C96 Bolo

KSFrostie · Feb 7, 2019

So I bought a C96 bolo a few years ago, it worked for a while then broke. I don't know what is wrong with it and I really don't have the time and don't really feel like investing the money to see what is wrong with it. I am thinking about putting it on GunBroker as a gunsmith special. But I have no idea what a fair price would be. Does any know what a fair price would be? Or where to figure it out? Like is there a resource out there that you can look up firearms and it tells you what to ask depending on condition? Thank you all your any help you can provide.

somd_mustangs · Feb 8, 2019

There are a ton of variables at play, like is it a rare variation, is it a matching pistol with original finish, good/poor bore, import marks, etc etc.
For a non-working "standard" model I'd start at $500-ish, make sure you have nice clean, clear pics of the pistol and all markings, have a good description and let the market sort it out.
If you don't get any bids the first time around you'll know you reached too far.
The Blue Book won't help you for something like this since it's non-operational; if you do use it the 60% value would be the best starting point.
(looking it up the post-war Bolo is around $500-600 in 60% condition).

There may be other C96's in similar condition that have sold on GB in the past few months, use the "Advanced Search" in the title bar, hit the Completed Items tab and enter your search string. It'll return way more than you want though

Maybe someone on here can help you trouble shoot it and it will turn out to be a simple fix.

Doctor_M · Feb 8, 2019

I was going to chime in, but you've already gotten very good advice above. If it were me, I would invest the time or dollars to repair ... but that's just me.... non functional guns make me sad.

KSFrostie · Feb 8, 2019

Thank You the info. It isn't a special one and the numbers don't much. I did have a gunsmith take a glance very quick glance at it. It apparently looked like it was a gunsmith special, or a parts gun, that someone half-ass repaired and resold. According to them it wasn't even something they would be interested in even trying to repair. That I would need to find a specialist, with an ample parts base, to have it fix if I was really attached to it and be prepared to spend big money. They were actually the ones that suggested that I sell it on GunBroker as a gunsmith special and invest the money they thought it would cost to fix it into one that was pristine. I have no doubt that someone that is a collector or a specialist in these guns could fix it. If it was a matter of dropping it off at a local gunsmith and spending a few hundred dollars to have it be resurrected and made functional again; I would do that in a heartbeat. But the prospect of needing to find a specialist and spending several thousand dollars trying to fix it with no guarantee that it will ever be operational again is, as they say, a bridge to far. To completely honest, I even feel bad selling it to someone as a gunsmith special on GunBroker having a inkling of how much work and money it is going to require to fix it. Kinda like selling a car I know needs thousands of dollar in repairs to an unsuspecting person.

mawkie · Feb 8, 2019

C96s that came out of China in the 80s were ROUGH for the most part. I bought one and had to replace a fair number of parts including the FP, extractor, sear, bolt stop, safety and all the springs. It wasn't remotely safe until then with all the worn and broken bits. A good gunsmith shouldn't have a problem with a C96, they're not as complicated as you'd think. If I can figure it out then a professional shouldn't break a sweat. Getting good, serviceable parts is the concern. Worn Bolos, non-functioning, would sell in the $600 range assuming the bore is OK and the majority of parts aren't total crap.

K-43 · Feb 9, 2019

Do you have any idea as to what broke? Most parts are available from Numrich. They have the failure prone Bolt Stop, Locking Block, and extractors available as new made parts for shooters too.

Oldcarjunkie · Mar 7, 2019

I like to tinker myself, depending on cond and price i might have interest in trying to fix it

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