Mauser C 96
 

This is my Mauser. The serial number of the wooden stock don't match :crying: But is better then nothing!:roflmao:

Judging by the Mauser cartouche on the stock, that is a M1930 stock. It should not have a SN.

Tom A

But there is a serial number!:banghead: 88715 on the stock, and 152361 on the gun:o

But stamped in the wood, I gather, not on the stock iron, which means anybody with a stamp set could have done this.

88715 on wood huh

Have a picture showing interior of the stock, and stock lid? Might be for Westinger Schnell, and armory applied Schnell's number on it. Later on, they divorced, and the stock merried with this small ring.

Can anybody guess what a genuine C96 stock with Mauser cartouche in 95%-97% condition would cost? Just asking.

Charlie

There are tons of 1930 guns in mint condition, 1930 anywhere less than 98% condition is hard to be called a collectible. But far fewer mint 1930 stocks exist. If the gun is very new, matching it with a poor stock.... so fancy 1930 stock is desirable. Do you have one for sell? I am looking for one. Stock only, I don't need guns.

Here some photos

Thanks for the pix.

It's a Schnellfeuer stock. Like the one he used:

I sold a minty 1930 stock and equally good jockstrap carrier last month for $2K

Tom A

Can you tell me , please, wich are the differences between the Schnellfeuer stock and the one that shoud fit to my C 96?

The cutout in the wood on the left hand side of the stock above the latch in your photo was meant to allow the gun's full auto selector to clear the wooden holster. A normal C96 does not have this cutout.

Cristi,
I am from Brazil, and I do have a good collection of C96, including 3 schnellfeurs.
One of them is "stockless", if you want to trade the stock for the original to your gun, pls contact me, to see if we can settle something!


Does anyone have any literature about the 9mm schnellfeurs?
Regards,
Emiliano

Yes, as commented by alanint Schnell stock has a unique relief cut [red] for the firing control switch. Also, the "Steady Spring" [blue] on this type of stock is unique, different from all previous models.

This stock may have a hinge screw [white] installed wrong. This screw is the short one shown in Mauser's user manual. The screw tip should not pretrude out of the wood, otherwise, it scratches the gun. Mauser was very thoughtful and they used a short screw here.... probably the shorter one is installed in the wrong place, there are 5 hinge screws and this place should use the short one.

Tom -- Has another spare 1930 stock to part?

Now the story behind the C96 and the stock!
Almost 20 years ago, an old man living in an old house preparing to take a bath.. He turn on the fire to heat the old boiler in the bathroom... And he forgot about that! After few hour the boiler exploded. Part of the bathroom wall collapsed and part of the roof also. The boiler fly across the street in the front yard of a hospital.Fortunately, nobody was hurt! But, in the middle of the street lay down a wooden holster with a pistol in it! Police arrived and , ofcourse, they took the gun. The searched the house to find more weapons, but they found in the attic only two leather holsters, unimportant for police , and they throw them to garbage. The Mauser went to be destroyed(melted), most of the guns are same fate here . I heard the story and I bought the pistol as a licensed collector(price of scap iron, ofcourse). The stock with the pistol have two cracks at the zone where the rear sight rest. But still exist, my brother have it. I foud the new stock an year ago, but empty. So, is better to tell my brother to give me back the old stock?( He have a C 96 like mine also)

Do you mind telling us where all this took place?

Thank you for the usefull remarks. Also, the screws were misplaced, as @alvin said. So this eastern Europe stock has no more mistery to hide!:roflmao: I will bring the stock from my brother!

Attached is a document, dated 1942, with instructions to use the Schellfeuer, by the army wich uniform I wear at reenactments!

That time was behind the iron courtain, now is the EU (I don't see much difference, but, whatever...):roflmao:

As I promiss , the older stock