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MAUSER C96 RED 9 POLICE, SIMSON REWORK.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD
MAUSER C96 RED 9 POLICE, SIMSON REWORK.

Cal. 9mm Parabellum. S# 120111. Standard configuration Red 9 Police rework w/ 4" bbl. Having Luger banded front sight (w/shaved artillery adjustment) & fixed rear sight. Short extractor, 2 lug firing pin, later variation safety w/ solid head. Standard chamber markings. Original S# crossed out when reworked, now appearing as "120111". Crown/ "C" /"U" on left side of bbl. extension. Unnumbered bolt w/ encircled "S" suggesting Simson rework. Hammer w/ "N/S" marking as present on all the Red 9s. Standard Red 9 grips. No lanyard ring. Disassembly shows all matching S#s except for the unnumbered bolt & subframe. CONDITION: vg w/ redipped blue. Original fire blue on extractor & safety. Bolt stop & trigger redipped, now a salt blue. Bright bore, dulling in grooves, w/ sharp rifling. Perfect manual mechanics. A very interesting Mauser C96 broomhandle, reworked by Simson, imbued w/military & police history. (22-3170/LMA). CURIO. $2,000-4,000.