Another M1930

alvin · 06-14-2015, 03:23 PM

I would think it's legit. Putting crest on C96 was not a common practice for Mauser. But this raising area on the left side was obviously designed for crest stamp. Earlier Turkish had crest there... if saying there were also a few dealer samples with America Eagle, that's not too surprise. C96 was imported into America relatively late. From sample study, #2194 and #2364 timing sounds right, and they are close enough. The gun itself also looks legit.

This one, along with the one from Sturguess both look legit to me. Not sure this one's provenance. Current seller probably got it from Schroeder.

06-14-2015, 03:23 PM	#21
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	I would think it's legit. Putting crest on C96 was not a common practice for Mauser. But this raising area on the left side was obviously designed for crest stamp. Earlier Turkish had crest there... if saying there were also a few dealer samples with America Eagle, that's not too surprise. C96 was imported into America relatively late. From sample study, #2194 and #2364 timing sounds right, and they are close enough. The gun itself also looks legit. This one, along with the one from Sturguess both look legit to me. Not sure this one's provenance. Current seller probably got it from Schroeder.