[machine shop tom]

A guy that is into guns but not the military ones like we are like just called me. He knows of a G43 that another guy is selling. The seller is an older fella that used the weapon for hunting. Apparently the only bubbification that has occurred to the gun is that the sling holes in the stock have been filled. I haven't seen it yet, but I told him I was interested in it. The gun has been in the old fella's possession for many years.

knowing little about this particular gun other than it seems to be rare, what should I look for when I see it and what kind of (ballpark) price do they call for?

Thanks for your time,

tom

 

[ncreptile]

Need more info, and pictures would be good.
g43s go anywhere from 800-5k all depending on several things.
Is it all matching? Whats the overall condition? Bore condition? Whats the arsenal code and date?

If you can get that info it would be easy to give you a round # as of value.

 

[machine shop tom]

Need more info, and pictures would be good.
g43s go anywhere from 800-5k all depending on several things.
Is it all matching? Whats the overall condition? Bore condition? Whats the arsenal code and date?

If you can get that info it would be easy to give you a round # as of value.

Thanks for the reply. My friend is either going to let me know when the guy will have it at his shop or when he may bring it to my shop to let me look it over. I know I gave little info on it, but that's all I have for now. For the moment, I'm just starting to educate myself on this particular type of gun.

Thanks again.

tom

 

[kampfy]

A guy that is into guns but not the military ones like we are like just called me. He knows of a G43 that another guy is selling. The seller is an older fella that used the weapon for hunting. Apparently the only bubbification that has occurred to the gun is that the sling holes in the stock have been filled. I haven't seen it yet, but I told him I was interested in it. The gun has been in the old fella's possession for many years.

knowing little about this particular gun other than it seems to be rare, what should I look for when I see it and what kind of (ballpark) price do they call for?

Thanks for your time,

tom

Given the fact that at a minimum the sling holes have been filled, the rifle has zero collector value, . You can get a reproduction stock or perhaps find a period replacement but it will never be truly original again.


Its value now is purely as a shooter and that would be equivilent to the sum of its parts.

I would place that to be around $1,000.

 

[rogerbutthead]

How was the sling hole filled? Can it be restored? Is the stock sanded?

Does it have matching numbers? Still have the original front sight hood? Cleaning rod still there?

Is it a bcd marked gun? Or the more common ac, duv or qve marked type? Does it have a panel cut receiver? Milled receiver? Unbubba'd original receiver (rough looking)?

Does it still have its original buttplate?

Given that bubba'd G/K43s go for $1200 on GB, the 1K value by Kampfy seems accurate for the limited info you provided.

 

[G43 Collector]

Hi
While I kind of disagree on the above values until get some more info. If the gun is a later war that has mint metal with just a bubba stock it could be restored into a very collectable piece. Later war stocks for Walther are not numbered and nice stocks seam to show up on somewhat of a regular basis. If it is a mismatch and complete it would probably bring $1500 in parts. I would need some pics to give further info.
Thanks
David

 

[rogerbutthead]

Maybe I missed some, but the last unnumbered original unmessed with stock I saw go on auction went for over $800 - and that was over a year ago - maybe two years ago.

If someone has one to sell, I'd be interested.

 

[miles045]

Hi
While I kind of disagree on the above values until get some more info. If the gun is a later war that has mint metal with just a bubba stock it could be restored into a very collectable piece. Later war stocks for Walther are not numbered and nice stocks seam to show up on somewhat of a regular basis. If it is a mismatch and complete it would probably bring $1500 in parts. I would need some pics to give further info.
Thanks
David

Id buy original unmessed with stocks ALL DAY LONG at $1000 a piece, Ive seen one in the last couple years

I think the valuation of $1000 is low, if the sling holes were simply filled in....normally there is more than one bastardization done to these though, once bubba gets goin it's hard for him to stop...photos will go a LOOOOOOONG way

 

[machine shop tom]

It's hard to say without having seen the rifle myself. The my go-between buddy said something to the effect the old gent may have brought it back from the war.

I'm just waiting to get an opportunity to see the weapon and talk to the guy........

I'll keep ya all posted.

tom

 

[machine shop tom]

I got a chance to look at the G43 the other day. It is a '44, the barrel and receiver have matching numbers. That's the good news. The bad news is that the stock is pretty bubba'd. The sling hole has been drilled and plugged with a a dowel and the whole stock (except for the hand guard) has been sanded. The piece at the front of the stock that holds the hand guard and stock together has been chromed. The barrel is shooter quality, no better, as is the whole gun, in my opinion.

The owner wants a grand for it. I'd consider maybe 8 bills for it, but no more for what I consider a parts gun or just a shooter. Maybe I'm wrong, but I'd rather spend more money on a better piece, or less money on a couple of lesser guns.

Thank you for all your input.

tom

 

[anarchy]

Even for a grand I think you could buy it and flip it on GunBroker for maybe $1500.00. Hell, I'd like a cheap G-43 that I wouldn't mind dragging out in the sticks and I'm sure I ain't the only guy that feels this way.

 

[ncreptile]

For a non matching firearm with bubbad stock. I would say $800 tops.
PM sent, I am actually looking for a g43 as a shooter right now so maybe its what im looking for.

 

[ncreptile]

Even for a grand I think you could buy it and flip it on GunBroker for maybe $1500.00. Hell, I'd like a cheap G-43 that I wouldn't mind dragging out in the sticks and I'm sure I ain't the only guy that feels this way.

I highly doubt that, the last one sold was at $1400 and it was matching but a sporter stock.
If this one is non matching, a chromed part and sporter stock(and what else could be hiding) maybe $900. MAYBE. Less if the bore isnt to nice.

 

[Kursk]

there is a 43 stock on ebay right now and it is over $550 for the stock alone. no handguard and no butt plate.

 

[rogerbutthead]

The stock on ebay is a qve stock (BLM) which means that it is numbered and unless you have that particular number, it will never help make a rifle matching.

There are alot of people with bubba'd Walther K43s looking for a Walther stock (late war - not numbered) which would make their otherwise matching numbered rifle complete.

If that qve stock goes north of $800, I will never be able to get an unnumbered Walther stock - and I need a few - for less than 1200 - maybe even more.

 

[johnjohn]

Machine shop tom,

I don't know how your finances are, but reflect a little bit. If the man is selling it for a grand, for just fifteen hundred more you can get a very good quality G43. I got lucky with mine, I bought it when I knew nothing about them (actually wife bought it for me). Had the masters on this forum check out the pictures, and I was in. Be a little patient and you can get a great one. Especially with economic downturns, some folks are gonna be selling their collections.

Good Luck, and don't be afraid to keep checking on these forums. These guys have saved my bacon many a time.

 

[ncreptile]

$1500 more? you can get a very nice all matching with a sanded stock for 15..
If hes willing to spend $800 I would think another 3-4 would get hima very nice g43.

 

[johnjohn]

yeah, you get where I'm going. If I could add up three or four of my hatchet jobs, I could've gotten a real nice keeper.

 

[machine shop tom]

I've been leaning in the direction of the last three posts. Until this specimen came up, I've never had a burning desire to obtain a G43. If I did, I'd likely look for one that was complete and un-bubba'd. I'll see how low he may go. He mentioned that he had another guy interested and also that he just may want to hang on to it (he has dozens of guns, many that he has never fired).

I could get several Mosins and/or Mausers for 800-1000 bucks.

Or I could do something completely different and not spend any money on guns for a a while.

Crap, who am I kidding?

tom

 

[johnjohn]

Like I said, I got really lucky on my G43. I knew nothing about the hobby, I just thought it looked cool. Mine originally was listed for $2400 four years ago and it had the original strap. Some knucklehead bought it and while shooting it, broke the strap. Dealer took it back and sold it to me (wife, she gave it for Christmas) (every gun collector needs a wife like her) for $1600, with the broken strap. The key to it all is, using these boards, there is alot of knowledge here and they want to help. Even with the experience I have now, I would say to bypass this one. I would not have the knowledge to sell this off even as a parts gun. Save a little bit more and you find someone who doesnt' know what they have. They are out there. Good luck.