I don't remember the asking price, and I traded for it, rather than buying it, but it was only a fraction of what the new Mauser costs. I fell in love with it at first sight. I'm still wrestling with the question of whether to or not mount a scope on it. I definitely don't want to mar the receiver ring, and sweating a scope base on the barrel would obliterate the maker's name, but using open sights under hunting conditions is an impossibility for me.