I was a bad boy

highpower3006 · January 5, 2013, 11:57 AM

and posted this in the wrong forum. Sorry about that....

Anyway, what happened is that I brought a couple of handguns home that are in near-relic condition. I was at a friends house the other day and he was showing me guns that he had picked up in a rather complex deal with another fellow. Out of the clutter, he picked up this pair of C96 Mauser Bolos and offered them to me.

Being the sucker that I am for neglected and abused guns, I took pity on them and brought them home. Now the question is, what do I do with them? My friend is very familiar with guns that come out of China from the pre-WWII days. He theorizes that the Chinese had only one cleaning rod in the entire country and no one knew how to use it.

These two fine examples show the care and attention that they were shown during their tenure in China. One has 100% of the original rust bluing completely missing along with a couple of small parts. The other is nearly as well cared for, with 99% of the finish missing, but otherwise complete. Both have absolutely no bores to speak of and I am nearly positive that you would have trouble hitting the ground with either one. I only have about a hundred dollars in them as I traded some stuff I had laying around.

Since I know that pictures are expected, here they are in all their glory:

Not real sure what I'm going to do with them, although I'll probably get one relined back to .30 Luger and shoot it.

tahunua001 · January 5, 2013, 01:27 PM

actually given their age the overall condition isn't bad at all, the smooth bores ae a serious problem to be sure but a skilled gunsmith could fix that. for $100 you made a very good deal. the MISC small parts missing will be a pain to find replacements for and of course barrel repairs will probably run you $100+ per gun and will probably had to settle for 30 tokarev rather than 30 mauser but over all I would say that they will turn out to be quite an investment.

Two Old Dogs · January 6, 2013, 09:13 PM

Hey Bad Boy, I'll give you a$150.00 for the complete one. PM me if you're interested.

highpower3006 · January 8, 2013, 10:09 PM

Thanks for the offer, but I think I'm going to keep both of them. One is going to be relined back to .30 Mauser and the other I think I'll get bored to 9mm.

Oddly enough, they both still have the original matching number grips. Probably because no one in China at the time had a screwdriver.

All I need is the extractor and the firing pin for the one that is missing parts, so I have decided to resurrect it as a short barrel "Red 9".

January 5, 2013, 11:57 AM	#1
highpower3006 Senior Member Join Date: July 30, 2011 Posts: 226	I was a bad boy and posted this in the wrong forum. Sorry about that.... Anyway, what happened is that I brought a couple of handguns home that are in near-relic condition. I was at a friends house the other day and he was showing me guns that he had picked up in a rather complex deal with another fellow. Out of the clutter, he picked up this pair of C96 Mauser Bolos and offered them to me. Being the sucker that I am for neglected and abused guns, I took pity on them and brought them home. Now the question is, what do I do with them? My friend is very familiar with guns that come out of China from the pre-WWII days. He theorizes that the Chinese had only one cleaning rod in the entire country and no one knew how to use it. These two fine examples show the care and attention that they were shown during their tenure in China. One has 100% of the original rust bluing completely missing along with a couple of small parts. The other is nearly as well cared for, with 99% of the finish missing, but otherwise complete. Both have absolutely no bores to speak of and I am nearly positive that you would have trouble hitting the ground with either one. I only have about a hundred dollars in them as I traded some stuff I had laying around. Since I know that pictures are expected, here they are in all their glory: Not real sure what I'm going to do with them, although I'll probably get one relined back to .30 Luger and shoot it. Last edited by highpower3006; January 5, 2013 at 12:08 PM.

January 5, 2013, 01:27 PM	#2
tahunua001 Senior Member Join Date: July 21, 2011 Location: Idaho Posts: 3,773	actually given their age the overall condition isn't bad at all, the smooth bores ae a serious problem to be sure but a skilled gunsmith could fix that. for $100 you made a very good deal. the MISC small parts missing will be a pain to find replacements for and of course barrel repairs will probably run you $100+ per gun and will probably had to settle for 30 tokarev rather than 30 mauser but over all I would say that they will turn out to be quite an investment. __________________ all guns lost in a tragic smelting accident. I never said half the crap people said I did-Albert Einstein You can't believe everything you read on the internet-Benjamin Franklin Bean counters told me I couldn't fire a man for being in a wheelchair, did it anyway. Ramps are expensive.-Cave Johnson.

January 6, 2013, 09:13 PM	#3
Two Old Dogs Member Join Date: November 28, 2012 Location: Eastern SC Posts: 43	Hey Bad Boy, I'll give you a$150.00 for the complete one. PM me if you're interested.

January 8, 2013, 10:09 PM	#4
highpower3006 Senior Member Join Date: July 30, 2011 Posts: 226	Thanks for the offer, but I think I'm going to keep both of them. One is going to be relined back to .30 Mauser and the other I think I'll get bored to 9mm. Oddly enough, they both still have the original matching number grips. Probably because no one in China at the time had a screwdriver. All I need is the extractor and the firing pin for the one that is missing parts, so I have decided to resurrect it as a short barrel "Red 9".