Premier Fine Art & Antiques Auction
August 29, 2023
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HIGH CONDITION MAUSER C96, EARLY PREWAR COMMERCIAL, ANGEL GRIPS, FACTORY MATCHING STOCK.
22-3083
Cal. 7.63mm
S# 35903
A wonderful early prewar commercial, still with the long extractor, better yet w/ Angel grips & a factory matching stock!
This is one of the earliest Prewar Commercial pistols that was assembled w/ a long extractor. This example having a 5.5″ bbl., w/ a fixed front sight sight & a slip on rear sight graded 50-1000. Long extractor, dual lug firing pin & SR hammper. Top of chamber w/ usual Mauser address. Full S# on left chamber flat. Left side bbl. extension has crown/ “C” / “U” mark; antler proof on right side of frame w/ 2 line Mauser address. Fitted w/ hard rubber molded grips depicting Angel using a C96 to shoot a rearing lion. Lanyard ring present. Major components rust blued. Most sm. parts fire blued, trigger strawed, bolt, hammer & sub frame in the white. Complete disassembly shows fully matching parts, each of the grips hand inscribed w/ full S#.
UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: complete w/matching original stock w/ full S# on upper arm of lug.
STATUS: CURIO.
