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Mauser Pistols

MAUSER C96 Wartime Commercial .30 Luger 1915 - 1918

Description:
Wartime Commercial Mauser C96 in 30 Luger. Serial number indicates 1915 - 1918 DOM.

The top of the barrel chamber is marked “WAFFENFABRIK / MAUSER / OBERNDORF A/N”.

The left side of the chamber is marked with a double-crowned “U” definitive proof and the left shoulder with “393955”. The top rear of the bolt is marked with a double-crowned “U” and “955” and the top of the bolt stop is also marked “955”.

The back of the lock mechanism and the top of the backstrap are marked “313955” and the back of the hammer is marked “955” and with a “NS”, indicating New Safety, which is the correct safety for this model.

The right side of the frame is marked “WAFFENFABRIK MAUSER / OBERNDORF A. NECKAR”. The right side of the barrel at the chamber is marked with a crowned “Gothic R”. The flat on the underside of the barrel is marked “O”, “2”, "S" and “7”.

The inside surfaces of the grips are marked “955”.

The pistol is mounted with a “V” notch rear sliding elevator sight with markings from “50-1000” that is pinned to the barrel extension. The front sight is an inverted “V” blade fixed to the barrel.

The pistol is blued with a fire blue finish on the extractor, bolt stop, safety, rear sight slider, rear sight spring and the rear section of the sight ladder and sight. The cocking piece on the bolt, the hammer, and the lock mechanism are finished “In The White”.

The bore is gray with light to moderate wear in the rifling. There is light erosion in the grooves the length of the barrel.

This pistol retains about 90% of its original  metal finish. There are tiny spots of solid erosion scattered over the sides of the frame and barrel extension, the top of the bolt and rear sight slider, and the front strap.

There are minimal tiny dings, a few scratches and thinning in the barrel, and thinning on the magazine floorplate, backstrap, frame rails and edges of the frame and barrel extension.

There are a few tiny dings in the barrel extension, scratches at the top of the backstrap and scratches on the sides of the lock frame. The serrations on the hammer are relatively sharp, the serrations on the cocking piece show light wear and tiny nicks on their edges, and those on the safety are sharp.

The grip screw is sharp and the markings are clear.

Overall, this pistol rates in Very Good condition.

PLEASE NOTE WE ARE A GUN STORE LOCATED IN DENVER COLORADO AND AS PER STATE LAW WE ARE REQUIRED TO COLLECT LOCAL SALES TAX OF 7.5% ON ALL OUT OS STATE SALES.



 

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Handgun Caliber: 7.65x22mm Parabellum (7.65x22mm Luger, .30 Luger)