After a broom and two warning shots, he kept on coming...

[wcd]

@Leadeye basically has a firearm museum in his house. If seen parts of his collection in person and photos and its the stuff dreams are made of.

Lot to be said for preserving things for a future generation to enjoy!

 

[Leadeye]

Time to derail the thread….I am curious German World War era? Two different calibers?

Yes, on the right is a standard 7.62X25 caliber Mauser on the left is a 45 ACP. Sold world wide Broomhandles were very popular and copied by different competitors. The 45 ACP is a rare version that comes from Nationalist China during the 1920s, supposedly made to go with Thompson submachine guns purchased at the same time. Most were made in either 7.62X25 or 9X19, but Mauser also had proprietary calibers like the 9X25 made from 1904-1914 very similar ballistics to 38 super. In 1940 the company was experimenting with boosting the power of this cartridge and the pistol itself up to .357 magnum numbers but wartime production shelved the idea.

 

[KJQ6945]

As the 4,751st heir to the Leadeye fortune, I will say, leave my daddy alone!

 

[KJQ6945]

My son actually brought a Leadeye broom handle back in pieces, at a shoot a few years back. I started having a heart attack. But, Leadeye had it reassembled before I could die. True story!

 

[wcd]

Yes, on the right is a standard 7.62X25 caliber Mauser on the left is a 45 ACP. Sold world wide Broomhandles were very popular and copied by different competitors. The 45 ACP is a rare version that comes from Nationalist China during the 1920s, supposedly made to go with Thompson submachine guns purchased at the same time. Most were made in either 7.62X25 or 9X19, but Mauser also had proprietary calibers like the 9X25 made from 1904-1914 very similar ballistics to 38 super. In 1940 the company was experimenting with boosting the power of this cartridge and the pistol itself up to .357 magnum numbers but wartime production shelved the idea. View attachment 202345

See you can learn something around here.

thank you very nice collection.

 

[KokomoDave]

@Leadeye basically has a firearm museum in his house. If seen parts of his collection in person and photos and its the stuff wet dreams are made of.

FIFY

 

[Bugzilla]

Yes, on the right is a standard 7.62X25 caliber Mauser on the left is a 45 ACP. Sold world wide Broomhandles were very popular and copied by different competitors. The 45 ACP is a rare version that comes from Nationalist China during the 1920s, supposedly made to go with Thompson submachine guns purchased at the same time. Most were made in either 7.62X25 or 9X19, but Mauser also had proprietary calibers like the 9X25 made from 1904-1914 very similar ballistics to 38 super. In 1940 the company was experimenting with boosting the power of this cartridge and the pistol itself up to .357 magnum numbers but wartime production shelved the idea. View attachment 202345

MOMENTARY HIJACK!
If you are into WWII history, Danger Forward is an excellent read. Was written in the 1950’s I believe. It covers the Europe Campaign, where both my Uncle Frank and my Father in Law served. It describes many of the battles from a first hand view then by the military perspective. On page 77 it describes a battle in N Africa that I swear is the battle where my Uncle’s tank got taken out. He was the only survivor. The description matches the story we were told by family growing up to a T. My dad was in the Pacific and most likely would have been heading to Japan if not for President Truman

 

[jagee]

My son actually brought a Leadeye broom handle back in pieces, at a shoot a few years back. I started having a heart attack. But, Leadeye had it reassembled before I could die. True story!

I was there!

 

[Protest]

Nope. Corpse. Nailed it!

Nope. Democrat voter. Nailed it!