Opinions on: Interesting Pre-1946 Prohib handguns

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Interested in polling what people think are the best pre-1946 short barreled handguns, other then the Walther PPk & PP.
 
I forget, if it's pre 1946 does that mean we can still buy it outright if we're not grandfathered, or is it only something that can be inherited?

Oh, and Luger P-08 :)
 
Do you have a Prohibited 12(6) on your PAL or a 12(7)? If you have 12(7)you can inherit the firearm or firearms if they are pre 1946 prohibiteds but that doesn't entitle you to buy more. If you have a 12(6) , that means you are grandfathered and can buy all the prohibiteds in that catagory, you want or can afford. Are you thinking of buying pre 1946 prohibited guns to protect your investment and /or pass on to your children? If so, remember prohibited guns can only be sold to grandfathered buyers and they are not increasing in number. So 20 years from now their may only be a couple of hundred or thousand buyers in Canada.
 
Best of the duty (secondary) handguns which were actually pocket pistol size, is the Sauer 38H. They're prohibited in Canada. It's too bad. They came in 7.65 mm Browning and very occasionally 9mm Kurz, and the barrel length places them outside of the reach of most of us. The gun had the first of the cocking levers, an internal hammer, a safety which moved in the same direction as the 1911 (down is off), a very simple takedown, and were about the same size as the Walther PP. They came along too late to be able to give much competition to Walther, but they are a more advanced design.
 
BEARMAN,
I am entitled to a 12(7), and from searching some threads on the subject, breathing status has nothing to do with inheriting ability of a 12(6) from a close family member.
 
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The 1934/35 Beretta is one of the simplest, most rugged and effective small pistol designs ever. It doesn't have the sophistication of the Sauer 38H, but it also doesn't have all the parts that can go wrong one way or another. The only problem I encountered with the Beretta design is that the extractor is on top of the slide and would pull the empties straight up into my forehead. When I asked an old hand about solving this problem (they're hot when they hit), his answer was: "Wear a hat".
 
dieselsot said:
BEARMAN,
I am entitled to a 12(7), and from searching some threads on the subject, breathing status has nothing to do with inheriting ability of a 12(6) from a close family member.
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Right! They will make you jump through some hoops though. I sold a wartime PP to my brother and we had to scare up info to prove it was made before 1946.
Then I bought a Luger and he had to take a form to my Dad saying we were actually brothers.
I am not dead as far as I can tell.
 
Browning 1910...:cool:

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