A typical excellent example of Mauser's rust blue gun was so called "Flatside C96" by collectors, a product of 1899-1901. Since the darn thing has a large flat surface, the finish quality was amazing.... Chinese called it "mirror top".... the finish was actually satin, not reflective like a mirror, but was made so fine. However, this flat gun fears scratches, after scratching a lot, it lost its beauty.
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