They're going for about $185 in the Upper Mid-West nowadays after taxes. Is the Mosin gaining value or is our currency losing value (rhetorical question)? Either way, buy another one.
I have the rarest Mosin Nagant there is. The half-scale rifle made specifically for the son of Czar Nicholas II; Alexei. Instead of a cleaning kit it came with a pack of band-aids and tourniquets. The numbers are force-matched so its not as valuable.....