Value for Insurance/Selling

[Mojopin2010]

This is a bit of a add on to my previous posting a month back.  I am curious for the purposes of insurance /selling what would this Wilson Tube MP-40 reworked by John A.  be valued at.  It is on a nonmatching parts kit with a new barrel.    I was offered 20k from a coworker and thinking that is probably close?

[Rekraps]

Matching OEM MP40's are anywhere from $29 to $39K. I would value yours for replacement at $25K. Nice looking gun.

[Mojopin2010]

On 5/30/2025 at 6:43 AM, Rekraps said:

Matching OEM MP40's are anywhere from $29 to $39K. I would value yours for replacement at $25K. Nice looking gun.

Thanks,  it was a closest find by a widow.  John said it was a bit of a train wreck and needed a complete rework.

[MS Collector]

In my observations, prices on MP40's have moderated a bit over the past year or two, so on a tube gun with a brand new reblue, I'd say 20K is about tops.  

For comparrison, here is a non-C&R transferable MP40 comprised of what appears to be all original wartime German components with original finish (but are mismatched parts from several guns).  This example lingered for a good while on the Sturm board, only recently selling for 22K.  IMO, this all-original (but M/M) "transferable" should probably bring at least a little bit more than transferable built on a non-original tube, so landing at 22K seems right in line with current market for the Sturm example.

https://www.sturmgewehr.com/forums/index.php?/topic/40739-price-lowered-spf-transferable-mp40-ingram-m6-sold-cr-m3-grease-gun-brit-proofs/

IMO, at this point an MP40 needs to be C&R with all-matching numbers and a really nice original finish, if it is going to hit the 30K mark.  Lesser condition C&R's will fall into the 25-30 range and, of course, really exceptional examples (and/or with documented history) will be the ones that bring over 30.

I hope this information is helpful to you.

 

 

[Robert Henley]

When I started reading this post at the top my first thought was $20K for a nice tube gun.  Then I saw where that was what you were thinking.  I agree with you.

Of course, you have to follow guns for sale on Strum and Gunbroker.com (actual selling prices) to get a good feel for the market.  The market is somewhat soft right now, probably because of the uncertainty with the economy.  People are generally a little more cautious with their disposable income in uncertain economic times.  On the positive side, equity markets have rebounded so if someone wanted to buy a nice NFA gun this would be a good time IMO.

[Mike Hammer]

Here's a chart showing sales prices for tube MP 40's over the years.

http://machinegunpriceguide.com/html/german_subguns_5.html

[Planejack]

Has anyone done a chart showing the sales prices on the German MG34 and MG42’s?

[Bridgeport28A1]

18 minutes ago, Planejack said:

Has anyone done a chart showing the sales prices on the German MG34 and MG42’s?

http://machinegunpriceguide.com

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