Dirty Harry

" And it could blow your Adrien clean off. So you have to ask yourself one question, do I feel lucky?"
 
Cool photo Joe, I had not seen a photo of that type of harnes for the C96 shoulder stock before. I have seen them for sale, but have been doubtfull of their authenticity.
Best
Gus
 
"Go ahead, make my day!!"
I thought the Broomhandle had a leather holster of its own which fitted the gun inside its shoulder stock (hereafter):
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(this is the mother of all guns in my humble opinion)
 
Gus!! You just shot me there! I don't have this beautiful masterpiece yet, let alone the wartime 9mm military version... The picture I posted I got from the Net and was keeping it as a reminder that one day I'd put my hands on this beauty.
Again, you guys are lucky to have such cool and lenient gun laws South of our border!
Is your broomhandle matched with its stock and holster? Date? Deactivated? (I sure hope not!)
What I would give to be able to buy a similar gun from the US--I've seen plenty of it--and "export" it to Canada (the way you did with your grenades :D )...
 
Hey Ron,
No they are not matched, My mother gave me the stock in 1975, and Father gave me the pistol last year for my birtday. It is deactivated (in this part of the world we consider an unloaded weapon to be deactivated) I have not shot it yet, but a friend in Norway sent me new springs for it, but my 9mm ammo is at the bottom of the pile.
I have shot father's .30 cal post war C96, it is a fun pistol, but I can not see that the shoulder stock is that great of an advantage, it is too short, and feels like one is shooting a child's weapon.
Best
Gus
 
The young soldier is carrying a commercial C96. This one is from 1910 and yes the weapon and stock serial numbers match. I would love to have one of those harnesses. Both the C96 and the MG08 sled one.

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My late father, a retired army Colonel (Engineering Corps), once gave me his graduation sword and much later his 1961 Fabrique Nationale M1935 Browning High Power 9mm sidearm.
Some say it was one of the most popular pistols of the 20th century; the Germans had some made for their own in occupied Belgium during WW2. I believe it doesn't compete with the Broomhandle, it terms of design at least.
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An exhaustive study as usual! I was especially taken by the story of Block.

I find your website as usual very very entertaining and thank you for the photographs of places I could never go. If you need any of my photographs for your webpages let me know–you do one heck of a job. :bravo: :bravo:
 
:o Well, Joe, at first I did not know what to write. Thank you for your kind words! These words, coming from you, I consider as a great compliment! If I would be in need in the future of one of your period photo’s, I will gladly accept your offer, Joe.

I am now planning our next trip to the front, Cambrai, and of course my favourite front sector of about 300 km. long, the Alsace-Vosges at the end of May 2011. Afterwards, during “Pierre’s next season”, while I will be creating new photo impressions, it might be possible,Joe, that I ask for your assistance with periods.

Our fellow forum members, George and Brett, have already helped me out before several times, as you, Joe, yourself did with for instance information about the presence of the Russians soldiers at the Western Front in the Champagne. More often I ask for the advice or assistance of experts, who do their work for me behind the scenes. It must be said, that my modest pool of incidental advisors and assistants have added highly to the quality of your enjoyment and others, who appreciate my website. I consider your compliment also as a compliment to my “behind the scenes-experts”. Thanks a lot to them, and thanks a lot, Joe!
 
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