Borchardt w/o reserve on Gunbroker

saab-bob · 10-15-2009, 04:20 PM

Well.I see the auction for the Borchardt pistol ended.
Sad to say it was a good deal and I still couldn't afford it!
Was the lucky winner on this forum?

I remember looking at one of those guns back in the 70's and I had no idea what it was. My local long time gun store owner had it. It was from the proverbial WW2 vet widow and she just wanted to get rid of it. You know he paid literally pennies for it.
It was pristine and was equipped with the stock and the cheek piece. He kept it behind the counter in a gun sock. Since he was fixing my C96 at the time,he figured I might be interested in it. I never asked what he would sell it for,as the ammo was unobtainable.In those days I wouldn't even consider buying a gun that I couldn't shoot.

He passed on about 10 years ago and everything in his shop was auctioned off. I found out about this a few months after the fact. I have always wondered what happened to that Borchardt pistol!

10-15-2009, 04:20 PM	#22
saab-bob User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 459 Thanks: 774 Thanked 143 Times in 87 Posts	Well.I see the auction for the Borchardt pistol ended. Sad to say it was a good deal and I still couldn't afford it! Was the lucky winner on this forum? I remember looking at one of those guns back in the 70's and I had no idea what it was. My local long time gun store owner had it. It was from the proverbial WW2 vet widow and she just wanted to get rid of it. You know he paid literally pennies for it. It was pristine and was equipped with the stock and the cheek piece. He kept it behind the counter in a gun sock. Since he was fixing my C96 at the time,he figured I might be interested in it. I never asked what he would sell it for,as the ammo was unobtainable.In those days I wouldn't even consider buying a gun that I couldn't shoot. He passed on about 10 years ago and everything in his shop was auctioned off. I found out about this a few months after the fact. I have always wondered what happened to that Borchardt pistol! __________________ "I think,therefore I own guns"