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*MAUSER C96 ITALIAN NAVY FLATSIDE WITH CORRECT STOCK.

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
*MAUSER C96 ITALIAN NAVY FLATSIDE WITH CORRECT STOCK.
SN 23336. Caliber 7.63mm. Late Italian Navy Flatside with 5.5" bbl and slip-in 1-10 rear sight. Standard chamber address with full serial number on the left chamber flat. DV marked on the left side of the bbl extension. Crown/AV is marked under the bbl. Long extractor, single lug firing pin, large ring hammer, and thin late-style trigger. Disassembly shows an unnumbered hammer, subframe, transfer bar, and sear. The locking lever is #171. The follower and floorplate are #4928. Locking block is #336 and each grip is internally penciled with #43. Accompanied by a correct but cracked Flatside stock #742 whose body is supported with an encircling band as used in many arsenal repairs. PROVENANCE: Joseph J. Schroeder, Jr. Collection. CONDITION: This Italian Navy Flatside was obviously used and repaired as reflected by the serial numbers on the small parts. Bluing is estimated at 70% with some browning and dulling to the surface. Fresher wear under the bbl and in front of the magazine well. The front and back straps are brown and textured from handling oxidation. Bright bore with strong rifling and relatively mild frosting. Perfect mechanics. Stock has lost much of its finish and is oil stained around the lug that is numbered in the center of the upper arm consistent with replacement or renumbering. The lid, correctly recessed for the large ring hammer, has a number of small wormholes. 4-48579 LMA20