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Lot 3531:Large Chinese "Warlord" Semi-Automatic Pistol

December 10th, 2023|Bedford, TX
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Lot 3531:Large Chinese "Warlord" Semi-Automatic Pistol

December 10th, 2023|Bedford, TX
Estimated Price$3,500 - $5,500
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Documented Impressively Large Chinese "Warlord" Semi-Automatic Pistol

Likely manufactured in China in the first half of the 20th century, a great deal of "cottage industry" sprung up to fill the demand for weapons created by political disputes great and small; while the European and American manufacturers were very well represented, especially among the better funded military forces, the market was simply too large and too hungry for importers alone to fill the need. This pistol is a straight blowback semi-automatic with a slide that shows features of both the Mauser Broomhandle as well as Beretta's pocket pistols, with an open top to ensure clean ejection, a semi-functional tangent rear sight (mobile and spring loaded, but with no elevation piece and gibberish numbers on the graduation lines), and rear grasping grooves in imitation of the Mauser's bolt, with the barrel and front sight shaped to look like the Mauser. A metal collar secured to the frame with two screws attaches the barrel to the frame, with further gibberish on the slide and frame, small ring hammer, back strap slot for a stock (not included), and a set of grooved and serrated horn grips. Magazine not included. This specific pistol is pictured and discussed on pages 115, 128 and 129 of the book "Pistols of the Warlords: 1911-1949" by Ian McCollum.

ConditionVery good, with traces of original blue finish in the protected areas, chiefly showing a mixed brown and gray patina with scattered shallow pitting and light handling marks. The grips are good, with cracking and chipping. Mechanically very good.
Details
ManufacturerChinese
ModelSemi-Automatic
TypePistol
ClassCurio & Relic Handgun
Caliber / Gauge7.63 mm
Barrel8 inch round
Finishblue
Griphorn

Item LocationBedford, TX
Views1876
Catalog page295
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