GUN SPRING 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/14/2016
RARE EARLY MAUSER MODEL C96 SEMI-AUTO PISTOL WITH MATCHING NUMBERED STOCK/HOLSTER. MAUSER C96BROOMHANDLE 53058 30 MAUSER MODERN; C&R Cal. 30 Mauser. Blue finish with 5-1/2" tapered rnd bbl, barleycorn front sight & 1000 meter tangent rear sight. Receiver has standard Waffenfabrik Mauser Obendorf A/N marking on the receiver ring. Receiver also has crown "U" proof on the left side and on the bolt handle. Frame is marked in the left milled recess "VON LENGERKE / & DETMOLD / NEW-YORK" and with the standard Mauser marking on the left rear side of the frame. Mounted with unnumbered, fine grooved grips with a lanyard ring in bottom of grip frame. Accompanied by its orig, very nicely figured matching numbered walnut stock/holster. Also accompanied by an orig box of 20-rnds DWM soft point ammunition in 2 10-rnd stripper clips. Mauser C96 pistols are not uncommon even with orig stock, however, those few units which retain virtually all of their orig finish are exceedingly rare. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching except grips as noted. Grips fit perfectly and are undoubtedly orig to this pistol. Overall retains about 99% crisp orig factory finish with only 1 small area of flaking in the fire blue on the tangent sight slide and a small spot on the extractor. Trigger retains virtually all of its orig bright gold straw colors. Grips are sound showing no wear and retain virtually all of their orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp. Bright shiny bore appears to be new and unfired. Stock holster is sound with a couple minor scratches and overall retains virtually all of its orig finish to both wood and metal. Altogether, an extremely fine, orig set. Ammunition box is in pieces, missing one end of the bottom and both ends of the lid with side of lid detached but present. Ammunition and strippers are clean with slight oxidization on the lead points of the bullets. 49839-1 JR247 (10,000-14,000)