I have the opportunity to buy a very nice Mauser C96 M30 in excellent condition but I know little about them,other than I do like them,and they are on my radar screen. A friend is buying a new Harley ($27k!!!) and needs ca$h so he offered me this pistol.No accessories..just the gun. Prices seem to be all over on the C96s. The finish looks original and very nice.No rust..no pitting,no scratches etc. It does not look to have been fired much at all. The bore is clean with sharp rifling. I did do some research online and it appears to be an M30 variant, and a late one (made from 1930-1937) as it has the 1000 meter mark site that reads left to right,has the 5.5" barrel and the location of the serial number behind the site. Very nice example..he is pretty firm on $2.5k. It is an interesting piece and I would like to help him out..but I do not want to overpay for a gun that is not high on my buy list. Thanks for any help!