Restoring a 1920’s Mauser C96 A.K.A. (The Broomhandle) (With test Firing!)
2023 ж. 17 Мау.
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Gun Restoration, restoring a 1930's German Mauser C96 aka (the broomhandle). With also test firing of course like always. Hope you enjoy this video. This firearm was sent to use from a subscriber that had their basement flood thus rusting all of their firearms. I was thrilled to restore a C96. If you like the video consider SUBSCRIBING and supporting the channel in the future. Thanks for watching!
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Great work guys. It’s a shame that you couldn’t get the spent cartridges to eject, but that’s the beauty of this channel - your honesty. Not every old firearm will be able to be returned to full working condition, but the journey to restoration is just as entertaining as the result.
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Take care and NOTICE : If this C-96 was in use by the german army in ww2 : Some of this guns got fired with the cccp Tokarev Ammo 7,62 x 25 . You can fire the TT-33 with 7,63 x25 Mauser Ammo bud beware of firing the C-96 with 7,62 x 25 Tokarev because this cccp Ammo offer more explosiv power pressure !
The Mauser C96 was built from 1896 to 1936. Use in World War 1.!!! Greetings from Germany.!😊
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Not only. It was also widely used in China throughout the 20's to the 50's, much more than in German hands. The gun we saw here may well be a chinese manufacturing, and it could explain the problems of extraction since the chinese-made C96 quality ranged fron excellent to very poor sometimes with some rather scary adjustments...
@@laurentdevaux5617 That's correct. But it was about the two World wars.!😁
Great job.. I like watching your videos
@@laurentdevaux5617exactly what I thought, this may have been a Chinese production, hence no markings.
Definitely one of my favorite guns. Great restoration 👍
Ya they are cool, thanks for watching!
What a shame to see the condition of this classic. No markings, no rifling, and no hope until it fell into your hands. Mighty fine restoration, guys. Even after remote test firing, you've got balls to shoot it by hand!
Yes it is, ya it wasn't great. I test fired it first so I was comfortable shooting in hand. Thanks for watching!
My 16 year old son studies the history of WW2 weapons. Of course, schools don't allow it so he does this on his own time. This is one of his all time favorite guns. He saved enough money to buy himself a replica. Can't wait to show him this video. Thank you.
Wow, Great that you encourage his hobby! I also love WW2's wide arsenal of firearms!
Very cool, ya they don't teach a lot of stuff they should. Say hi for us! Thanks for watching!
Great job you did restoring the Mauser firearm. Even though the markings are gone, at least you got the gun to fire. It also looks much better than before. Excellent work.
Thank you very much, ya that sucks but it still shoots! Thanks again and thanks for watching!
Особо нравится зарядка, со скобы. Красиво, не спеша.
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Уникальный способ умиротворения, красота осязаемая.
Yes it is, thanks!
An amazing restoration of the Mauser. Being almost 100 years old, I believe that you did all you could in the restoration process. Congratulations on the restoration. I always enjoy you being these items back to life. Enjoy the week ahead, and say hello to your brother for me. 😊
Hey Martin, this is Austin. I do the comments, thanks for the kind words as always. Thank you very much we appreciate you buddy!
Impressive work in restoring a classic and revolutionary firearm.
Thank you very much and thanks for watching!
The temptation to turn it into a DL44 replica from a real non functioning Mauser is big but since it was a complete gun which could be saved I’m glad you restored it to its former glory and preserved a piece of history.
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Boy , seeing that gun all rusted up got me right in the feels ! It's always been one that ranks high on my want list ! Great cleanup and refinish work as always . My guess is that the gun won't cycle because of the rough condition of the chamber . The round fires , but with the extra space and the pressure the brass is basically pushed into every nook and cranny created by the rust , basically forming the case to the rough chamber . Not much you can do there , as the rust has already oversized the chamber . Glad to at least see it somewhat functional again ! .
Ya it's an iconic gun. You are absolutely correct on that, thanks for watching we appreciate it!
@@TheKinzlerBrosTürkiye’den merhaba sizi izlemek büyük bir keyif mermi yatağını iyi bir polisaj yapsanız boş kovanları çıkarır yada mermi yatağına gömlek geçirebilirsiniz
Great job guys! Anyone can sandblast rust away - you are one of the few channels who actually shoot the weapons after restoration. Keep it up!
Thanks we appreciate it, ya we always shoot when possible!
@@TheKinzlerBros That's why I keep coming back! Getting rid of rust is one thing - being able to fire the weapon again is the cherry.
Great job,,can't believe the amount of parts it has.
Thanks, right me neither! Thanks for watching
Love the bead blasting,very satisfying
Yes it is, thanks for watching!
The fact you found one in that great condition is amazing
Ya its crazy, thanks for watching
Another fine weapon restoration , great marksmanship too ! Keep up the great vlogs guys .
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Love the videos! One of the many jobs I had was cleaning engine aircraft parts for rebuild and over haul. Some thought washing parts but a little more technical than that. Chemical tanks and grit blasting with glass beads/walnut pieces. Not sure if you list where the guns were found but this one looks like it came off the Bismark. Some the chemical companies should assist with your channel as their products are being promoted, even if inadvertently. 👍👍
Thank you very much we appreciate your support. Ya that sounds interesting! I wish we did, thanks for watching!
Приємно дивитись як лагідно та обережно іде процес відродження Дякую 👍
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Wow what a great job on the gun! The before and after results blew my mind! Great job on the restoration project.
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*A fine restoration of a legendary pistol.*
Thank you very much, yes it is!
Man....very beautiful work= BRAVO !!!
Thank you very much, thanks for watching
My grandfather found one of these on the battlefield and brought it back to Berkeley. I spotted it and some mausers in the garage and he gave me all of the souveniers. Bit by bit they all got stolen by the neighbors. I have only a german helmet left. Nobody locked doors in those days. The pistol had the original handle on it, but was missing the slide.
That's awesome your grandfather left that too you but, terrible what happened after, that sucks. Thanks for watching!
I forgot that my grandfather was a quartermaster and the war was WW1
Nice restore. Did you try replacing the extractor? They are still available online. I picked up an old C-96 "frankengun" (mixed parts, mismatched serial numbers) about 10 years ago at Cabella's that needed a new extractor. The extractors are spring steel and can get fatigued and no longer grip the cartridge extraction groove properly. Can't be fixed/tuned like on 1911. Mine is a genuine Mauser, not chinese copy, with long barrel, but bad pitting on receiver, almost no blueing left. Cost me only $ 300 due to mismatched serial numbers. Need to get it reblued/refinished, only the outside is damaged, internals are pristine, barrel has been relined. Nice gun but health problems have kept me from doing the project.
Thank you I haven't yet, thanks for the comment we appreciate it. Ya this isn't a chinese model either. Thanks for watching
I’m surprised Cabela’s allowed it to even be sold to/from them with mismatched serial numbers. Though if the gun still functions properly or the parts are just aftermarket then I suppose that would waive the serial number flag.
@@Darkoriax17 Parts were original Mauser C96 parts, just from different guns. Only aftermarket part is the new extractor I installed to replace worn out/weak one. Cabela's would have never function tested it, not their policy. They are strictly "caveat emptor" as far as their guns go. I found most Cabela's staff to be barely competent and generaly lacking in gun knowledge, their prices are overly inflated too in general. Stopped shopping there over a decade ago due to poor selection and excesive pricing.
Considering what you had to work with, another fantastic job by Gebrüder Kinzler! I have the same exact model C96, the serial dates it for 1922.
Thank you very much we appreciate it, very cool they are awesome guns! Thanks for watching!
Greetings Sir. Excellent for the class. From Brazil. Military Veteran. Special Forces. And Police. Lawyer with 9 Postgraduate degrees.
Thank you very much! That is quite impressive! Thanks for watching
I own a Red 9. Pity to see the condition this was in, thanks for doing your best. The matte finish gives it an interesting modern special ops look 😀
Very cool, yes it is! Thanks I like it too! Thanks for watching!
Red 9? From resident evil 4?
I’ve tried fixing one of these that has a hammer that wouldn’t stay cocked. Parts were from different c96 judging by the serial numbers not matching but a good cleaning really helped.
Very cool, I bet it was satisfying. Thanks for watching!
That gun is a work of art.
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Roughening of the chamber combined with roughening of the action surfaces is likely why the cases won't extract. Rough chamber wall holds the case in place (similar effect to chamber ring delayed blowback) and rough action surfaces won't allow the slide to move back far enough under recoil to unlock the bolt. Still a nice mantle piece though.
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I think Hicock45 tried a Luger C96 and also ran into cycling issues... I guess there's a reason why Germany went for the Luger.
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Belíssimo exemplar! Trabalho excelente de restauração! ☺️👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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There were Spanish made C96 guns named Astra Model 900 to 904 and they were very similar to the German pistols
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Even after all that rust and restoration process it still aims with precision.
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One thing I learned from an older gentleman at my local firing range was denture cleaning tablets!! They ONLY work on regular firearm steel, yet they eat the rust off like crazy without damaging the firearm! Although, they'll take any remaining bluing off as well!!
That is very interesting, thanks for the tip and for watching!
I didn't have much hope for this one, but even though it doesn't cycle, the resto came out amazing. PS, I've seen discoloring like that, when I worked in a small gun shop. Nice one.
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Sure is a big difference between the before and after appearance. Nice work.
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I trained as an armourer in the British Army during the 80s. Part of my job was working on many of the IRA weapons that were recoverd from hidden weapons dumps found by Army patrols around XM and South Armargh. We had to sort, record and put forward weapons that may have been used in terrorist activities. Worked on everything from pre WW1 Metfords, US Thompsons SMGs, AK47s and 74s right up to current army weapons that had been lost or stolen as well as many home made weapons. Really interesting work!
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Grease on sliding parts an try polishing the chamber. Also the return spring might need replacing. M1's do same thing when fired dry without grease. Another nice job!😊
Thanks for the tip, thanks for the support as always Bryant!
Sandblasting gun parts would be my ideal job, l love seeing all the crud removed so efficiently, and bright underneath. Very satisfying.
Ya it is pretty cool!
I always find it amazing that despite so much rust you're not dissolving the entire piece.. It goes to show that rust is really a natural protection layer.
Ya kinda, thanks for watching we appreciate it!
A wonderful job! It must be so satisfying to take things that need help & make them new again...😊 I imagine you are very busy, but may I suggest a follow-up video where you have made the final tweaks & repairs & test fire it again? Perhaps giving us a bit more history of the pistol? You managed to give the old girl a real make-over & allowed her to "sing" again😊, perhaps with the adjustments, we can see her both "sing" & "dance"....😅 Subbed!
Thank you very much, that's a good idea. We might do that in the future. Thanks for the kind words and for watching!
@@TheKinzlerBros you are most welcome! Looking forward to it!
that's the first actually rusted object I've seen you do in a while. COngrates
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You sir are a true craftsman. Cheers from England.
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"Ah! A choice of an avid gun collector. It`s a nice gun, stranger!"
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Nice restoration thanks for another great video 📹
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At least it kinda shoots again. Thanks for bringing her back to life. I wonder if there's a way to drill out and sleeve the breech. Sort of like putting a steel liner in a damascus 12ga. Only with the 12ga, it's a relatively straight line from the breech through the bore. The Muaser has a shouldered and rimless cartridge, that could make it 'interesting'
Right, I think it would. Thanks for watching we appreciate it!
You should look into rust bluing like they did early on especially when they are already rusted
Ya I will eventually, thanks for watching!
These videos are so satisfying. Thank you for restoring this beauty.
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You did your best, maximum respect. That particular model is usually referred to as the "Bolo" broomhandle. It was an attempt to reduce the overall size of the original model, note the squared off grips. For some reason thousands were bought by the bolshevics in the early 20's hence the name bolo!
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8:59 Good soup👌🏻
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Thats the same model I have, its the shorter barrel version with slightly different grips, it's nicknamed the " bolo" as it was a favourite of bolshavics , mine was produced between 1923 /30 , I replaced the grips as the originals where starting too crumble, but it still has its holster stock, but sadly no leather fixtures.
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Wow that sucks balls ! You did such a find job on the restoration love the video !
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I rebuilt a C96 like that one, a 1916 .30, 30 years ago, so working off old memory. It was in rougher shape than that one, some deep pitting. That one looks like a WW1 gun, or maybe an export to China, as I think the German WW2 versions (1930) were generally 9MM. It was an tough accomplshment to rebuild. Fun but touchy one to shoot, I never used a full stripper clip of ammo - guaranteed jam - always 2 or 3 rounds less. It was a pain to deep clean. I had to do a full spring change on the rebuild, if I remember right, and there was a inner linkage that liked to slip; I got good at field stripping it. If I remember correctly, the Chinese / Russian ammo was just a bit small for it, otherwise you were looking for very expensive ammo. I parted with it, went to a collector as a wall hanger, so I guess I did a reasonable rebuild job visually.
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I once had a Chinese contract version of one of these that was chamberd for 9mm. It was in crap condition - similar to this. But I worked at restoring it to almost factory condition using only simple tools and varying grades of sandpaper w/ oil to bring it back to its former glory, if only for reenacting. I appalud your restoration!!!
Very cool, they are cool guns! Thanks for watching!
That was a great job you did saving that old war horse!!! I have one that is quite old and worn but I really like it. It occasionally hangs up and I have to pull the hammer back to shoot it. Whenever I take it to the range it gets a lot of attention. I have a stock that makes it a short barrel rifle. (It’s legal) I enjoy shooting it and hope to pass it on to my son. It’s quite a piece of engineering held together by fit and tension. You did a great job on it… I was wondering if the parts were polished somewhat if that would make it cycle better… again a great job!!!
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Cool video, thanks for sharing this ! have you ever considered using chemicals instead of a sandblaster ? would be interesting to see if it makes a difference on the treatet surface 🤔
Thanks, ya maybe. They both have there pros and cons. Thanks for watching!
A hint, next time save the rust! You can boil the frame and parts and use the accumulated rust to blue the firearm! Otherwise, excellent job.
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boiling converts iron oxide to feric oxide and leave the blue underneath card it off and set it in lawnmower oil ( non detergent 30 w motor oils. kerosene will work too) glass beading ruins roll stamped marks. his guns are barely wall hangers after he scrubs on them
Great video thanks. I'm a huge fan of the Bernie Gunther books by Philip Kerr (RIP) and the Broomhandle is often referenced so it was great to see a real one.
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Still Looks great. Save it from the trash. Well done
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My uncle (no longer with us) had a Broom Handle Mauser that he brought back from WW2, he had taken it off a German Officer (who ummm couldnt use it anymore) I had been on at him since I was a child to give it to me when he decided to get rid of it, he gave it to his business partner :(
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Super jest ten cały starodawny pistolet pozdrawiam serdecznie 👍👍👍👍
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Really the first model came out just before the end of the 19th century up til the WW1
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I guess this is what all modern guns have down to them, with the bluing as most guns are black. You do absolutely wonderful work.
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I don't get why they would stop making this gun. Sure, its outdated by modern standards. But it is still a good gun, by all means. It's so cool looking. I wish i had one.
Ya I absolutely agree, thanks for watching we appreciate it!
Ah yes! The gun of Han Solo!
Haha, ya I guess! Thanks for watching
Working in an office without coffee is impossible, Restauration without WD 40 is impossible too 😅 it’s essential.
I use WD 40 and other penetrating oils. Thanks for watching
Again a great piece of fine gunsmith work! This pistol was more used by the Russians 1918 1930 in the citizen war than by the Germans. Many german officer, espcecially from Prussia disliked this Mauser because her design . Red and white russians always loved it,,not at least to have wooden holsters to use as a gun butt. A famous poem from Mayakovsky (Majakowski) quoted : Speak out , comrade Mauser ! Thank you for your nice work .
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not a restoration at all and certainly not gunsmith work
Are these guns being rusted just to make a youtube video? They all look the SAME!
No not on this channel. Thanks for watching
Why are do all restauration objects always look the same, uniformly covered in a coat of rust. I never saw object like these in real, not even in junkyards.
Well we get them from online auctions, estate sales, friends, customers, subscribers and magnet fishing!
I have an old C96, rust areas and pitting uneven on the surface. Rust here is too uniform. Markings might not have been there, could be a chinese knock off. Also, not sure Germans used these in WWII, they adopted 9mm by then and there would have been a "9" engraved into the grips. WWII Germany mostly used P-38 and some P-08.
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Honestly you did the best you could given the condition of that piece of history but id be proud of yourself for giving it a new lease on life
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Looks like you faked that and rusted it yourself. The fact that its all uniform thin layred rust is not natural. Not to mention that level of rust would have cause the handles to rot off id it had been subject to those conditions naturally. Shameful. Not to mention your first move was to sand vlast it and not even attempt to boil and save the original bluing you destroyed
We don't fake anything on this channel and it was fine glassbead blasting!
learn how to convert rust by boiling and carding. you may find some original finish i guess you cant learn anything except what you know
WW 1 sidearm.
Funny how a lot of these “restorations” have the same amount of low level degradation?? 😂😂
Not all of them, we don't do fake on this channel! Thanks for watching
How many ways can a hundred plus year old guns rust? Of course they look similar.
I don’t believe this one is fake. Look at the pitting, plus the way it rusted inside and on the handle would be pretty hard to fake
It’s sad to see these old pieces of firearm history in that condition…
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Only thing left to do is turn it into a modified version of the standard BlasTech Industries DL-44 model. (Han Solo's blaster)
Haha right! I don't think so. Thanks for watching
I’ve always dreamed to repair stuff
Ya it's very satisfying, thanks for watching
My granddad brought one of these home from the war complete with wooden holster and all. Hope to have it passed down one day. Great job. Just found your chanel in my feed looking forward to more of your videos.
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I like this gun so much!!!
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excellent bravo champions ....👍
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Obejrzę ten film z 500 razy i biorę się za odnawianie broni 😊
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Very fresh rust 😊
Ya it happens when they get wet! Thanks for watching
Great job. Now some Star Wars fan can turn it into Han Solos blaster.
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Бро, красава 👍👍👍👊
Thank you!
My Grandfather had the same type of firearm used in World War 2. He was on China's side fighting against Japan.
Very cool, I couldn't imagine what he went through! Thanks for watching!
@@TheKinzlerBros Yeah it was fascinating. Unfortunately he ended up leaving his Mauser C96 in an abandoned house somewhere in China. After he and the Kuomintang Army fled to the Taiwan. It is said that Chairman Mao's Red Army went into the house and confiscated his Mauser C96. My Grandfather's pistol is somewhere in Communist China's military Achieves somewhere hidden never to be seen again.
Another awesome restoration.
Thank you very much
Can't blame the Germans for stopping manufacture on the model, it has more parts that a Swiss Pocket watch. Make a nice wall hanger. I think your company did a great job with what you had to work with.
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I remember seeing adds in Shotgun News being able to buy these pistols for under $80. Of course StarWars being released and Han Solo's Blaster being based on this design, many a Broom Handle was destroyed by the making a replica of the Han Solo Blaster.
Ya unfortunately there were too many destroyed, thanks for watching
Will be a nice prop gun. Looks neat anyway 👌
I going to get it to fire properly, thanks for watching!
Могу заявить, моя бабуля Александра имела именной, очень по размеру похож, подобный уникум. Как я был счастлив держать его, 60 лет тому.
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Favorite pistol 2nd would 45acp luger from 1911 trials keep up the content .
All things considered not as rough as I thought it would be
They are both iconic guns, thanks for watching. We will!
Given the condition of the broom-handle, I think you did an excellent job 😁👌👌👌
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Nice job! This is the model they used to make Han Solo's blaster prop
Thank you, that's what I have been told. Thanks for watching!
I absolutely love watching these videos!!!
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Great special restoration video again 👍👍👍and test 👍👍Well done Great video 👍👍🎯🎯🎯
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Awesome work 👏
Thank you so much!
@@TheKinzlerBros You welcome.
Looks like this was in a very consistent rusting environment. No splotchy rust. All exterior surfaces seem to be rusted very evenly.
Ya that does happen, thanks for watching!
endlich mal ein video, wo nicht nur amateure rumbasteln. das richtige werkzeug auch richtig angewandt!!! weiter so, danke...🤠
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Winston Churchill carried one of these as mounted infantry in the Boer War.
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holy crap, where the hell did you find that thing and why does it have so much rust?!?!
I don't remember, I think a flooded basement from a subscriber, thanks for watching
@@TheKinzlerBrosi had not watched the video before i posted the comment xd, yes you got it from a subscribers basement, and damn you post good videos
Это полицейская модель 1920 г. Также поставлялся в Россию . Назывался Боло ( большевистский ). Длина 255мм Длина ствола 98.
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