C93 Bordchardt

mattwong92 · 10-22-2013, 02:20 AM

There's a c93 on gunbroker
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=372090932
Just thought I'd post, never see these

alvin · 10-22-2013, 04:44 AM

Not many Borchardt C93 pistols were made. But its price is not because it's rare, obviously, many of them survived. I saw them in almost every auction session. After rounds and rounds of auction house sale sessions sweeping the market year after year, C93 can still keep its 5-digit price tag, that implies high demand. The price probably came from its earliest self-loader status, and its association with Luger. But seldom see this gun going $100K except a few very specific instances. Original one, $20K, $30K. Reblued is around 10K, or less.

Olle · 10-22-2013, 09:00 AM

Why does the guy use a cheap cell phone camera when he's trying to sell (what he thinks is) a $100k gun? The presentation is absolutely horrible, the only thing missing in the pictures is the owner's foot.

ithacaartist · 10-22-2013, 12:22 PM

The three main causes of crappy pics--camera motion, out-of-focus, and bad lighting/color balance--can be easily achieved with cheap-o camera and expensive SLR alike! Nowadays, even a cheap cell phone has the capability of creating an image of adequate resolution/sharpness, so I think it's more a case of--as with auto accidents--"the loose 'nut' behind the steering wheel" that caused this photographic debacle.

flytrout · 10-22-2013, 06:30 PM

Here's same photo's of a model like the one I have C93 Borchardt. ABS plastic and about 7000usd cheaper.

Zorba · 10-23-2013, 12:37 AM

I need to get one of dem model Borchardts - its about the only kind I could afford! Do love 'em though...

alvin · 10-23-2013, 06:00 AM

Back some time ago, RIAC sold a Russian Miniart Borchardt miniature. All steel wonderful piece. Miniart is not as good as a few western miniature makers, but the price is lower, and they did not make many of those. That's the only instance that I have seen for public sale in recent years. I forgot how much it went, probably $2k-$3k.

sheepherder · 10-23-2013, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flytrout

Here's same photo's of a model like the one I have C93 Borchardt. ABS plastic and about 7000usd cheaper.

I have a picnic table just like that in my back yard!

Seriously, it's surprising how many of us (here & on other forums) have the same picnic table...Same weathering, same green mold (or whatever it is), same 2 x 6 planks...

I guess it was a favorite 'do-it-yourself' project, maybe from Mechanix Illustrated or some such magazine...I just built mine a couple years ago specifically for my Doberman...He (several of my Dobes actually) loved to lay up there and survey the neighborhood...I have a pic somewhere; have to see if I can find it...

10-22-2013, 02:20 AM	#1
mattwong92 User Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 22 Thanks: 7 Thanked 7 Times in 2 Posts	C93 Bordchardt There's a c93 on gunbroker http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=372090932 Just thought I'd post, never see these

10-22-2013, 12:22 PM	#4
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,324 Thanks: 7,204 Thanked 2,540 Times in 1,351 Posts	The three main causes of crappy pics--camera motion, out-of-focus, and bad lighting/color balance--can be easily achieved with cheap-o camera and expensive SLR alike! Nowadays, even a cheap cell phone has the capability of creating an image of adequate resolution/sharpness, so I think it's more a case of--as with auto accidents--"the loose 'nut' behind the steering wheel" that caused this photographic debacle. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

10-22-2013, 06:30 PM	#5
flytrout User Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 25 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	C93 Here's same photo's of a model like the one I have C93 Borchardt. ABS plastic and about 7000usd cheaper. Attached Thumbnails

10-22-2013, 04:44 AM	#2
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Not many Borchardt C93 pistols were made. But its price is not because it's rare, obviously, many of them survived. I saw them in almost every auction session. After rounds and rounds of auction house sale sessions sweeping the market year after year, C93 can still keep its 5-digit price tag, that implies high demand. The price probably came from its earliest self-loader status, and its association with Luger. But seldom see this gun going $100K except a few very specific instances. Original one, $20K, $30K. Reblued is around 10K, or less.

10-22-2013, 09:00 AM	#3
Olle User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,149 Thanks: 159 Thanked 663 Times in 318 Posts	Why does the guy use a cheap cell phone camera when he's trying to sell (what he thinks is) a $100k gun? The presentation is absolutely horrible, the only thing missing in the pictures is the owner's foot.

10-23-2013, 12:37 AM	#6
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 952 Thanks: 777 Thanked 527 Times in 290 Posts	I need to get one of dem model Borchardts - its about the only kind I could afford! Do love 'em though...

10-23-2013, 06:00 AM	#7
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Back some time ago, RIAC sold a Russian Miniart Borchardt miniature. All steel wonderful piece. Miniart is not as good as a few western miniature makers, but the price is lower, and they did not make many of those. That's the only instance that I have seen for public sale in recent years. I forgot how much it went, probably $2k-$3k.