Mauser C 96

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Mauser C 96

Post by Safarigent » Sat Feb 23, 2013 6:47 pm

An interesting video giving a succint history and description of the broom handle.
Would loce to hear owners remarks and their take on the broom handle and india.


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Re: Mauser C 96

Post by Sakobav » Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:13 am

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learnt something new how versailles treaty impacted pistols..restricting them to 9mm and length etc..
One fact in the clip was wrong Churchill was in Boer war as a correspondent and became a POW and escaped..one thing he learnt early on how to beat his own drum even if it was made by the skin of his own mother( brooklyn lass) .this quote was made by his political contemporary. OT never liked Winston much

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Re: Mauser C 96

Post by ribaalber » Fri Mar 15, 2013 9:01 pm

And one of my favorite westerns of all times, The Great Silence, will forever remain my favorite because it is the only Cowboy western where the protagonist wields a Broomstick and not a Colt :P

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063032/

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