GUN SPRING 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
MAUSER C96 PRE-WAR SMALL RING HAMMER BOLO WITH HARD RUBBER GRIPS, HOLSTER, AMMUNITION.MAUSERBOLO4266230CALMODERN; C&RCal. 7.63 mm. Standard configuration early Small Ring Bolo with 4.75" bbl having fixed front sight and slip in 50-1000 rear sight. Short extractor and 2 lug firing pin. Usual address on top of chamber with full SN on left chamber flat. Crown/Crown U proof on left side of bbl extension. 2-line Mauser address on right side of frame. Full SN on backstrap below locking lever that is repeated in full or with the last three digits on the back of the sub-frame, hammer, top of bolt, under sight bar and bolt stop. Major components rust blued. Fire blued extractor, rear sight, bolt stop, safety, grip screw. Strawed trigger. Checkered hard rubber grips molded with the "Mauser Werke" logo. Disassembly shows all internal components are matching, including floorplate, locking block, transfer bar and sear. Firing pin and follower are unmarked. Orig checkered hard rubber grips each scribed with a matching "662". Lanyard ring present. Accompanied by a medium brown holster with "Victory" marked flap retained to body with a stud and having a single riveted belt loop on obverse surface. Complete with two full 10-shot stripper clips of ammunition. PROVENANCE: The Frank H. Wheaton, III Collection. CONDITION: At least 97% bright orig rust blue with minimal sharp edge wear and transitioning patina of the front and back strap. Comparable condition fire blued small parts, the cursor having a small patch of oxidation on top surface, that show no suggestion of enhancement. Similar condition concerns apply to the straw trigger and the hard rubber grips. Mirror bright bore. Perfect manual mechanics. Near excellent holster with supple leather and orig stitching. An extremely nice, no excuse, early Bolo fitted with the scarce hard rubber grips. 51517-78 LMA (3,000-5,000)