A MAUSER 7.63MM 'MODEL 1896' SMALL RING-HAMMER SELF-LOADING PISTOL, No. 339369, the hammer stamped with a super imposed 'S' and 'N', standard specifications and finish
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A MAUSER 7.63MM 'MODEL 1896' SMALL RING-HAMMER SELF-LOADING PISTOL, No. 339369, the hammer stamped with a super imposed 'S' and 'N', standard specifications and finish
5½in. barrel, German definitive proof
In its correctly numbered wooden shoulder-stock holster, complete with rare leather harness work, including a cleaning-rod and spare magazine-spring, the leather stamped 'L. Estelmann Strassburg 1916'
Lot Essay
An interesting feature of this pistol is the shrapnel damage to the leather harness, holster and triggerguard. The pistol retains a large amount of original finish other than the holster wear