H&K G36 with Tommy Built Upper

[Rjs Guns]

Can anyone tell me what they think a HK g36 with Tommy Built upper is worth?

I have a original HK lower with TB upper in 556. Its currently in a pistol format but have a stock for it anf 4 mags. Its in fantastic condition. Thanks

[Protato]

When it comes to those the value varies quite significantly. For example about 10 or 15 years ago the Hensoldt 3.5 Dual Optic would run you a few hundred dollars and while by today's standards the optic is not great, it is often seen as the quintessential G36 look and desired by many purists and that alone can sway value by a lot and given dried up surplus, those optics now go for significantly more on their own. I haven't seen one for sale for a while but that optic alone often goes for 1,000+ dollars. Despite being not great by today's optics standards if your rifle has one it is generally worth significantly more.

When talking TB receivers built up into any iteration of the G36, the model of course matters on value. The C has a lot of reproduction kits out there making them more common but they are often the most desired due to video games and movies. The K does have reproduction parts like barrels and whatnot but I don't think I've seen any 100 percent reproduction kits, most if not all kits I have seen are either entirely german or a bit of a mix such as a US barrel and gas block but a German flash hider. Either way they are generally more rare so it helps the value but the buyers are fewer and farther between. The bigger thing you'll see a lot of hardcore G36 and HK guys care about is how German is the gun, the more German it is the more they want it. On the forums you do occasionally run into people who consider anything that isn't an SL8 reweld into a G36 as not a "real" G36, whatever that means because an SL8 reweld isn't a real one either but to them it's as close as you can get. So to some the fact your rifle has an American reciever is going to impact the value comparatively to a reweld for those people. Luckily for you, while they are not exactly a small contingent of HK community, they are generally still a minority compared to those who still view your TB receiver as HK by association, the same way many would view a PSA AR lower as still Eugene's design by association despite not being of the same physical origin. 

But let's talk about your receiver, Tommy was a good guy, I never had anything but positive interactions with him. But the reputation for his rifles was sometimes a touch troubled. TG36C rifles had a reputation for not wanting to cycle and short stroking. I've seen TG36K rifles have similar issues, even some that just would short stroke no matter the ammo used. Of course many of his rifles were great too but it's worth noting that for some they are seen as troubled. 

Just wanted to give you some perspective, the value depends dramatically on the model, the specific build, what the buyer is looking for - such as a K with dual optic or a K with a rail, how well that specific rifle cycles, and just how much of an HK bro the buyer is. Some just want the look and they don't care it has a significant number of US made parts and that the receiver doesn't say "HK" but to others that's a major value hit. 

Without knowing more like components origin, model that was cloned, pic rail vs Hensoldt, HK translucent mags vs pmags, and so on I would say on the low end around 2750 for a C without a  TB brace and on the high end around 4500 to over 5000 to the right buyer for a K model with TB brace, the same 4000 plus dollar valuation applies to any variant running a Hensoldt and largely comprised of German components - of course apart from your receiver. 

 

Do note that not all Hensoldt optics are the same, the dual optic is the most valuable with the non dual optic being worth less. 

Edited April 7 by Protato
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