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Special Interests - Groups & Societies => Zoot Shooters => Topic started by: DeaconKC on April 19, 2019, 07:21:52 PM
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Well, my Grail Gun list had one more slot filled today. I won an auction for a C96 Mauser Broomhandle and I picked it up today. I had one before, but it went in a trade to acquire a Colt Bisley [another Grail Gun]. So now I just need to sell a kidney [or one of the neighbor's kids] to afford a S&W Triple Lock.
(https://i.imgur.com/t4qYYpe.jpg)
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Congrats.
Slim
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... So now I just need to sell a kidney [or one of the neighbor's kids] to afford a S&W Triple Lock.
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Definitely sell one of the neighbor's kids. I would, I need the kidney's for processing coffee and beer.
Later
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Well, the hunt for a Triple Lock is over. I found one in .455 Webley with a great bore.
(https://i.imgur.com/nAD0UQX.jpg)
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DeaconKC
Pace yourself. Lady Luck only allows so much fortune per capita.
(And by the way, your endorphins are registering off the chart . . .)
Congrats!
RCJ
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Nice!
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Very nice. Very jealous of the MAuser, on my list for sure.
Don't sell a kidney. You never know when you need one, or an extra for that matter. Sage words of my father "Don't hit your sister, you might need a kidney"
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Ditto on the Mauser, on my list too !
the Triple Lock, 455 Webley is super cool , I'd think rarer than the 44 ?
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Ditto on the Mauser, on my list too !
the Triple Lock, 455 Webley is super cool , I'd think rarer than the 44 ?
They made 5,000 for the Brits, but they cancelled the order after 3,500 were delivered. The TL was too finely machined for the muddy trenches, so that is how we got the 2nd Model. The remaining 1,500 in .455 were mostly sold to Shapleigh Hardware in Missouri, mine is one of those.
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Knowing a guns history or provenance doubles the pleasure of stewardship....
I have some bring back papers/Capture papers , backstories , and such for a few of mine, just makes them more personal to me :)
Very cool piece , Deacon
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A C96 was on my list since I was a teenager and read a book where the hero used one. We went to Austria in 2012 and kept seeing them in museums. Every time, I'd point it out to Mrs. Griff. Finally she pointed out that they weren't making any more of them and she told me to save my money and find one. I saved up some overtime money and started bidding on GunBroker, setting price limits for myself and being willing to let them go when the bidding got too high. Finally I won on one with 1917 Austrian proof marks. It all matched except for the grips, but it had been (nicely) refinished. That was exactly what I was looking for -- a good functional example that I could shoot. I replaced the springs with Wolff springs, saving the originals, to reduce wear on the parts.
What an amazing design. I love to disassemble and reassemble the gun just to admire it.
Congratulations!
CC Griff
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Griff we need pics!
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Like I said, not a collectable piece, but I do enjoy it. It has clearly been refinished, but I'm not sure how long ago. There are signs of over buffing in some spots, so it probably had some rust, but I think that it looks pretty good.
CC Griff
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Looks good Griff!
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Looks good Griff!
And double congratulations to you!
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Oh yassssss ! I covet it myself :)
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I have heard tales of a bunch of those Mausers being reproduced in China some years back. Maybe sitting in a warehouse somewhere?
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The Mauser was Nationalist Chinese issue - contracted straight out of Germany.
The Chinese did manage to copy them - and even in .45ACP, because of US military assistance.
They were imported in the thousands, back in the '90's and there was a cottage industry in existence that refurbished them - including Federal Ordnance - so they vary in exterior condition, with a lot of bluing over pitting, re-machined frames, new barrels, re-lined barrels, new wood and leather, and in some cases, brand-new markings.
If you're going to own one, it's best to buy (and actually read for content) the reference works available before you un-limber your wallet.
Scouts Out!