Borchardt C/93 Modelgun

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by alanint

These models are made up of cast, molded and machined parts. They are not just junk. You would be hard pressed to tell them from a mint original at 2 feet distance.

Most disassemble the same as the originals. Some fire PFC [plug firing cap] cartridges which resemble 'real' cartridges. I don't know if either of these do as I don't read Japanese and these two have only been released this year (possibly not yet in circulation). Haven't seen any reviews, and only one announcement on modelgun forum. I'm also not familiar with either manufacturer, although the pics on the CAW site are somewhat amusing; they did one in white plastic and one in black, and intermixed the parts, making some strange views...

I have corresponded with one manufacturer/distributor and found out they do a 'run' of each model they make each year, and then re-tool and move on to the next model. QC, packaging, manuals etc are all done at once and the models are warehoused until ordered. So if they only make 250 C/93's this year and they sell out fast, you have to wait a year (or whatever their cycle is) to order one. I have a backorder on a similar modelgun which should be in production right now and should ship at the end of the month (regrettably, not the C/93).

Hartford has a video on YouTube of their modelgun being cycled...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=ep-6X0R1Zbc

CAW has a couple of videos as well...In fact, they seem to be showing that 'real' C/93 parts interchange with their modelgun...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mttQnP2jqI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfmZpfK7_Hc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YApleUuZgM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BluWYC3zGU