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Originally Posted by Angus Magnus
Sorry to deviate the topic, but I have to ask a few questions...
Have you come across others in Brasil?
Do you have a close-up photo of the stock latch/release button?
Also, if you don't mind my curiosity, what was the "unbelievably low price"?
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Angus,
No problem at all (just hope Alvin doesn't mind)!
I'm aware of at least three others MM34 in Brazil, - one of them I had the opportunity to handle a few years ago. Unfortunately that one had been buffed and reblued and hadn't any magazine or stock. It is known that these guns came to Brazil to be used by law enforcement agencies of several States.
Documents has yet to surface to know how many. My personal opinion was that these guns were bought as a sole batch while Beistegui Hermanos was trying to get rid of their stocked pistols for a much lower value than the Schnellfeuer (also bought in numbers down here).
The stock has the same attachment system copied from the standard C96 stock (yes, I tried). Unfortunately the iron latch on my pistol is broken and I'm planning to buy a reposition. I can take a picture of that for you on the weekend, if you want. As you are probaly aware, the Royal stock is longer to accomodate the barrel.
The stock is not in the best condition. It was found and bought by the previous owner from a completely different source - a thousand miles away from where the pistol was found. But again, given the rarity of these accessory, he bought it anyway.
Oh, and the price was around US$ 1,000.00 - a steal in my opinion. But, as I said the guy was leaving the hobby and really didn't need the money. But then I already knew that it worthed much more.
Feel free to ask any further question.
All the best,
Douglas.