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EARLY MAUSER CONEHAMMER WITH NON-REINFORCED BARREL EXTENSION AND MATCHING STOCK.

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD
EARLY MAUSER CONEHAMMER WITH NON-REINFORCED BARREL EXTENSION AND MATCHING STOCK.
SN 830. Caliber 7.63mm. Early standard production Conehammer 5.5" bbl and pinned 1-10 rear sight. Usual chamber address. Crown U marking on the left side of the bbl extension. No marking on the right side. It has a non-reinforced bbl extension though the later frame has a raised island in the center of the rearmost recess on the left side. There are no frame markings except for the serial number on the backstrap just below the locking lever. Small parts including the extractor, cursor, bolt stop, firing pin retainer, and the safety were originally fire blued. Detailed disassembly shows all matching parts (including the firing pin) and grips that have the desirable "peanut style" recesses. No lanyard ring. Accompanied by an all original and matching shoulder stock with an unnumbered lug. The serial number was correctly applied on the upper portion of the looped hinge. PROVENANCE: Joseph J. Schroeder, Jr. Collection. CONDITION: This untouched gun has approximately 10-20% original blue in protected areas, largely the recessed area of the bbl extension and in the frame recesses. The balance is a light brown-gray. The same type of oxidative loss involved the extractor, cursor, and bolt stop. The firing pin retainer has 70% of its original fire blue. Original grips with wear consistent with the condition of the pistol. Matching stock has a 4" repaired crack along the spine, just to the right of the hinge. There has been no wood alteration inside the lid that has no cracks. Worn bore with barely discernible rifling amidst corrosion. Perfect mechanics. A seldom encountered early production Conehammer with matching stock whose early features are sought by every collector. 4-48550 LMA36