Chinese C96 Extended Magazines-ALVIN
 

Have someone looking to move these. He says they tend to go for $300, each?
Alvin, any thoughts?

20 rounds 7,63 Mauser?

This probably depends on who's looking at them.

There are collectors on Chinese Broomhandles, but I don't think they would have interest on these two magazine well extensions -- because these were not historical items. There were newly made for American C&R market by Chinese contractors in 1980s.

Still has some value for range use. But $300 is too high -- complete Ruby pistols made in 1920s could only sell $175 - $275, retail. How could this new sheet steel sell $300 a piece...

The value depends on buyer... for this one,,, $50 ?? I mean $50 for two of them?? Be honest, even for $50, I won't buy -- I have no use for them, and they are not collectible either.

We do need parts, but we only need factory parts made in that era.

Yes, this comes from a Chinese AK board, where ANYTHING Chinese seems to be highly sought after and overpaid for.

I also noticed that. It's a kind of weird situation. Using Shansei .45ACP C96 copy as an example, I told people many times (in another forum) that this gun in this caliber was almost unknown in China but it was pumped up by Americans,,,, and most were newly assembled ones of 1980s .. they never showed up historical pictures nor memoirs, but no one listens, they still pay $5000, $6000 on those for looking only. Most of them are new collectors, they have money.

Alvn

I agree with you, all this is helped by a lot of disinformation and superficiality on many wholesalers, importers and gunshops, that often describe their goods as "genuine and original" ones.

Unfortunately a serious collector should never really "trust" any seller's word and always double-check everything.