I found a couple of Mauser (Imported rifles from Serbia) guns for sale in a Garage Sale? What is it worth?
Also, is it safe/legal to buy guns in a Garage Sale? My only intention is to use it as a display item on the wall. The guy showed me his firearms licence and he has proof of purchase and also agreed to give me a bill of sale too. But I don't have any types of license, nor do I know anything about guns. The guns are long, world war II type of guns with a knife at the end of the barrel. The guy says, they are very popular among hunters. So here are my questions. a) Am I fiddling with danger here? 2) If I end up buying those guns, will I be able to get it registered later? Both the seller and buyer in this case are illinois residents. Please advise.
Some people I know have found their greatest deals at garage sales. The guns you are looking at are considered Curios & Relics by the ATF and I expect he showed you a C&R Federal Firearms License (FFL). If so, then you have a good confidence in what he says. Generally face to face sales of long guns require no special handling or registration, but you should check you local laws to be sure. Here's a link to NRA's reference for Ill: http://www.nraila.org/statelawpdfs/ILSL.pdf
If they are WWII or early 50s era military Mausers, they are probably either M24/47s or M48s. If he took care of them, they are probably quite shootable (8mm Mauser ammo). Yugo Mausers in good condition can run $150-$350 and if they come with bayonets (the "knives" at the end of the barrel) in good condition you can probably add another $10-50 in value.
Here is a web site that covers many types of Mausers: http://www.surplusrifle.com/
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