Some of my old iron.

[MikeInOr]

Some of my old iron and a modern 1911 thrown in for comparison.

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[41mag]

what is that model 2nd row, first on left?

 

[drstrangelove]

Mauser 96

 

[Stomper]

Mauser 96

Wrong…. It's a DL44 blaster used in Star Wars, and is the preferred weapon of Han Solo!

 

[MikeInOr]

Both drstangelove and Stomper are correct! It is a C96 Mauser also commonly called a broom handle Mauser. George Lucas dressed some up (or at least his props department did) and it became the Starwars DL44 blaster. Even though I am a fairly big StarWars fan I could not have rattled DL44 as the StarWars model number off the top of my head. Kudo's Stomper!

All of these are from the late 80's and 90's when I had my C&R license. Exclusive of the 1911 I probably have just about $1000 invested in the set. The Nagant (upper left) was $59 and the CZ52 (lower right) was $79. I got good prices on the others for the time.

My parents thought I was crazy at the time wasting so much money on old guns. My buddies couldn't understand what I saw in all that old crap.

 

[tac]

Mauser C96.

 

[MikeInOr]

Mauser C96.

Correct! Correction made.

 

[Member 75122]

That broomhandle looks like it's in great shape, and you gotta love a Luger. What are those two revolvers up top?