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unspellable · 09-16-2005, 08:42 AM

tacfoley, I only meant that if it says "Mauser" on it then it MIGHT be a Mauser.

I have turned up a brief description of a very obscure Mauser pistol, the Model 1906/08 which was recoil operated. It was locked by a pair of flaps or wings that cammed out of the way of the bolt. It is said that mauser made fewer than 100 of this model.

It might be noted that the reason the broomhandles magazine is in front of the trigger is that the locking mechanism is located under the bolt and is somewhat bulky. It occured to me that one could retain the bolt and external hammer and make room for the magazine in the grip by use of the 1906/08 locking system.

I do not know what cartridge the 1906/08 was chambered for. Its rarity probably precludes it from being the pistol above. Which gets us back to tacfoley's supposition that it is an Asian pistol of obscure origins.

09-16-2005, 08:42 AM	#6
unspellable User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 768 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 11 Posts	tacfoley, I only meant that if it says "Mauser" on it then it MIGHT be a Mauser. I have turned up a brief description of a very obscure Mauser pistol, the Model 1906/08 which was recoil operated. It was locked by a pair of flaps or wings that cammed out of the way of the bolt. It is said that mauser made fewer than 100 of this model. It might be noted that the reason the broomhandles magazine is in front of the trigger is that the locking mechanism is located under the bolt and is somewhat bulky. It occured to me that one could retain the bolt and external hammer and make room for the magazine in the grip by use of the 1906/08 locking system. I do not know what cartridge the 1906/08 was chambered for. Its rarity probably precludes it from being the pistol above. Which gets us back to tacfoley's supposition that it is an Asian pistol of obscure origins.