As New
Leatherette Cover with Gold Embossing.
1 of only 2000 ever printed
The Broomhandle Pistol 1896-1936 is a visual reference guide to assist collectors identify the history of these remarkable pistol and many variations of the Broomhandle Pistol made between 1896-1936 including shoulder stocks, holsters and Accessories.
This book is the essential reference guide used extensively by Firearms Museums, Libraries, gunsmiths and collectors world-wide. Fully illustrated with B&W and color photographs identifying the pistols correct bluing and strawing and many other factual details not found in any other Mauser Broomhandle pistol Book of its kind.
The book covers The Early History; The Early Ten-Shot Pistols (The Model 1896 Prototypes, Conehammers, Flatsides, & Large Ring Transitionals); The Standard Ten- Shot Production Pistols (The Model 1896 Prewar Small Rings, Wartime Military & Commercial Pistols, Postwar Reworks, Bolos, the Model 1930 & Model 1932 Schnellfeuer); The Rarities (Mauser 6-Shots, 20-Shots & Carbines); The Spanish & Chinese Copies; and, the Accessories (Cleaning Rods, Conversion Kits, Ammunition & Chargers). It also covers the U.S. and Swiss Test Trials. Very Scarce and highly sought after.
