Half a broom on Ebay
 

Half a broomhandle on Ebay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mauser-C96-B...-/221200180085
Part of me wants to bid on this.
Marc

Bid! I like it!

I'm shocked Ebay is allowing this.

Pretty neat, but could have been much neater if he had bead blasted or painted over all that rust.

Believe it or not, where I live, this has to be registered on a gun permit :D

The seller is a very honest and trustworthy member of this and Still's forums.

I would love to know the story behind it. Who made it and why?
Marc

Looks like a dewat someone cut in half.

I heard Bolo is cheap in Canada because Canadian gun law puts tighter restriction on "small" pistols. Bolo is not very small (about the same size as Luger 1900), but small or not, that's by definition.

This one does look much better than those cut-away Broomhandles with numerous "windows" opened on the frame and barrel.

Mostly springs that do not have anyplace to gain purchase on.

This is not a factory cutaway, which would have taken function into account. This is just the result of some fairly talented Bubba's drunk weekend.

Gentlemen....Here are photos of the other Half......and of a Luger that suffered a similar fate....(Doug,I had only Guzzled 6 Cans of Good German Beer before I took out the Hacksaw)

Hmmm, why?

Alvin's post is correct........

Even though it hurts to see guns cut up like that, this is a very neat idea. Very nice machining as well, I would like to know more about how it was done and how the parts were attached after cutting. I might try it myself if I find a basket case that can't be repaired. :cool:

Needs half a loaded round in the chamber, ready to fire.
Marc