This little old beauty strolled through the shop...

[tallen702]

I, too, love the early autoloaders....I have a Dreyse light carbine (basically a Dreyse 1907 in rifle form) which I'll never get rid of. I only have so much room though haha.

My motto is, when I run out of room, find more room! lol!

It's like the trick to keeping my wife off my back about my collecting which follows:
When I first started collecting, I made sure to collect enough guns quickly enough that she would lose count of how many I owned. That worked fine until I bought a safe to store them all in. Then the trick was to buy enough safes that she'd lose track of how many of those I own. Thus far, I'm still happily married and she hasn't noticed the fact that my 3 safes have turned into 5 over the past few years.

 

[Fushigi Ojisan]

Is the under-barrel leaf spring intact?

Also, get smart fast

Steyr Pieper Model 1908 Pistol Austro-Hungarian

Austro-Hungarian Steyr Pieper Model 1908 Pistol

www.hungariae.com

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[The Saint]

Is the under-barrel leaf spring intact?

Also, get smart fast

Steyr Pieper Model 1908 Pistol Austro-Hungarian

Austro-Hungarian Steyr Pieper Model 1908 Pistol

www.hungariae.com

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No idea if the spring is or not, seems tight and fine though.

 

[Fushigi Ojisan]

Its pretty simple, press down on the lever, and if the barrel rises up, the spring is intact. This is a picture of an intact one.

Also, do the numbers match? The barrel, side, and breechblock are numbered (last three digits)

 

[The Saint]

Its pretty simple, press down on the lever, and if the barrel rises up, the spring is intact. This is a picture of an intact one.

Also, do the numbers match? The barrel, side, and breechblock are numbered (last three digits)


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I'll be sure to check all of this today while at the shop...I didn't get much time to do other than log it the other night.

 

[mawkie]

Nice! Steyr Pieper in .32 which is the harder, more valuable chambering (the other version is in .25ACP). These do have a following and are of beautiful craftsmanship with fire bluing sprinkled about. Good find!

 

[owldo]

Had this beaut of a 1928-made Steyr 1908 tip-down in .32 stroll in, yesterday. Can't say I've ever seen one in person, prior...but it's gorgeous. Anyone ever own/shoot one of these? Also....talk me out of keeping it.


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I make it a rule to never buy a C&R unless parts are available ... particularly firing pins and extractors !

 

[The Saint]

I found it a new loving home; it all worked out.