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I would like to bounce some ideas off you machinists. I've read the following:
And I have seen the following listed on Ebay, though it was almost instantly withdrawn by the seller.
So, the questions that comes to mind are, if one had a beat German Mauser C96 upper, formerly owned by the Chinese, would it be feasible to drill it out and thread it like the photo shows. Then, using a length of a M1 .30 Carbine barrel, turn said stub, and thread it to fit said Mauser upper to make a shooter pistol? Barrel stubs are available from Numrich. I doubt that the owner of one of these beaters would care less about hiding the seam.
Curious to hear your responses.
Mausers from this time period may be “1920 reworks” (full size military pistols cut down to comply with the Treaty of Versailles), standard full size guns, standard Bolos, French Gendarmes (full size frame mounted with a Bolo upper, for a rumored French contract), or completely inexplicable variants such as this Long Barreled Bolo.
Mauser took a C/96 upper, cut the barrel off, and then threaded a new 7.63mm barrel into the barrel extension. They then masked the area of the cut and threading with the distinctive “hash” marks seen on this pistol. The barrel was also given a very different sight than standard C/96s, with the front sight band being sleeved and pined into place.
And I have seen the following listed on Ebay, though it was almost instantly withdrawn by the seller.
So, the questions that comes to mind are, if one had a beat German Mauser C96 upper, formerly owned by the Chinese, would it be feasible to drill it out and thread it like the photo shows. Then, using a length of a M1 .30 Carbine barrel, turn said stub, and thread it to fit said Mauser upper to make a shooter pistol? Barrel stubs are available from Numrich. I doubt that the owner of one of these beaters would care less about hiding the seam.
Curious to hear your responses.