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Unread 05-17-2009, 12:05 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by rolandtg View Post
Wait, what?!
I don't know a lot about Mauser broomhandles but what kind of gun is designed so that improper assembly results in the weapon being permanently disabled?

How is it possible that any military in the world would accept a gun like this?
I think Vlim is referring to the rocker coupling, which can be installed backwards and won't allow the pistol to be disassembled or shot without some serious tomfoolery...J. B. Wood came up with a tool to unlock the mainspring without drilling a hole, but the hole in this one isn't in the same place that "old timers" drilled them...

And Germany never officially adopted the M1896...
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