#BROOM HANDLE MAUSER HOW TO#
#BROOM HANDLE MAUSER SERIAL NUMBER#

Once the bolt is past the back of the follower get your thumb out of the way and let the bolt go. The bolt is under spring tension so hold the bolt back with one hand and depress the follower with the thumb on the other hand. You should be able to release the bolt by depressing the follower into the magazine well.

Just get some good pictures of both sides and of the top of chamber and side markings. Value can range from $500 to $5000 or more so it is worth knowing what he has as if a correct Mauser C-96 it could be of a much greater value than if a copy. Marking should read 'WAFFENFABRIK MAUSER A-G OBERNDORF AN' and if misspelled it could be a Chinese copy of a C-96. I will be happy to assist you with an evaluation but I need more and yes some of what you posted is not correct The details provided are somewhat inconsistent. Mauser 'Conehammer' C.96 w/Stock Assy, 7. The assembly doubles the value, bringing it to 4,000. It is also not possible to know exactly what variation it is without the same. This Mauser Standard Conehammer C.96 Broomhandle pistol has a matching holster/shoulder stock, its original leather and a box of original ammo. It is virtually impossible to access a value without seeing some pictures. I am just trying to get a ballpark for him, if its a $700 gun I will assist him selling “as is”: if it may have some real collector value I will suggest to him that we hire an expert in this model. I will try to get some pictures next time I am over there, are there particular areas that need good photos? should I remove the grips to take pictures and look for markings?

#BROOM HANDLE MAUSER SERIAL NUMBER#

I would appreciate some hints and links to find value, if the serial number is correct I would assume its a very early gun. Its in an almost new holster marked 'US' that is clearly made for the shape of the pistol, and certainly not consistent with the apparent age of the pistol. He does not have any paperwork, and doesn't remember where or when he got it. On the right side about an inch above the grip it reads GBERNLONS A/S (the A is tiny and might be a triangle or other mark) On the barrel at 12 0'clock just above the chamber it reads

One inch above the left grip in a raised rectangle it reads “MAUSER” I have read that the serial number is not a reliable indicator of age. The serial number is 2xxxx, on the left side on the 'thick' part of the barrel/chamber almost even where the base of the cartridge sits when loaded.

#BROOM HANDLE MAUSER HOW TO#

It is not loaded, but the slide is locked open and I ask how to close it. Otherwise it is in fair condition, grips aren't cracked. I have not tried to clean the bore but I believe it is severely corroded. In particular he has what I understand to be a Mauser 'Broomhandle' which appears to be intact, but the bore looks real bad. I am trying to help a non-computerized friend liquidate his excess firearms. I have some basic familiarity with handguns, mostly modern revolvers.

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