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02-27-2012, 06:16 PM | #1 |
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This baby pistol is cute!
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=274996464
Could you tell me what's fair market value for this one? "2009 Standard Catalog of Firearms" says around $400....... what's the typical cost though? |
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In that condtion (excellent for a Mann), the catalog price is about right, and perhaps even conservative. I think the $700 starting price is high, but I won't be surprised if it sells at that. These little Mann pistols are relatively scarce.
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Pistols Of The World says the 6.35mm version was manufactured from 1920 to 1924...(Contrary to the seller)...
1.65" barrel; 5 shot mag; 9 oz total... It doesn't seem to have any sights...I wonder why???...
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Rich....there's an ever rarer National Match version with a 800 yard graduated sight...............................
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It looks like a little fish for some reason
I have a strange fascination to buy it and put it in a fish tank. Don't ask, I have no idea why this gun looks like that fish, but it does. Last edited by minigun; 02-28-2012 at 03:17 PM. |
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It could be a deadly little fish if not handled properly.
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Very interesting gun. Have never seen one in person.
Whenever I see a unusual gun like this,I always wonder how it breaks down for cleaning or repair.That gear like knurling on the tip of the barrel bespokes a tricky procedure. Definitely a pocket pistol with only a sighting channel. Fun stuff. Alvin, you need it! Bob
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I definitely love this baby gun. If it were not because I just impulsively bought another vL&D Large Ring C96 a few days ago, I would bid on this one. Whenever I saw those nice Large Rings, I lost control on myself. Probably paid $300 above its book value,,,, but it's done then it's done. Have to take a break.
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He saw serial number postfix "-20", "-21", and "-2" (probably 1920, 21, and 22). And highest serial number observed was 25897-2. So he estimated around 26,000 were made in three years, and the production stopped in 1922 due to Walther Model 9, which was introduced in 1921, was a superior vest pistol and it's hard for Mann to compete. |
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I think it is one of the most interesting pocket pistol designs ever put for production.
And I like the one showed on the link. Go after it, Alvin!!! |
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Doug, current gun market is pretty much a deadlock. Seller is unwilling to lower the asking price, and buyer is unwilling to pay more. As a collector, I play both buyer and seller. I could not lower my asking price either, because everyone else does not. Without selling, I don't have the $$ to buy (I mean ... that's in general theory, not really for this particular instance).
I have been looking for a FN 1905 in poor condition for long long time. I just need its sear spring because the spring on my gun was broken during shooting. There are many FN 1905 in the market, but it's so hard to find a cheap FN 1905. It's not an expensive pistol, very nice original one is for sell around $300. I suppose one in poor shape should be dirt cheap, right? No! no matter it's covered with rust, pits, or it's reblued gun, everyone asks $200-$250..... not including shipping. Deadlock. |
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Alvin, there's something strangely alluring about that pistol. I know what you mean about the prices, though I'm more a buyer rather than seller.
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Alvin, Over on Jan Still's forum there is a thread on these and observed numbers. I think Wood's highest observed number is now not the highest I have the article by Wood, it's interesting.
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