Product Details
MAUSER
A FINE WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO (LONDON) RETAILED 7.63mm (MAUSER) 'CONE HAMMER' C96 SELF LOADING PISTOL serial no 5450
circa 1900, with 5 1/2in blued and sighted nitro barrel and receiver, long blued extractor and rearsight graduated to 1000m, blued frame inscribed 'Westley Richards & Co, London', broad bladed trigger, wood grips with 23 grooves and split lanyard ring to base, the whole remaining in fine condition with little visible wear, together with its original numbered wooden shoulder stock/holster (light surface rust to exposed metal parts).
Estimate £1,000-1,500
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