Quote Originally Posted by Sentryduty View Post
In the interest of preserving these guns from the smelter, a professional rebarrel to Restricted length would be a good option, however I cannot think of a smith that could/would tackle the work. I know some Lugers have been successfully converted and it does boost their Canadianicon market value as they are then available to younger, non-12.6 licence holders like me.
The C96 barrel is part of the upper frame, not a twist off barrel. To rebarrel, you either have to cut of the barrel and thread the stub with a new barrel (it has been done in the past with luger barrels), or manufacture a new upper assembly.

To the OP, the biggest issue you will run into is people aren't going to want to pay a lot. It is a limited market, that gets smaller every year.