Rare Mauser 714

[conehammer]

Originally Posted by alvin

They would not change a lot on their machining setup, that cost too much. They would skip some machining steps. There are some frame cuts on regular Schnellfeuer being functional -- such as grip slot (for attaching stock), hole on the left of the frame (for firing control switch), internal slot (for firing control bar), the machining steps for those functional cuts were simply skipped.

You certainly studied Broomhandles much more than most Alvin but that's quite a statement. We can't know what it would have cost Mauser to make changes to their machining sequence. I can't say I'm intimate with the sort of machining procedures of the period they followed as I've only seen general photos of Mauser's assembly and fitting areas. Jigs/ fixtures/ machining templates could be modified/ cloned with changes if the numbers were deemed worth it.

You've assembled quite a collection by now Alvin, didn't you also add a 6 and 20 shot to your stable? Were you the guy that snagged that beautiful Turkish Contract piece a year or so ago?

My collecting has been dormant for quite some while but I'm thinking of dipping my toes into the pool again. I'm only interested in Broomhandles but I'm not necessarily on a quest for perfection.

Jerry