And I thought Tulse (above) was joking about Han Solo. OOOF! Facepalm
Google Mauser broomhandle, Mauser C96.
Basically, it was the first successful semi-automatic handgun that was mass-produced. I have always wanted one, but never badly enough to cough up the scratch needed. A decent one (NOT like the one in the photo; there is a hyphenated word for what was done to that one) will run over a grand these days; a nice one will fetch two or better.
Expensive to feed too. But cool to shoot; especially with the shoulder stock.
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I love mine
BTW the large blasters the stormtroopers had were decorated MG34's