Looking for advice from milsurp guys

[u/Anonymousffs]

A local pawn shop has a heavily sporterized Kar 98 for 575$ and I've wanted a Kar 98 my whole life but even sporterized I never find them and when I do find complete original ones they're like 2k$ not talking about other variants but German made ww2 Mausers do you guys think that's a fair price?

[u/Maleficent_Ad_2259]

This is not a military one. I wouldnt spent money on it. If you want a cheap milsurp mauser look for an israeli one or a russian capture. 1000$-1200$ and they will retain value.