Cartridge Counter Question
 

Hi all,
It has been a long time since my last visit, i hope a good Christmas time was enjoyed by all the members.........

A dealer over here in England has a cartridge counter for sale but the side panel above the counter grip is engraved. (see photo).
I have never seen this before and i looks a bit suspect to me.
I am awaiting more detailed pictures from the seller, and a price........

Has anyone seen one like this?

Many thanks for any help.

All the best,
Steve.
:cheers:

Steve,
Is the frame engraved or is it a added engraved plate or tag identifying the piece?
Tom

Hi,

This is one of Mauser's post-war commemoratives. It was brought out by mauser during the 1980s to celebrate the introduction of the 1902 cartridge counter and is basically a model 06/73 version.

It has nothing to do with the original one and should not be sold or promoted as an 'original cartridge counter' version.

It's a nice Mauser commemorative and a pretty rare one. Checkout the post-war section to see more Mauser Parabellum examples from the 1970s-1990s era.

Thanks for the help, guys...........
I just found out the price..............�£2200.00
I knew it would be expensive, but that is way beyond my reach........

Oh well, dream on............

Steve.

Link to Gun In Question...
 

http://www.classicfirearms.co.uk/1902luger.html

It appears this pistol may be a UK-deactivated handgun...

http://www.classicfirearms.co.uk/deacpistols.html

Hello Pete,
This one is still live at the moment, but the seller says he may have to 'chop' it.............:rolleyes:

Seems a shame i know...........but only a very few people are allowed to keep live hand guns over here.........
Very frustrating, to say the least...............
Better not start on that old chestnut again...............

Steve.:bigbye:

Well,

One thing is for sure. The seller's description of this item is WAY off.

It's a nice boxed Mauser Parabellum 06/73 from the mid-1980s and I'd think it shouldn't go above some 1500 EUR. (and that's because the boxes themselves go for 300+ at the moment....).

Hi Steve,

What is done to deactivate them? Are they plugged, welded, etc?

Ron

Hi Ron,
Deactivation is quite extensive.
The barrel or chamber are pluged and welded.
Sometimes the bore is drilled out aswell.
The 'ramp' between the clip and chamber is ground down - the firing pin and breach block are also ground back, this stops a round being 'picked up'.
Sometimes most of the interlocking rails are ground away.
That's just about all that is done...........:rolleyes: :grr:

I think Tachfoley (spelling?) posted a very comprehensive series of photo's
showing the different stages of deactivation.
Sorry, but i cannot find it now.

That reminds me, John Sabato asked me to do the same thing for the MP.40.
Well i have a decent camera now, so i can get that done.

All the best,
Steve.

You can find the Photo essay on UK Deactivation contributed by Tacfoley in the members gallery... the link for this is on the black left menu of our homepage at Lugerforum.com

Another One...
 

This one went on auction on Hermann Historica for a bit over 1800 Euros :

http://forums.lugerforum.com/lfupload/mauser_cc_1.jpg


http://forums.lugerforum.com/lfupload/mauser_cc_2.jpg

Hello Steve,
To see other Mauser Parabellum Commemorative pistols made by Mauser you can have a look at my web site. In fact I have prepared several pages describing these beauties (Mauser Parabellum Gallery). I love very much these models that are becoming more and more interesting for collectors.
Ciao
Mauro

http://lugerlp08.free.fr/
:bigbye:

Pete, Nice photo of CC Parabellum commemerative and accessories. I have one of these dummy oiler type Mauser cleaning rods available @$75 and several CC type mags available also. TH