*MAUSER MODEL 1896 BROOMHANDLE PISTOL.

*MAUSER MODEL 1896 BROOMHANDLE PISTOL. Cal. 30 Mauser. SN 374519. Standard small ring broomhandle with 5-1/2″ tapered rnd bbl, barleycorn front sight & 1,000-meter rear sight. It has fine line walnut grips and a lanyard loop in the butt. It is accompanied by a wooden stock/holster that has been renumbered to match the pistol and an orig brown leather holster harness dated “1917”. Harness has had belt loops attached to the backside. CONDITION: Pistol is very fine. All matching except one small internal part. Retains about 95% strong orig blue overall with light holster wear on the bbl & a rub on the magazine floor plate and bottom of the trigger. Safety, extractor, sight slide, trigger & firing pin retainer retain most of their orig niter blue. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore. Stock has several longitudinal cracks & has a metal band added around the body. Orig stock iron number appears to have been “342” but was crossed out and re-stamped “519”. Leather harness is dry & crackled retaining about 75% orig finish with loose stitching, missing the wiping rod and stripper clips. 4-56994 (2,500-3,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005

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
	1089	$3,737.00	MAUSER MODEL 1896 BROOMHANDLE PISTOL. Cal. 30 Mauser. SN 374519. Standard small ring broomhandle with 5-1/2″ tapered rnd bbl, barleycorn front sight & 1,000-meter rear sight. It has fine line walnut grips and a lanyard loop in the butt. It is accompanied by a wooden stock/holster that has been renumbered to match the pistol and an orig brown leather holster harness dated “1917”. Harness has had belt loops attached to the backside. CONDITION: Pistol is very fine. All matching except one small internal part. Retains about 95% strong orig blue overall with light holster wear on the bbl & a rub on the magazine floor plate and bottom of the trigger. Safety, extractor, sight slide, trigger & firing pin retainer retain most of their orig niter blue. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore. Stock has several longitudinal cracks & has a metal band added around the body. Orig stock iron number appears to have been “342” but was crossed out and re-stamped “519”. Leather harness is dry & crackled retaining about 75% orig finish with loose stitching, missing the wiping rod and stripper clips. 4-56994 (2,500-3,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 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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