+++++ a nice find, but, what a mess! +++++

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Last weekend I acquire a very nice and rare Mauser C96 Broomhandle. This pistol is in perfect order.

BUT, a hole have been drilled thrue the chamber and filled with a pin.

Anybodie have an idea how this mess can be repaired?

I have the idea to neutralise it!



 
That's a beauty broom handle, and I agree with plinker and sailor that it has been dp'd. That's a damn shame. I don't know them well enough to know if there is a cure for that butchery, but if there is I'd love to see it restored. TC
 
as a machinist, i wonder if you could thread the hole on the bottom, turn in a material that matches, and silver solder it in, silver solder the top hole, then find an appropriate reamer to finish up the chamber. just a thought
 
ekoso said:
as a machinist, i wonder if you could thread the hole on the bottom, turn in a material that matches, and silver solder it in, silver solder the top hole, then find an appropriate reamer to finish up the chamber. just a thought
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I don't think a plug silver soldered will take the pressure.

I just think the best way will be to neutralise it as per Canadian neutralisation specs and hang it on the wall. sniff sniff
 
weimajack said:
I don't think a plug silver soldered will take the pressure.

I just think the best way will be to neutralise it as per Canadian neutralisation specs and hang it on the wall. sniff sniff
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a fine thread would hold...the silver solder is to seal it and stop it from turning out. Its just a thought anyways, looks in really good shape.
 
DP.....Double penetration?? That's what it means in #### ;)
I'd certainly try the plug/silver solder before giving up on it. The gun looks awesome. Don't give up just yet.........it deserves someone like you to try to restore it to former shootable glory.
 
DP= Drill Purpose (British term). Guns that were too far f**ked were relegated to 10lbs drill practice weights. (Their only use is that of "drill purpose")

Tapping, threading, then solder is a waste of time. If it was to be shot again it should be solidly welded then the chamber reamed to the appropriate specifications and even then, it may not hold the tonnes of psi required of a firearm.

It's a shame. I agree with Weimajack, "sniff, sniff" indeed.:ang
 
weimajack said:
I don't think a plug silver soldered will take the pressure.

I just think the best way will be to neutralise it as per Canadian neutralisation specs and hang it on the wall. sniff sniff
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Only other thing I can think of is cutting off the barrel, having the receiver threaded, and a replacement barrel made to match and tread in. Heron arms was willing to do one for me to un prohibit a bolo, but the chamber was not drilled...
 
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Is it currently registered? Or is it already considered deactivated by the CFC under old rules and in no legal need for further messing about? Serious question. If it has already had its restricted status changed to deactivated, might as well leave it as is.

Otherwise you may actually find someone willing to accept it as registered, yet non-serviceable.
 
If it was tungsten inert gas welded with a more noble metal it would hold the pressure. It would have to be machined back to spec though.
I once was the guy to weld rods inside of barrels to de-act guns. They could never be brought back to service.
 
plinker 777 said:
DP= Drill Purpose (British term). Guns that were too far f**ked were relegated to 10lbs drill practice weights. (Their only use is that of "drill purpose")

Tapping, threading, then solder is a waste of time. If it was to be shot again it should be solidly welded then the chamber reamed to the appropriate specifications and even then, it may not hold the tonnes of psi required of a firearm.

It's a shame. I agree with Weimajack, "sniff, sniff" indeed.:ang
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With such a small surface area how much force would be actually exerted on the plug?
 
fenceline said:
Is it currently registered? Or is it already considered deactivated by the CFC under old rules and in no legal need for further messing about? Serious question. If it has already had its restricted status changed to deactivated, might as well leave it as is.

Otherwise you may actually find someone willing to accept it as registered, yet non-serviceable.
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This C96 is currently registered as a live gun and will be completely neutralised as per Canadian neutralisation specs in the future.

But, it's no rush!
 
Why not see if it can be TIG welded, no harm in trying. I was considering getting a bike I owned stroked years ago. The crank shaft would have needed to be cut to put on the new rods and then TIG welded back together. The welds supposedly would have held together fine...not the same kind of force on the welds, but probably of a similar magnitude.
 
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