Effect of hot/Tokarev loads on Broomhandle???

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Originally Posted by postino

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...

Yes, I know the Germans didn't adopt the M1896.
But other armies used it and many civilians.

I just didn't know that about these guns and I find it amazing that Mauser didn't change the design at some point to fix this.

It's one thing to assemble a handgun incorrectly and have it not work.
It's another thing to assemble a handgun incorrectly and have it be seriously disabled.