1917/1920 DWM Shooter

alvin · 09-11-2015, 07:22 AM

Certain battered pistols are tasteful and rare. A big old C&R dealer sold this one. Let's see what the dealer say in advertisement:

"China Broomhandle .30 Luger caliber pistol. Very unusual Chinese broomhandle variation we have not seen in 40 years of handling Mausers and Mauser copies. Reasonably well made gun. Not crude like many others! The metal is prabably “soft” and not up to high pressure so DO NOT SHOOT this gun! Very interesting pistol."

Gun like this, is actually not easy to come. The big dealer only saw one in 40 years. There are a few others that I know in museums and in private collections. About 2000 were made in 1920s. A typo in ad, the caliber should be .30 Mauser, not .30 Luger.

http://archives.collectorsfirearms.c...product=pr6832

09-11-2015, 07:22 AM	#1
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Certain battered pistols are tasteful and rare. A big old C&R dealer sold this one. Let's see what the dealer say in advertisement: "China Broomhandle .30 Luger caliber pistol. Very unusual Chinese broomhandle variation we have not seen in 40 years of handling Mausers and Mauser copies. Reasonably well made gun. Not crude like many others! The metal is prabably “soft” and not up to high pressure so DO NOT SHOOT this gun! Very interesting pistol." Gun like this, is actually not easy to come. The big dealer only saw one in 40 years. There are a few others that I know in museums and in private collections. About 2000 were made in 1920s. A typo in ad, the caliber should be .30 Mauser, not .30 Luger. http://archives.collectorsfirearms.c...product=pr6832 Attached Thumbnails

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