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POLICE UNIT MARKED MAUSER C96 "RED 9" BOLO

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:900.00 USD Estimated At:1,800.00 - 2,200.00 USD
POLICE UNIT MARKED MAUSER C96  RED 9  BOLO
SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL WITH HOLSTER. Cal. 9x19mm Parabellum. S# 55344. Bbl. 4". C96 "Red 9" semi-automatic pistol originally mfg. by Mauser and subsequently converted into a bolo configuration after World War I for police use. Top flat of the faceted breech is marked with Mauser's 3-line mfg. information, with the S# marked on the left quarter flat. Left side of breech is marked with a double crown over "U" commercial proof, with an imperial military acceptance proof marked on the right. Right side of frame is marked "WAFFENFABRIK MAUSER/ OBERNDORF A. NECKAR". Front grip strap is marked "S.Ko.I.N.33.", indicating issue to the Schutzpolitzei in Koln (Cologne). Frame and bbl./bbl. extension exhibit a rust blue finish overall. Trigger, safety, extractor, and bolt stop exhibit a nitre blue finish, with the bolt assembly being polished in-the-white. Frame is mounted with 2-piece grooved wood red "9" grips. Original tangent rear sight has been removed and replaced with fixed V-notch rear sight. Frame's stock grooves have been ground off. Nearly all numbers are matching and include the frame, lock frame, hammer, sear, locking block, bbl./bbl. extension, bolt stop, bolt, and the grips. Floorplate is mismatched. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: contemporary brown leather C96 bolo holster. CONDITION: metal components retain the majority of their original blue finish, exhibiting areas of wear and thinning that show through to gray and brown patinas, with scattered spots of light surface oxidation present overall. Frame exhibits some oxidation and pitting beneath the grip panels. Nitre blued components show varying degrees of wear, with worn areas showing through to a gray patina. Very bright bore, exhibiting some light pitting, while retaining good to strong rifling throughout. Grips show some scattered marks and minor impressions from handling and storage, but otherwise remain sturdy and serviceable. Holster is excellent overall. (24-1278/MLW). CURIO. $1,800-2,200.