Broomhandle Mauser Value ?
- Thread starter gunnerm109
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like new !
this pistol is a 7.63 cal. it is near mint blueing it comes in the original wooden stock/case it was a battle field pick up off a dead luftwaffe german officer . in france 1945! the bolt release has been ground down by the german officer for what reason i do not know ! any idea of a value would be great thanks Gunner
this pistol is a 7.63 cal. it is near mint blueing it comes in the original wooden stock/case it was a battle field pick up off a dead luftwaffe german officer . in france 1945! the bolt release has been ground down by the german officer for what reason i do not know ! any idea of a value would be great thanks Gunner
MauserMike
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gunnerm109 said:
Sell the gun, not the story.
The only bolt release on these pistols is the magazine follower. When the pistol is empty the follower will block the bolt in the open position. To release the bolt you must either load the pistol (stripper clip recommeded) or insert your finger (carefully holding the bolt with your other hand to prevent damage to said finger or other digit when the bolt slams into battery) and depress the follower releasing bolt.
The bolt stop is just that! It stops the bolt from coming off the pistol and planting itself in the shooters forehead. I doubt very much that anyone would want to modify the bolt stop in anyway. If it has been modified, I recommend replacing it prior to firing the pistol.
The bolt stop is just that! It stops the bolt from coming off the pistol and planting itself in the shooters forehead. I doubt very much that anyone would want to modify the bolt stop in anyway. If it has been modified, I recommend replacing it prior to firing the pistol.
Cocked&Locked
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Why would a officer in 1945 have a C96 mauser?
He took it off of a dead Winston Churchill on a secret mission to Buckingham Palace in 1942 to roger the queen. - dan
hahaha
Hey this was a true story from the vet ! he has pics of himself in France showing off the pistol.. and i also bought a great k-98 rifle and a luftwaffe officers dagger. and yes this broomhandle was probably a private purchase .
Gunner
Hey this was a true story from the vet ! he has pics of himself in France showing off the pistol.. and i also bought a great k-98 rifle and a luftwaffe officers dagger. and yes this broomhandle was probably a private purchase .
Gunner
Just a bit of harmless fun gunnerm, a lot of surplus guns have stories to go with them. Some are more credible then others. - dan
Cocked&Locked
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gunnerm109 said:
NP, I had already thought of the private purchase route, and it was more prevalent in europe then in allied armies, (well, maybe not Patton, but he was a gunnut too)
Gotta get some pics up, also the rifle, show off the markings.....
MauserMike
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Yeah, my German officer grandfather brought back an ivory handled, nickel plated revolver 
I don't know what he carried for a sidearm but he mentioned that the Canadians that captured them allowed him to keep it to control the men. He lost it when they got transferred to US custody. Now you know why they emigrated to Canada - he got the best treatment as a PoW from the Canadians.
I don't know what he carried for a sidearm but he mentioned that the Canadians that captured them allowed him to keep it to control the men. He lost it when they got transferred to US custody. Now you know why they emigrated to Canada - he got the best treatment as a PoW from the Canadians.
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