Lifer

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!