- RARE CHINESE SHANSEI ARSENAL COPY OF BROOMHANDLE MAUSER. -
Item sold by James D. Julia auctions on March 2008 for : $5,175.00
"CHINESE SHANSEI ARSENAL COPY OF BROOMHANDLE MAUSER. SN 7179. Cal. 45 ACP. One of the very few Chinese made broomhandle pistols produced in 1931 at the Shansei Arsenal in China with 5-1/2" tapered rnd bbl, long barleycorn front sight & 100-1,000 meter rear sight. Sides of frame have Mauser style milling cuts with Chinese characters on both sides. Grips are serrated walnut and it has a stud & ring in butt. Accompanied by an orig Chinese-made walnut holster/stock. This gun is pictured on p. 256 of the book The Broomhandle Pistol 1896-1936, Erickson & Pate. Approx. 8,000 of these rare pistols were made & used by the Chinese prior to and during WWII, few survive today, especially with orig shoulder stocks. CONDITION: Fine, all matching, grips & stock are unnumbered. Metal has an unfinished gray color and appears to have never been finished with a few nicks & dings. Grips show moderate wear with nicks & scratches. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with scattered light pitting. Stock is very fine and retains most of an old restored finish. 4-35106 JR134 (5,000-7,000)"
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