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The barrel is also inscribed 'W 1571' and this could be a South African registration mark
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A MAUSER 7.63MM 'STANDARD CONE HAMMER' SELF-LOADING 'BROOMHANDLE' PISTOL, NO. 2974
The barrel engraved 'J. Blanch & Son 29 Gracechurch Street London', with long extractor, dovetailed firing-pin, the pinned rear-sight graduated from 1 to 10, early trigger, with 23-groove wooden grips
5in. barrel, German contemporary proof
The barrel engraved 'J. Blanch & Son 29 Gracechurch Street London', with long extractor, dovetailed firing-pin, the pinned rear-sight graduated from 1 to 10, early trigger, with 23-groove wooden grips
5in. barrel, German contemporary proof