- MAUSER MODEL 1896 BROOMHANDLE PISTOL. Cal. 30 Mauser. SN 374519 -
Item sold by James D. Julia auctions on March 2008 for : $3,737.00
"MAUSER C96 BROOMHANDLE PISTOL. Cal. 30 Mauser. SN 374519. Standard small ring broomhandle with 5-1/2" tapered rnd bbl, barleycorn front sight & 1,000-meter rear sight. It has fine line walnut grips and a lanyard loop in the butt. It is accompanied by a wooden stock/holster that has been renumbered to match the pistol and an orig brown leather holster harness dated "1917". Harness has had belt loops attached to the backside. CONDITION: Pistol is very fine. All matching except one small internal part. Retains about 95% strong orig blue overall with light holster wear on the bbl & a rub on the magazine floor plate and bottom of the trigger. Safety, extractor, sight slide, trigger & firing pin retainer retain most of their orig niter blue. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore. Stock has several longitudinal cracks & has a metal band added around the body. Orig stock iron number appears to have been "342" but was crossed out and re-stamped "519". Leather harness is dry & crackled retaining about 75% orig finish with loose stitching, missing the wiping rod and stripper clips. 4-56994 (2,500-3,000)"
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