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Mauser Broomhandle Schnellfeuer


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I thought some pictures of this gun might be of interest. It is basically a cap gun - fires "plug fire caps" in brass cases - the power of the cap works a little piston in the case which cycles the action. It has semi & full auto settings. If you keep it mega clean & oiled it works. It was a gift from a friend who knew I liked guns.

 

 

 

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thats really cool. i did a job for a 70 year old woman a few months back, she showed me her fathers "old cap gun" that he used as a starting pistol for the local school fair. It was a deactivated .22 pocket pistol, i'll try and get a picture of it. :rolleyes:

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It is rather good when it spits out the used brass !

 

I believe that the real thing is rather accurate, especially with the shoulder stock fitted, but that range guide has to be nuts.

 

Still, it's a nice weight and feels rather good in the hand.

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bet the originals had some kick.....were they not 7.62mm?

 

7.63mm Mauser which is a small bottle necked cartridge which shoots a light bullet at quite a high velocity, but has fairly light recoil. Also made in 9mm para and I think a few were made in some other odd calibres as well.

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7.62 or 7.63 is just the diameter of the bullet, not the dimensions of the case and therefore the potential propellant load.

 

As MM said, the 7.63 in question was a pistol cartridge. The sights, which are pretty optimistic, were geared toward the use of the wooden holster-***-stock, which turned it into a carbine essentially.

 

Anyway, geekery aside, that is an exceptionally cool toy :yes:

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