Broomhandle Mauser Re-lined Barrel Value
I had two C96 Broomhandles back in my old pre divorce C&R collection, one was a M1930 that had the Chinese characters on the side 'Made in Germany', the other was a Bolo, both had been well used and both were shooters. Both went in the divorce collection sale but I always told myself that I would get another one.One thing about Broomhandles is that mostly there seem to be two kinds available, either 95-99% screaming awesome guns with all the fixings for high dollar or rat beat and or refurbed guns for merely ridiculous prices.I found one a little better then rat beat at a dealer that specializes in C&R guns that fit my needs. A decent enough condition shooter. It is an old Navy Arms Import, most likely from China but possibly from Russia that was imported in the early 90's. My Bolo was a Navy Arms Import. It is mostly matching, there are a few internal parts that do not match. The grips are replacements and the lanyard ring is, well not the lanyard ring that came on it from Mauser.
It was made in 1905, wow, what stories I bet it could tell! It is in 7.63x25 Mauser. Looking forward to some range time! I have one that is what you would probably consider 'Rat Beat', Its 9mm but the barrel looks to be very thin, I always wondered if it had been made in 7.63 and had been re-bored to 9mm. It has a importer mark around the barrel about 1 1/2' behind the front sight.
Broomhandle Mauser Price
I have had it a long time and have never shot it, it had a broken firing pin that I recently replaced, I am trying to get a stripper clip to load it with but have not worked at it to hard yet to find one.If I remember right the serial number put it being made in the early 30's, I have thought about trying to make it look like Han Solo's DL-44 blaster but actually shoot live ammo and not blanks.Casey. I had a few nice ones I stupidly sold back when they were still reasonable, and ran into a Bolo that was a stinker when the lined barrel folded in the chamber after a couple rounds, had to fight to get store credit on that one.
Today because it's such a complicated & delicate internals, most have been rebuilt so many times they can look really good & be worn out, and the prices on those things are ridiculous! I tend to shy away from them anymore, they're a really neat pistol to look at, but, a real PIA if there's an issue.Just FYI.
Anyone interested in these needs to get a good education before buying one, just disassembly/reassembly can damage one or get you in trouble locking up the action. Installing a period shoulder rig I think is OK, but, installing a reproduction shoulder rig runs afoul of NFA & SBR regs. I had a few nice ones I stupidly sold back when they were still reasonable, and ran into a Bolo that was a stinker when the lined barrel folded in the chamber after a couple rounds, had to fight to get store credit on that one. Aplikasi akuntansi excel program siap pakai gratis.
Broomhandle Mauser Re-lined Barrel Value Range
Today because it's such a complicated & delicate internals, most have been rebuilt so many times they can look really good & be worn out, and the prices on those things are ridiculous! I tend to shy away from them anymore, they're a really neat pistol to look at, but, a real PIA if there's an issue.Just FYI.
Mauser C96 Broomhandle Value
Anyone interested in these needs to get a good education before buying one, just disassembly/reassembly can damage one or get you in trouble locking up the action. Installing a period shoulder rig I think is OK, but, installing a reproduction shoulder rig runs afoul of NFA & SBR regs.I do believe that the ATF ruled that original C96's and others with repro stocks are ok, but not new made C96's.Do not take my word on this, look it up. Found this:Mr.
X,This is in reference to your email (below) in which you inquire about the legality of affixing an original or reproduction shoulder stock to a Model 1896 broomhandle semiautomatic pistol. Your email was forwarded to the Firearms Technology Branch (FTB) for reply.A rifle having a barrel of less than 16 inches in length is a firearm as that term is defined in Title 26, United States Code (U.S.C.), Chapter 53, § 5845(a)(3). If a pistol were possessed with an attachable shoulder stock, the combination would be a firearm as defined.
Weapons of this type are subject to the provisions of the National Firearms Act (NFA).However, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) has previously determined that by reason of the date of their manufacture, value, design, and other characteristics, the following when possessed with an attachable shoulder stock, are primarily collector’s items and are not likely to be used as weapons, and, therefore, are excluded from the provisions of the NFA:Mauser, model 1896 semiautomatic pistol accompanied by original German mfd. Detachable wooden holster/shoulder stocks, all semiautomatic German mfd. Variations produced prior to 1940, any caliber.Further, ATF has determined that such firearms are curios or relics as defined in Title 26, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 178, § 178.11 and, therefore, would still be subject to the Gun Control Act of 1968.ATF has previously determined that Mauser Model 1896 pistols with reproduction stocks, which duplicate or closely approximate the originals, have also been removed from the provisions of the NFA. Copies of the Mauser pistol using frames of recent manufacture, with shoulder stocks, are still subject to the NFA.If an individual possesses a pistol and shoulder stock combination that has not been removed from the provisions of the NFA, the combination would constitute a firearm subject to the provisions of the NFA. The fact that the stock was not attached to the pistol would have no bearing on this classification.We trust the foregoing has been responsive to your inquiry.
If we can be of any further assistance, please contact us.Firearms Technology Branch Well that clears it up, it has to be a C&R prior to 1940, until they change their ruling or want to make an example of someone. I remember somebody was making frames back in the 1960's or 70's and it was for a removable box magazine similar to the Schnellfeuer, the name 'Santa Fe' comes to mind, there was also Spanish & Chinese copies as well I think that may be post 1940. Reading up on this stuff gives me a headache, you'd think it would be simpler.
You need to take it apart and check the bolt stop and the metal on the upper where the bolt stop fits first before you fire it. If that fails, the bolt can come back and hit you in the face. Parts for the safety were changed a few times over the production run too IIRC, and if those are mismatched, that could make it fire when you put if on safe IIRC.
There's several websites that tell what to check for on these guns and how to strip them. Internet Explorer won't let me copy and paste for some reason or I'd post a link.Being mismatched, it might be one of the chinese imports, which should be checked out even better before you fire it. The chinese supposedly used homemade replacement parts at times that are of poor metallurgy, and also sometimes serial numbered them to the gun which makes it harder to tell if the gun is safe or not. I have one of the bolos that was imported from china in pretty rough shape with non-matching numbers. I paid $500 for it on gunbroker (not counting transfer, BGC, etc). Non-matching C96 bolos without the stock in shootable condition usually go $450-$650 from what I've seen.If you just strip it down far enough to check the bolt stop, you don't have to worry about the coupling.
If you replace the mainspring though, then you'll have to dissasemble it far enough to worry about that. I just marked mine with a sharpie and looked at the pic a LOT before I put it back together to make sure I had it in correctly.Springs should be replaced if you plan on shooting it much. Wolff sells springs for it, but it doesn't include the mainspring. I ended up buying that from sarco. Numrich has some parts for these too, and that's were I got stripper clips for it, which you'll also need unless you plan on using it as a single shot or loading from the bottom and removing the magazine base plate every time.Mine had feeding issues until I replaced the mag spring. I haven't shot it much since then, but it seems pretty reliable with light loads and is more accurate than I figured it'd be with it's shot out barrel.