SCARCE ALL MATCHING Mauser C96 Commercial Broomhandle – 7.63x25mm – 1896

This is a no reserve penny auction for a Mauser C96 Commercial Cone Hammer Broomhandle semi-automatic pistol in .30 Mauser. Serial number – 9064. This pistol is in excellent condition for its age, with a bright and shiny bore. After running a serial number lookup, we believe that this pistol was manufactured in 1897, making it a second year production model.

This is an early commercial Cone Hammer Model 1896 pistol with all matching serial numbers, including the stock and wood grips. It features a blade front sight with adjustable rear sight graduated to 500 meters. The top of the barrel is marked "WAFFENFABRIK/MAUSER/OBERNDORF A-N", the left side of the barrel extension is marked with the "crown/U" proof, and the right side barrel extension is marked with the Ulm antler proof. The bottom of the barrel is marked with small inspector marks. The safety lever, extractor, rear sight slide and the rear portion of the sight bar are a niter blue finish.

Please refer to the photos as a small crack is seen on the top of the stock.