.45 ACP/Shanxi Type 17 Broomhandle

TheRomanhistorian · 12-29-2014, 01:22 PM

Thanks, Alvin! That's good to know. I take it you got rid of the post-1980 Shansei then? I hadn't thought of the post-1980s ones as being like the Interarms Mausers but that makes a lot of sense in terms of a collectability thing. I think one of the ones I'm looking at is one of the new ones though I'm still pondering it since the 1920s ones seem, well, extremely pricey and hard to find at a good price (though I know the adage about patience!).

I have three other Broomhandles (one shot-out but all matching, a mismatched Bolo with relined 7.63 mm bore, and a matching but 9mm conversion) so I thought I'd round out my collection with a .45 if I can get one relatively cheaply. Mostly, it'd be a display piece.

I think I could live with the jamming as it is, in some sense, a novelty with 3-5 rounds through a year at most. If I buy one that is. Thank you again!

Michael

12-29-2014, 01:22 PM	#1
TheRomanhistorian User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 301 Thanks: 170 Thanked 88 Times in 64 Posts	Thanks, Alvin! That's good to know. I take it you got rid of the post-1980 Shansei then? I hadn't thought of the post-1980s ones as being like the Interarms Mausers but that makes a lot of sense in terms of a collectability thing. I think one of the ones I'm looking at is one of the new ones though I'm still pondering it since the 1920s ones seem, well, extremely pricey and hard to find at a good price (though I know the adage about patience!). I have three other Broomhandles (one shot-out but all matching, a mismatched Bolo with relined 7.63 mm bore, and a matching but 9mm conversion) so I thought I'd round out my collection with a .45 if I can get one relatively cheaply. Mostly, it'd be a display piece. I think I could live with the jamming as it is, in some sense, a novelty with 3-5 rounds through a year at most. If I buy one that is. Thank you again! 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