Mauser Broomhandle Hash Barrel Bolo NOTE: This item sold in our shop in March 2017 to a private collector. The Mauser C/96 “Broomhandle” Pistol was made from 1896-1936, and is an incredibly fascinating pistol to collect, with an immense amount of variants made over its long production run. The pistol featured here was made in the immediate Post WWI era, and was made at a very chaotic time in German Arms production. Mausers from this time period may be “1920 reworks” (full size military pistols cut down to comply with the Treaty of Versailles), standard full size guns, standard Bolos, French Gendarmes (full size frame mounted with a Bolo upper, for a rumored French contract), or completely inexplicable variants such as this Long Barreled Bolo. Mauser took a C/96 upper, cut the barrel off, and then threaded a new 7.63mm barrel into the barrel extension. They then masked the area … Read More
