Looks like a bolo c96, mismatched upper and lower. Cool pistol, how’s the bore?
Chinese broomhandle, for some strange reason over all the other types, is on my buy list. Years ago one was at auction and I asked one of my employees who was ethnic Chinese to translate the characters on the frame. Box cannon was what she came up with.Doesn't surprise me. So many C96s were in the field for decades and parts & bores wore out. I have a Chinese import C96 shooter that I had to literally rebuild to make it reliable. Might have 3-4 matching parts. The importer relined it to 9mm and refinished the badly pitted finish so nothing collectable about it. But throw on a shoulder stock and it's a giggle factory.
Doesn't surprise me. So many C96s were in the field for decades and parts & bores wore out. I have a Chinese import C96 shooter that I had to literally rebuild to make it reliable. Might have 3-4 matching parts. The importer relined it to 9mm and refinished the badly pitted finish so nothing collectable about it. But throw on a shoulder stock and it's a giggle factory.
Yup, Box Cannon was the Chinese moniker for the Broomhandle. So I'm not at all surprised at the translation.Chinese broomhandle, for some strange reason over all the other types, is on my buy list. Years ago one was at auction and I asked one of my employees who was ethnic Chinese to translate the characters on the frame. Box cannon was what she came up with.
Yep. The repro stocks are GTGC96, Artillery Luger, and Hi Power are exempted from SBR if they originally were slotted for a stock.
IIRC, repro stocks are OK too and are commonly available for C96 and Luger. I have never seen a Hi Power stock in person or the slotted pistol itself for that matter. They are unusual and expensive.
The pistol has to have been recognized by the ATF as being originally issued with a shoulder stock to be legal. For instance, take the Luger. The standard issue P08 wasn't issued with a shoulder stock so it's not legal to attach one, even though those built after 1912 have a shoulder stock lug on the receiver.Oh ok so since this pistol has the slot in the handle you can legally put the stock on it without having to call it an SBR?
That gun has made a LOT of people smile!Just for giggles...
In deed!That gun has made a LOT of people smile!
I think original C96s are all exempt. BUT only specific Hi Powers are exempt. I.e., Not all slotted Hi Powers are C&R exempt from SBR rules. And for many variants that are exempt (Chinese Contract Canadian Inglis, Belgian made Muscat of Oman), ATF has refused to allow reproduction stocks. Be careful/check list.C96, Artillery Luger, and Hi Power are exempted from SBR if they originally were slotted for a stock.
IIRC, repro stocks are OK too and are commonly available for C96 and Luger. I have never seen a Hi Power stock in person or the slotted pistol itself for that matter. They are unusual and expensive.