellum Artillery Stock is one of a limited edition of 5000 units. These unique stocks were produced for Parabellum collectors. Limited production of the original Artillery Parabellum stock was authorized by the famous Mauser Werke located in Oberndorf, Germany.

The certificate is signed by Thomas B. Nelson, President.

Anyone else seen or heard of these before? Is it as real as this certficate makes it sound? I will say that it is very well made...</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Hi:

I purchased one just like yours in the early 80s from Collector's Armory in Alexandria Va. I have all of the same paperwork and the same blue box. It cost around $89 with tax, if memory serves.

Strangely, he also had a Persian Mauser LP-08 in almost mint condition for $1,200. Oh well!

Sieger

These Odin stocks were made in Spain about 30 years ago. I could have purchased the last 2000 of them when they went out of business, but did not have the storage space. Sarco ended up with these and still are offering the wood without metal lug for around $99. TH

Johnny,
I have one of them as well. Really good item. The fact that is certified by Mauser increase the interest and the value of this stock.
Ciao
Mauro

When you find one, BUY IT!

Tom A.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by mauro:
<strong>Johnny,
I have one of them as well. Really good item. The fact that is certified by Mauser increase the interest and the value of this stock.
Ciao
Mauro</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Hi:

Yes, at the time I told the owner of Collectors Armory that "Mauser never made these...". They didn't look like a German product to me.

Now why did Mauser have a Spanish firm make them and then "ceritfy" them? This didn't make any sense to me then, either.

Sieger

Hi,

Mauser subcontracted a lot of parts and had some swapdeals with a number of European companies, like FEG in Budapest and Gamba in Italy. Mauser magazine bodies were produced in the Netherlands and they purchased swiss tools to reproduce the postwar Mauser-Parabellum. So it doesn't surprise me that a Spanish firm was producing stocks.

All in an attempt to cut prices, since labor force rates in 1970's - 1980's Germany were very expensive (and it finally helped pushing Mauser out of the pistolmaking business altogehter).

That's also the reason why many manufacturing firms are leaving Europe or are setting up plants in 2nd/3rd world countries. Western-European work is too expensive...

All,

I can only give an "Amen" to the previous post. I ran a firm in Germany in 1992-1993. The labor costs with legally mandared fringe was EXHORBITANT.

You can't do business competitively in Europe using a European work force.

My zwei pfennigs

Tom A

Navy Mauser Stock :

http://www.gunsamerica.com/guns/976473810.htm

Regards,

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