The price of fakery :-(

[Kyrie]

Hi Folks,


Hereâ??s an example of the danger to novice collectors of a firearm that looks like something it is not:


http://www.auctionarms.com/search/displayitem.cfm?ItemNum=1456035


The seller describes this as,


â??PRE WAR VINTAGE MAUSER BROOMHANDLE CARBINE,HAS 16 INCH BARREL, DETACHABLE LOWER HALF WITH STOCK AND METAL,HAS MAUSER PROOF ON ONE SIDE,WORDING MAUSER OBERNDORF AN NECKAR ON OTHER.HAS 4 DIGIT SERIAL NUMBER STAMPED ON LOWER FRAME AND ON STOCK METAL,GUN RETAINS ABOUT 98% FINISH,CAME FROM OLD COLLECTION,ORIGINAL OWNER SAID HE HAD IT RESTORED IN THE 60S,10 SHOT INTERNAL MAG,30 MAUSER CALIBER,BORE NICE,VERY UNIQUE GUN,FFL OR CR LICENSE ONLY,BUYER PAYS SHIPPING.â?�


In truth this firearm was made up in the Peoplesâ?? Republic of China in the 1980â??s, using some original Mauser C96 parts, and sold by Navy Arms for $350, NIB. Its present value is perhaps $300 - $400. The reserve on it was $450, the current bid on it is $850, and the auction still has four days to run. Somebody is going to get soaked on this one.


Best regards,


Kyrie





Fake C96 carbine