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An engraved Mauser C 96, "Prewar Commercial," in a case Cal. 7.63 mm Mauser, No. 140567, matching serial numbers. Barrel slightly dull. Ten-shot capacity. Marked with a double crown and “U.” Manufactured in 1913. Sliding sight graduated from 50 to 1000. Magazine base release button. No groove for a stock. Three-line manufacturer’s mark on the chamber, two-line mark on the right side of the frame. Outstanding vine-pattern engravings on all parts, including the operating parts, highlighted with gold-lined engravings and fully blued. Extractor and operating parts blued. Hammer and housing stained gray. Dark brown, cut walnut grip panels with the finest fish-scale grain. Retaining ring. Presented in a box lined with black sheepskin, dimensions 34.5 x 23.5 x 5 cm, with a silver crown on the lid. The lid is lined with red silk and bears the golden Mauser mark; the bottom is lined with wine-red velvet, slightly mottled due to age. Includes two black leather ammunition cases, a cleaning rod with a cut-patterned wooden handle, and a magazine spring in the accessory compartment. In new condition. See Kersten / Moll / Schmid, C 96 1904–1915, pp. 122–123, where this firearm is illustrated and described in great detail. WBK: Caution—License Required—more information here Condition: I–II
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