*◊ MAUSER C96, EARLY PRE-WAR COMMERCIAL WITH SPECIAL ORDER FLOORPLATE RELEASE.

SN 38031. Cal. 7.63mm. One of the first Pre-war Commercials with short extractor. Standard 5-1/2″ bbl with fixed front sight and slip in 50-1000 rear sight. Usual Mauser address on chamber with full SN on the left chamber flat. Small Crown U mark on left side of bbl extension. “Ia 5242” marked on the right side of the bbl. Standard 2-line Mauser address on the right side of frame. Unusual in having a serrated floorplate release button inside the trigger guard and a serrated floorplate that was never machined for an externally visible plunger. Finely grooved wood grips. Lanyard ring is present. Disassembly shows all matching numbers including the rear sight, 2-lug firing pin, bolt stop, hammer, subframe and associated components, locking block, follower, floorplate and each grip panel. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: 30% orig blue, with the balance having turned a brown/grey. A scattering of shallow superficial etching, especially above the grip panels and on the front and backstrap. The extractor has some shallow pitting and has been lightly cleaned. The same concerns involve virtually all the other fire blued parts. 20% orig straw on the trigger. Comparable condition grips with pressure dents and wear that has shallowed some of the grooves. Bore with very shallow rifling and moderate corrosion. Perfect mechanics. 4-53020 LMA105 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 3046

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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
	3046	$3,540.00	◊ MAUSER C96, EARLY PRE-WAR COMMERCIAL WITH SPECIAL ORDER FLOORPLATE RELEASE. SN 38031. Cal. 7.63mm. One of the first Pre-war Commercials with short extractor. Standard 5-1/2″ bbl with fixed front sight and slip in 50-1000 rear sight. Usual Mauser address on chamber with full SN on the left chamber flat. Small Crown U mark on left side of bbl extension. “Ia 5242” marked on the right side of the bbl. Standard 2-line Mauser address on the right side of frame. Unusual in having a serrated floorplate release button inside the trigger guard and a serrated floorplate that was never machined for an externally visible plunger. Finely grooved wood grips. Lanyard ring is present. Disassembly shows all matching numbers including the rear sight, 2-lug firing pin, bolt stop, hammer, subframe and associated components, locking block, follower, floorplate and each grip panel. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: 30% orig blue, with the balance having turned a brown/grey. A scattering of shallow superficial etching, especially above the grip panels and on the front and backstrap. The extractor has some shallow pitting and has been lightly cleaned. The same concerns involve virtually all the other fire blued parts. 20% orig straw on the trigger. Comparable condition grips with pressure dents and wear that has shallowed some of the grooves. Bore with very shallow rifling and moderate corrosion. Perfect mechanics. 4-53020 LMA105 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 3046 Auction: Firearms - Spring 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, EARLY PRE-WAR COMMERCIAL WITH SPECIAL ORDER FLOORPLATE RELEASE.