Let's just say it is a Mauser. The pics. on Cabelas are gone at least for me.
I'd say from the description barring any unseen flaws it was priced cheap IMHO.
Stock & the word sand make me a bit "scratchy", to each his own however, but stripping
the old finish off is a much better route.
I don't think a refurb, done properly, would decrease the value at all - it might go
the other way. It all depends on your abilities / your wallet.
On the other hand you can just leave things alone, do a good cleaning and let the
dings & scratches speak for the years themselves. --- John