*◊ MAUSER C96 LARGE RING MILLED PANEL CARBINE.

SN 625. Cal. 7.63mm. Mauser made relatively few Large Ring Milled Panel Carbines. This mid-production example has a 16″ bbl with a drift adjustable bead front sight and a grooved slip-in 50-500 rear sight in which the groove is continued into the securing lug. Usual chamber address with the serial number marked on the left chamber flat. Crown U marking on the left side of the bbl extension where obscured by the fore-end. The bolt has a long extractor and a two lug firing pin. The frame is marked with a two line address on the right side while the left side is marked with the SN “625” to match the stock lug. The matching number is repeated under the sight, on the bolt stop, on top of the bolt, the back of the hammer, the back of the subframe, and the locking lever. The wood forend has a length 9-1/4″ and the buttstock is fitted with a Mauser buttplate having the intertwined MW. Neither the forend nor the buttstock are equipped with a swing swivel. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine 98-99% bright rust blue with only minimal sharp edge wear, slightly more prominent on floorplate. Approx 95% orig fire blue on small parts, except for arms of the stock iron that have begun to thin & tone. Comparable condition straw on trigger. Most of the orig varnish remaining on the forend & buttstock that have a scattering of handling marks & superficial dings. Orig buttplate without splits or chips. Bright bore with sharp rifling & mild frosting. Perfect manual mechanics. One of the nicest Large Ring Milled Panel Carbines extant. 4-52075 LMA121 (20,000-30,000) – Lot 1270

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1270	$23,000.00	◊ MAUSER C96 LARGE RING MILLED PANEL CARBINE. SN 625. Cal. 7.63mm. Mauser made relatively few Large Ring Milled Panel Carbines. This mid-production example has a 16″ bbl with a drift adjustable bead front sight and a grooved slip-in 50-500 rear sight in which the groove is continued into the securing lug. Usual chamber address with the serial number marked on the left chamber flat. Crown U marking on the left side of the bbl extension where obscured by the fore-end. The bolt has a long extractor and a two lug firing pin. The frame is marked with a two line address on the right side while the left side is marked with the SN “625” to match the stock lug. The matching number is repeated under the sight, on the bolt stop, on top of the bolt, the back of the hammer, the back of the subframe, and the locking lever. The wood forend has a length 9-1/4″ and the buttstock is fitted with a Mauser buttplate having the intertwined MW. Neither the forend nor the buttstock are equipped with a swing swivel. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine 98-99% bright rust blue with only minimal sharp edge wear, slightly more prominent on floorplate. Approx 95% orig fire blue on small parts, except for arms of the stock iron that have begun to thin & tone. Comparable condition straw on trigger. Most of the orig varnish remaining on the forend & buttstock that have a scattering of handling marks & superficial dings. Orig buttplate without splits or chips. Bright bore with sharp rifling & mild frosting. Perfect manual mechanics. One of the nicest Large Ring Milled Panel Carbines extant. 4-52075 LMA121 (20,000-30,000) – Lot 1270 Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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*◊ MAUSER C96 LARGE RING MILLED PANEL CARBINE.