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conehammer · 01-01-2015, 12:26 PM

The two pistols I compared. The 1930 commercial is my shooter that I've worked on, it's wearing Nil grips.

The Shansei is particularly annoying to reassemble as it is difficult to get the lock work to engage the upper for reassembly. I can literally reassemble a a C96 lock work and reassemble the pistol in the dark(!) but the Shansei tests my patience.

As to the caliber discussion I'll ask Alvin: since many have said here /elsewhere and proven(?) that the large pistol isn't chambered for 45 ACP does anyone here have or has seen original ammunition for these? Or is it like the 8.15mm Mauser that to my knowledge ammunition still has yet to be found ( I do have a copy of the DWM cartridge book that shows that case). I have two C96 examples in my collection that are supposed to be chambered for the 8.15x 25mm Mauser; one a very later 1930 and the other a mismatched very unusual Mauser Banner over chamber piece

Jerry

01-01-2015, 12:26 PM	#18
conehammer User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 116 Thanks: 1 Thanked 55 Times in 21 Posts	The two pistols I compared. The 1930 commercial is my shooter that I've worked on, it's wearing Nil grips. The Shansei is particularly annoying to reassemble as it is difficult to get the lock work to engage the upper for reassembly. I can literally reassemble a a C96 lock work and reassemble the pistol in the dark(!) but the Shansei tests my patience. As to the caliber discussion I'll ask Alvin: since many have said here /elsewhere and proven(?) that the large pistol isn't chambered for 45 ACP does anyone here have or has seen original ammunition for these? Or is it like the 8.15mm Mauser that to my knowledge ammunition still has yet to be found ( I do have a copy of the DWM cartridge book that shows that case). I have two C96 examples in my collection that are supposed to be chambered for the 8.15x 25mm Mauser; one a very later 1930 and the other a mismatched very unusual Mauser Banner over chamber piece Jerry Attached Thumbnails Last edited by conehammer; 01-01-2015 at 04:01 PM.