Main Sale - June 2011 : Sale A1054 Lot 1053 - S5
MAUSER, A 7.63 (MAUSER) SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL MODEL C96 COMMERCIAL serial no. 265380,

Product Details

* MAUSER,
A 7.63 (MAUSER) SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL MODEL 'C96 COMMERCIAL' serial no. 265380,
circa 1911 with 5 1/2in. blued barrel, short extractor, rear-sight calibrated from 50 to 1000 metres, blued frame marked 'WAFFENFABRIK MAUSER OBERNDORF A NECKAR' on the right side, thirty-three groove wooden grips, lanyard ring, and a good amount of original finish throughout, TOGETHER WITH a period but mis-matched shoulder stock/holster with a 'WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO LONDON' retailers stamp (wood varnished and lightly distressed)

Provenance: This pistol was formerly the property of Brigadier General Sir Duncan McKenzie KCMG, CB, DSO, VD.

Estimate £500-700

S5