Chinese Mauser BroomHandles - Rare & Expensive - WHY ?

[SalemCat]

I've been reading up a bit.

It seems at one time Chinese BroomHandle Mauser copies were beyond plentiful.

Importers had crate after crate of them, stacked to the ceiling, with with rare examples mixed in with the common. Curiously, there were even some totally handmade, but perfectly functional, broomhandle handguns mixed in with manufactured pieces.

Does anyone remember these days ? Anyone buy them ?

Where are all these BroomHandles now ?

 

[soloman02]

Clinton banned all the Chinese ones from import. Which is a damn shame because I'd like a .45 ACP one. At least ammo for that is more plentiful than 7.63x25.

 

[JuergenG]

Here's one of them http://www.northeastshooters.com/vb...acquisitions-march-2013-a-29.html#post3040597 and there's at least another one within the ranks of NES.

 

[SalemCat]

Here's one of them http://www.northeastshooters.com/vb...acquisitions-march-2013-a-29.html#post3040597 and there's at least another one within the ranks of NES.

Yeah, I saw that. Apparently a fine Broomhandle belonged to a US Soldier, who had to sell it when he returned to the US. So it stayed in Germany.

Hard to believe the ATF thinks these antiques are threatening.

 

[JuergenG]

Hard to believe [STRIKE=undefined]the ATF thinks[/STRIKE] Bill Klinton thought these antiques are threatening.

FIFY
Monica Blowinsky's panties turned out to be more threatening....for him at least.

 

[Speedway]

I know someone who owns two of these in 45acp and the are consecutive serial numbers.

 

[SalemCat]

I know someone who owns two of these in 45acp and the are consecutive serial numbers.

A rarity indeed !

 

[JuergenG]

Not a big problem once they were from the later (copied) batch in the late 80's/early 90's.
As "waterproof" originals from 1928/1929 they'd be in a much different league.