**C96 Bolo Mauser Pistol in 9mm

9mm Para. 4" barrel length. SN: 575491. Blued finish with straw colored and Nitre blued small parts mounting foliate pattern hardrubber grips with lanyard lop to butt. Short recoil operated single action autoloading pistol fed by an internal magazine charged with stripper clips. Left frame marked with MAUSER banner, and further showing WAFFENFABRIK MAUSER/OBERNDORF A. NECKAR to the right. Top of the barrel marked WAFFENFABRIK/MAUSER/OBERNDORF A/N. Serial numbers are mixed. Weak {Crown/U} commercial proof to upper left barrel flat nearly obliterated by refinishing. Frame is extensively pitted, as is the front sight. Lanyard loop to butt excessively thin, partly due to pitting. Grips do not match, and have been reshaped to fit with rough tool marks internally. {C&R}

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition
Fair to Good. Bore is Bright with crisp rifling throughout. Item shows pitting on the frame, front barrel and sight, rear sight mount, and on the upper slide. Mottled gray patina forming on small parts, which show signs of repeated buffing. Oxidation to the seams of the grips and interior frame. Further brown flecking on bolt. Magazine spring has split near the floorplate. Grips fit roughly with some handling wear and abrasions. Left grip panel escutcheon is loose.