Probably due to all of the Chinese imports that came in the 80’s with missing parts

 

one was recently sold: Mauser C96 Flatside Visierung komplett original - eGun
you can still bid on others:

piece c96

piece c96 en vente dans la catégorie Pièces détachées non classées sur www.naturabuy.fr

www.naturabuy.fr

Corps de platine nu pour Mauser C96

Corps de platine nu pour Mauser C96 en vente dans la catégorie Pièces détachées Pistolets et Revolvers non classées sur www.naturabuy.fr

www.naturabuy.fr

Corps de platine nu pour Mauser C96 (2)

Corps de platine nu pour Mauser C96 (2) en vente dans la catégorie Pièces détachées Pistolets et Revolvers non classées sur www.naturabuy.fr

www.naturabuy.fr

regards,

 

I found a site that has parts and they have lock frames, just be ready to be surprised by the price.

Not sure if Lugerman (Eugene) has parts he would sell.

KB International

www.kbtacticalstar.com

1SGGetch

 

Appreciate the leads. I’d seen the KB ones, but yeah, price was (I thought) a bit mad. Mike

 

Sadly, I bought a basket case upper, lower, and bolt, and the idea of letting it languish in the parts bin is too much to bear. Has a lovely bore.
Mike

 

I think that it cut both ways. A lot of Chinese Broomhandles needed parts but I suspect a lot were parted out. There were firms, some connected to importers or actual importers in some cases, that had pretty good C96 parts selections back in the 1990s and the early 2000s. These were pretty much all gone by around 2010. It’s all tough now for most any German military gun pre 1945.