Broomhandle gunsmith?

TheRomanhistorian · 04-01-2015, 09:54 AM

Hi all,

This comes as an oddball request but I was wondering if anyone could recommend a gunsmith for an oddball project. I acquired a .45 ACP 'Shanxi' Broomhandle 'kit' but it seems to require more fitting/gunsmithing than I am capable of doing and I don't know if the locals can do it (they seem to work more on ARs and Glocks and the like).

The man who sold me the kit gave me his gunsmith's name but the chap is in Vermont and I can't seem to get past voicemail on his phone.

Any thoughts or suggestions would be much appreciated!

Michael

sheepherder · 04-01-2015, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by TheRomanhistorian

I acquired a .45 ACP 'Shanxi' Broomhandle 'kit'...

I don't have a clue as to what you're planning but I would love to see pics of your 'kit'...

You might try "The Broom Closet" down in Florida. Their address & phone are in a post here somewhere, under [of course!] a broomhandle thread ...

TheRomanhistorian · 04-01-2015, 12:26 PM

Rich, the kit's not very exciting, alas, but I'll get you photos later today (the seller provided me the photos when I inquired). It's just all the bits and bobs of a Broomhandle but not all parts were numbered to the gun (barrel, bolt, and frame were supposedly numbered) but the rest requires fitting and, well, I can't get mine to fit together and my gunsmith seems to have noodled with a part and it's stuck (magazine floorplate).

Not a big deal but I'd like someone who knows C&R weapons more to work on it (I can work on a regular C-96 but this is too oddball!). Sadly, the Broom Closet said they wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole (though not quite in those words!).

Michael

Sergio Natali · 04-01-2015, 02:39 PM

Unfortunately our "armourers" now can mainly work on GLOCKs and similars, and it's getting more and more difficult to find someone really expert on broomhandles and/or Lugers.
If at least we were on the same continent I would suggest you to get in touch with my armourer; this afternoon I have been at his premises to get one of my 1911 back.

04-01-2015, 09:54 AM	#1
TheRomanhistorian User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 301 Thanks: 170 Thanked 88 Times in 64 Posts	Broomhandle gunsmith? Hi all, This comes as an oddball request but I was wondering if anyone could recommend a gunsmith for an oddball project. I acquired a .45 ACP 'Shanxi' Broomhandle 'kit' but it seems to require more fitting/gunsmithing than I am capable of doing and I don't know if the locals can do it (they seem to work more on ARs and Glocks and the like). The man who sold me the kit gave me his gunsmith's name but the chap is in Vermont and I can't seem to get past voicemail on his phone. Any thoughts or suggestions would be much appreciated! Michael __________________ Michael Nos morituri te salutant - Supposed saying of the gladiators to the emperor ('We, who are about to die, salute you.') 'We are the lantern bearers, my friend; for us to keep something burning, to carry what light we can forward into the darkness and the wind' - From Rosemary Sutcliff's The Lantern Bearers

04-01-2015, 12:26 PM	#3
TheRomanhistorian User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 301 Thanks: 170 Thanked 88 Times in 64 Posts	Rich, the kit's not very exciting, alas, but I'll get you photos later today (the seller provided me the photos when I inquired). It's just all the bits and bobs of a Broomhandle but not all parts were numbered to the gun (barrel, bolt, and frame were supposedly numbered) but the rest requires fitting and, well, I can't get mine to fit together and my gunsmith seems to have noodled with a part and it's stuck (magazine floorplate). Not a big deal but I'd like someone who knows C&R weapons more to work on it (I can work on a regular C-96 but this is too oddball!). Sadly, the Broom Closet said they wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole (though not quite in those words!). Michael __________________ Michael Nos morituri te salutant - Supposed saying of the gladiators to the emperor ('We, who are about to die, salute you.') 'We are the lantern bearers, my friend; for us to keep something burning, to carry what light we can forward into the darkness and the wind' - From Rosemary Sutcliff's The Lantern Bearers

04-01-2015, 02:39 PM	#4
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	Unfortunately our "armourers" now can mainly work on GLOCKs and similars, and it's getting more and more difficult to find someone really expert on broomhandles and/or Lugers. If at least we were on the same continent I would suggest you to get in touch with my armourer; this afternoon I have been at his premises to get one of my 1911 back. __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

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