What in the world is this?

[skyfein]

Here's an interesting looking old pistol. (It looks like it's had some DIY gunsmithing done, especially on that side rail.) But does anyone know what it started life out as? I'd love to know.

 

[Tulse Luper]

Brother, that's Han Solo's competition gun.

 

[Guate_shooter]

Early stages of an Open Gun, its 9mm Largo instead of .38Super LOL

 

[nickatnite]

It's a C96 1896 Mauser Broom Handle Pistol


http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/index.asp

The reason for the scope, is that it has a detachable stock.

 

[skyfein]

Wow incredible, this crowd hits the nail on the HEAD every time (and it takes SECONDS). Thanks!

 

[Tulse Luper]

Here's two I'd like to have.

 

[shoalsfugro]

That is a prop gun from Starwars and Steampunk. They were built from the broomhandle.

Steampunk

Starwars

 

[skyfein]

And I thought Tulse (above) was joking about Han Solo. OOOF! Facepalm

 

[artabr]

You'd have a ruff time loading it with that scope in the way.



Art

 

[Tulse Luper]

And I thought Tulse (above) was joking about Han Solo. OOOF! Facepalm

Well, I'll let you in on a secret. I had no idea the blaster was based on a real gun.

 

[leVieux]

An old "broomhandle" Mauser semi-auto, all junked-up !

Yuk-yuk !

leVieux

 

[CUJOHUNTER]

George Lucas called..........

 

[Hardballing]

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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Save your bucks Brother. Your financial instincts are correct imo.

Have had a pretty decent shaped "Red 9" variant in the past and after that initial, "ooooh la la history" thing passes, you realize why designs moved on the way they did.

Get you a P-35 from Inglis, the Chinese contract, and go to town with that shoulder holder. Now THAT one rocks.

 

[flemgunner]

I love mine
BTW the large blasters the stormtroopers had were decorated MG34's

 

[Snookie]

AN Early Model Daisy?

 

[BobKaro]

I love mine
BTW the large blasters the stormtroopers had were decorated MG34's

And the smaller ones were Sterling SMGs.

 

[herohog]

I had a Chi-Com C96, matching numbers, but the bore was shot out and the slide stops were SERIOUSLY deformed from repeated impact and it was NOT safe to shoot. I would have LOVED to have it reconditioned into a shooter but just never had the bucks so I sold it to a pawn shop for twice what I gave for it and they marked it up 4x that!