C96 bidding gone wild - What happened here???

Olle · 06-29-2019, 02:11 PM

I was looking for a project Broomhandle and found one with Chinese markings and two bulges in the barrel. Looked like a typical bottom feeder and I thought I was gonna be able to snag it for maybe $400-$500, but then this happened:

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/817203635

$3,925 seems astronomical for this gun, so am I missing something? Super rare gun or drunk bidders without their glasses on????

k98mike · 06-29-2019, 02:26 PM

The auction is now over. Someone is going to feel very sorry and foolish. A $500 gun IMHO. On the other hand, I bought my first artillery rig in Charlotte, NC in 1994, for $1,750. (Complete rig) Lost it to divorce and finally replaced it last year, for $5,900......

Olle · 06-29-2019, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by k98mike

A $500 gun IMHO.

That's what I thought too, maybe even less. I'm still scratching my head, wondering why people like this never bid on my guns.

DonVoigt · 06-29-2019, 03:23 PM

There is just no upside in trying to understand why certain dogs at auction bring crazy money!
It will only make your head hurt.

Perhaps the Chinese characters really said "Mao's box cannon".

Olle · 06-29-2019, 04:26 PM

Same guy bid $990 on a Spanish .25 Ruby: https://www.gunbroker.com/item/803646734 . I think I can see a pattern emerging, like "lottery winner starting a gun collection"

k98mike · 06-29-2019, 04:40 PM

Ya know, the thought crossed my mind as well. Some one hit the lottery or their grandma died...

Olle · 06-29-2019, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by k98mike

Ya know, the thought crossed my mind as well. Some one hit the lottery or their grandma died...

The weird thing is that 4 or 5 guys overbid grossly on it, this is why I'm still thinking that I may have missed the finer points of this gun... But maybe not, they say there's one born every minute so there's plenty of them out there.

CptCurl · 07-04-2019, 06:34 AM

I saw a guy who had a tattoo that looked just like this. Perhaps a matched pair!

What do you recon it says?

Curl

Olle · 07-05-2019, 10:03 AM

The seller claims that it says "cities public safety bureau". Could also say "decommissioned due to bulged barrel"

Zorba · 07-05-2019, 10:25 PM

That thing's a piece of crap!

marshombre · 07-28-2019, 03:38 PM

Older and non-mainland Chinese characters are read right to left so hu4shi4gong1an1ju2. Hu is Chinese shorthand for Shanghai so Shanghai Public Security Bureau or simply Shanghai Police Station.

Saxon · 07-28-2019, 04:44 PM

Somebody wised up.It's been relisted.

hayhugh · 07-28-2019, 04:53 PM

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/822852360

Doubs · 07-28-2019, 05:14 PM

A wartime commercial C-96 sold at an auction I attended yesterday for $900 plus 18-21% markup depending upon cash or CC.

Some pitting and I don't know about bore condition.

What I do know is that it was clearly missing the safety altogether and the hammer wasn't sitting against the bolt/firing pin properly. I hope the buyer is happy.

06-29-2019, 02:11 PM	#1
Olle User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,149 Thanks: 159 Thanked 663 Times in 318 Posts	C96 bidding gone wild - What happened here??? I was looking for a project Broomhandle and found one with Chinese markings and two bulges in the barrel. Looked like a typical bottom feeder and I thought I was gonna be able to snag it for maybe $400-$500, but then this happened: https://www.gunbroker.com/item/817203635 $3,925 seems astronomical for this gun, so am I missing something? Super rare gun or drunk bidders without their glasses on???? __________________ Deer Hollow Enterprises, LLC Gun repair and restoration

06-29-2019, 02:26 PM	#2
k98mike User Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Newnan, GA Posts: 141 Thanks: 280 Thanked 48 Times in 30 Posts	Drunk bidders. The auction is now over. Someone is going to feel very sorry and foolish. A $500 gun IMHO. On the other hand, I bought my first artillery rig in Charlotte, NC in 1994, for $1,750. (Complete rig) Lost it to divorce and finally replaced it last year, for $5,900......

06-29-2019, 03:23 PM	#4
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,677 Thanks: 1,440 Thanked 4,348 Times in 2,038 Posts	There is just no upside in trying to understand why certain dogs at auction bring crazy money! It will only make your head hurt. Perhaps the Chinese characters really said "Mao's box cannon". __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

06-29-2019, 04:26 PM	#5
Olle User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,149 Thanks: 159 Thanked 663 Times in 318 Posts	Same guy bid $990 on a Spanish .25 Ruby: https://www.gunbroker.com/item/803646734 . I think I can see a pattern emerging, like "lottery winner starting a gun collection" __________________ Deer Hollow Enterprises, LLC Gun repair and restoration

06-29-2019, 04:40 PM	#6
k98mike User Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Newnan, GA Posts: 141 Thanks: 280 Thanked 48 Times in 30 Posts	Poor grandma's gone Ya know, the thought crossed my mind as well. Some one hit the lottery or their grandma died...

07-04-2019, 06:34 AM	#8
CptCurl User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Botetourt County, Virginia Posts: 120 Thanks: 93 Thanked 140 Times in 46 Posts	I saw a guy who had a tattoo that looked just like this. Perhaps a matched pair! What do you recon it says? Curl Attached Thumbnails

07-05-2019, 10:03 AM	#9
Olle User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,149 Thanks: 159 Thanked 663 Times in 318 Posts	The seller claims that it says "cities public safety bureau". Could also say "decommissioned due to bulged barrel" __________________ Deer Hollow Enterprises, LLC Gun repair and restoration

07-05-2019, 10:25 PM	#10
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 951 Thanks: 776 Thanked 526 Times in 289 Posts	That thing's a piece of crap!

07-28-2019, 03:38 PM	#11
marshombre User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: W Central FL Posts: 97 Thanks: 12 Thanked 20 Times in 11 Posts	Older and non-mainland Chinese characters are read right to left so hu4shi4gong1an1ju2. Hu is Chinese shorthand for Shanghai so Shanghai Public Security Bureau or simply Shanghai Police Station. __________________ Tempus edax rerum

07-28-2019, 04:44 PM	#12
Saxon Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 13 Thanks: 21 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Somebody wised up.It's been relisted.

07-28-2019, 04:53 PM	#13
hayhugh User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Florida/Penna Posts: 884 Thanks: 850 Thanked 507 Times in 270 Posts	https://www.gunbroker.com/item/822852360

07-28-2019, 05:14 PM	#14
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,670 Thanks: 769 Thanked 1,614 Times in 525 Posts	A wartime commercial C-96 sold at an auction I attended yesterday for $900 plus 18-21% markup depending upon cash or CC. Some pitting and I don't know about bore condition. What I do know is that it was clearly missing the safety altogether and the hammer wasn't sitting against the bolt/firing pin properly. I hope the buyer is happy.