Drill bit have also damaged the top of the chamber.
So, for me it's a dead, dead top assembly.
It's a real shame, because this C96 is in excellent condition.
I would think drilling and tapping the hole, then welding in a stainless screw and reaming the chamber would hold the pressure just fine.
Stainless screw will cause galvanic corrosion.
i would take out the pin, and stick some spinach in there. Any time i eat anything with spinach, it's impossible to get it all out of my teeth, so it should work. When my mother-in-law comes over to visit, she's nearly impossible to get out too, but she is of a much higher calibre, and would be much more suitable for use on the paris gun, or big bertha.
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...but she is of a much higher calibre, and would be much more suitable for use on the paris gun, or big bertha.
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