My best find is a Mauser C96 Red nine that I have been seeking for years. It was made in 1916 and was then used by the Police during the Weimar Republic. The pistol was ****nal reworked by shortening the barrel and removing the adjustable rear sight and replacing it with a fixed version to make it into a holster gun that was acceptable by the Treaty of Versailles. It is "1920" Weimar property marked on the receiver and has Eisenbahn markings indicating it was first issued to railway protection forces. It was then transfered to the municipal police of Merseburg and has their markings on the grip strap. The holster is Imperial proofed and the strap has been altered to allow either a long or short barrel C96 to be carried.

What did you pick up this year?

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