Broomhandle help needed

[alvin]

It's a Mauser made in 1915. Although it's made at wartime, it carries pre-war features. So in collecting world, people call this "pre-war commercial", or "pre-war small ring hammer".

This gun looks OK from pictures. The bolt was cleaned, probably to remove some light rust.... some minor pits on the top of bolt handle. Not a big problem. Come with mismatched stock, sanded and cracked. Harness is Asian style.

The value..... first, the context. In C96 world, four variations are most common. They are Prewar Small Ring, Wartime Production (both 7,63 and 9m/m), Postwar Bolo, and 1930. Reason is simple, Mauser made ~1 million semi-auto C96, 98% are covered by those four variations. That's the reason common C96's value is judged by condition (Location for house = Condition for C96). Wartime 9m/m (a.k.a. Red 9) demands higher premium, not because it's rare, but more people collect it. Specific to this one, 85%, a little more than $1000 on GB, adding the stock, total ~$1300.

[Edit] Looks like the "supporting line" of 80% condition common C96 is $1000 on the market. In stock market, if a ticker symbol drops below its supporting line, it will free fall for a while until it finds its next supporting point (if there is one). Unlike ticker symbols, guns are not supposed to drop to "de-listed" level because it's still a useful item that can fulfill some needs - looking, shooting, remembering, hanging on wall like paints, etc. It's a solid thing.