M48A Value ?

[luke35whelan]

A friend at work has an M48A he wants to sell. I looked at them on Gunbroker and Auction Arms but cant find one that compares to his. It looks like they're all over the place as far as the prices go. His is un-issued, unfired and came packed in grease. It was made in 1944 in Yougoslavia. All serial numbers match on the action, bolt, bayonette and scabbard. It has the original sling, cleaning kit and ammo pouches as well. He has paperwork stating it's unfired. It was captured from a wharehouse and never issued. Can anyone give me a ballpark price so we know where to start on Gunbroker ? Thanks in advance for any help!!!

ORIGINAL: luke35whelan

A friend at work has an M98 he wants to sell. I looked at them on Gunbroker and Auction Arms but cant find one that compares to his. It looks like they're all over the place as far as the prices go. His is un-issued, unfired and came packed in grease. It was made in 1944 in Yougoslavia. All serial numbers match on the action, bolt, bayonette and scabbard. It has the original sling, cleaning kit and ammo pouches as well. He has paperwork stating it's unfired. It was captured from a wharehouse and never issued. Can anyone give me a ballpark price so we know where to start on Gunbroker ? Thanks in advance for any help!!!

Since its a Yugo, I would start out at 150 dollars. Alot of the yugos didn't have much value. The bottome metal is probably stamped. I sold one not too long ago that was a german model but made at the end for 200 dollars. It has the waffenamps on it

Oops, I am sorry, I thought it said K98. Not fimiluar with M48A really.

[Briman]

A friend at work has an M48A he wants to sell.

It was made in 1944 in Yougoslavia

They weren't made until 1954...
The markings on the side of the receiver should read something like Preduce 4 which translates to 'factory 44.' The crest on the receiver has a date of 1943 which is the date of the unification of Yugoslavia.

M48 production didn't start until 1952, M48A production started in 1954.

If its truely unissued and in pristine condition, its worth over $200. If its not unissued, its worth somewhere between $100-150.

FWIW, unissued M48 and M48A rifles sold for $169 about 5 years ago, and there were a lot of them around, I bought 2 of them myself. Mitchell's sold them for and still sells them for around $400. Mitchell's sells rifles that Mitchell's cleaned up and refurbished for around $250- neither grade of rifle that Mitchell's sells is really worth their prices.

[luke35whelan]

Thanks for the info. He's going to keep it and shoot it. It's still a pretty cool gun.