Needing a Value for a old Mauser Pistol.
Hey Guys,
My Father-in-Law is thinking of selling his old Mauser and wants me to help him put a price tag on it before he tries to sell it.
I've done a bunch of research on it and so far have found out that its a Post War "Bolo" C96(Broomhandle) Mauser...Serial # 666,xxx.......All the numbers match.....I would rate condition at 75-80%.....Blue is all still there and really good and shiny...Wood is decent....No rust anywhere, But there is very slight(Barely visible) pitting in a couple places and little bit inside of the barrel...We do not have the holster or the stock for it, Just the pistol.
I know a picture says a thousand words, But don't currently have it where i can take great pictures.
His father bought it years ago and its just been sitting away in a safe for years.
Normally i don't have any problems pricing firearms for people, But these things seem to be all over the board price wise from $500 on up to $5,000???
Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated! Thanks Guys!
My Father-in-Law is thinking of selling his old Mauser and wants me to help him put a price tag on it before he tries to sell it.
I've done a bunch of research on it and so far have found out that its a Post War "Bolo" C96(Broomhandle) Mauser...Serial # 666,xxx.......All the numbers match.....I would rate condition at 75-80%.....Blue is all still there and really good and shiny...Wood is decent....No rust anywhere, But there is very slight(Barely visible) pitting in a couple places and little bit inside of the barrel...We do not have the holster or the stock for it, Just the pistol.
I know a picture says a thousand words, But don't currently have it where i can take great pictures.
His father bought it years ago and its just been sitting away in a safe for years.
Normally i don't have any problems pricing firearms for people, But these things seem to be all over the board price wise from $500 on up to $5,000???
Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated! Thanks Guys!
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Pitting and "75/80%" condition isn't positive, as far as collectors value is concerned.
Other factors affecting value would be barrel length, ( should be 3.9" ), if Mauser factory original? The grip shape and number of grooves is also different on the post war bolos.
Lot of different factors need to be addressed with quality photos, before an accurate assessment of value can be estimated.
EDIT #1, I agree with Mark. Century, Chinese import. Grips don't have the horizontal grooves, has been refinished, etc. Only thing that makes it a little out of the ordinary is that it's a Bolo. I don't recall seeing many of them, when all the Chinese broom handles were put on the market in the 90's.0 -
It is one of the most common variations so condition is everything and an average condition example won't attract serious buyers. Most I've seen that sound like your pistol sell in the $500 range. 0 -
IF you sell it,,do it here at a dollar start,, common, yes,,matching numbers,,thats excellent,,think you be North of 500--imo 0 -
It has the 3.9 Barrel and all other correct features of a "Bolo"....And it is completely numbers matching.
I will try to get some good pictures for you guys tonight.
P.s............If any of you guys are interested, Send me a offer and i will pass it on to my Father-in-law. I know he is perty interested in selling it. He doesn't like safe queens. He likes guns that he can actually use hunting/shooting.0 -
THE place for any info on those guns....
http://luger.gunboards.com/forum.php0 -
Ok...Tried to take some good pictures of it for you guys....In a attempt to not bog down this forum. I loaded all these photo's to a album on Photobucket.
Here is a Link for you guys;
http://s127.photobucket.com/user/stevenrayspeck/library/broomhandle%20mauser?sort=3&page=1
Let me know what you guys think!0 -
I wish that you would have mentioned that Century Arms import marking in the first post because that is going to remove it from any collector interest. $500...Tops. 
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Thanks for the info Mark...I was not aware that was a import mark......I don't really keep up on old mauser, So i don't know much about them. 0 -
Well, pics are worth a thousand words and Mark is correct,,,I was ASSuming no import and the other things on my quote-[B)]
Without a mention of that marking there was no reason to think othrewise.0 -
quote:Originally posted by Grasshopper
Well, pics are worth a thousand words and Mark is correct,,,I was ASSuming no import and the other things on my quote-[B)]
Without a mention of that marking there was no reason to think othrewise.
I know....Like i said in my last post, I didn't know that was a import mark otherwise i would have definitely mentioned it.
Thanks again for all your help guys!0
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