Murray Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 This is what I got for Christmas. http://img59.exs.cx/img59/8519/Borchardt315_1.jpg 1893 Borchardt semi auto serial number 315 made by Ludwic Loewe of Berlin around 1894. Cased with accessories including stock. cheek piece, holster, cleaning kit and hold open device, spare mag, oil can, bore brush, screw driver, pin punches and case key. The very first semi auto pistol made and the holy grail of Luger collecting which is my other gun hobby. Kind wishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z3BigDaddy Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 DROOLLLLLL §8-P********* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffen Und Bier Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 Beautiful! That is a sexy beast. http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/tongue.gif You are blessed. Definitely one of my top 10 favorite handguns of all time. I can't put them in order as it would be like choosing children. One of these days...maybe....hope looks dim for me..... http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/sad.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantpanda4 Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 Murray you are indeed a lucky man! That pistol is the first - and all others studied it to learn how it was made and how to improve it, making it SO significant. And your's look like it is in beautiful shape as well! Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM76 Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 "WOW" I like it Beautiful See ya Tinol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD. Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 NICE http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
full auto 45 Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 Very nice indeed. You be one lucky man. First a medal from the Queen and then this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zamm Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 OH MY GOD! I thought they only existed in books!!! Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 VERY NICE! http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poprivit Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 Will you adopt me? I'll bring my Harley and let you ride it ... I've NEVER seen that pistol in anything other than photos - v. nice weapon. Do you have any history on it? http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21 smoker Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 Murray,.. very,very nice!....Santa was very good all around the world!... http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/wink.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted January 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 I agree, it is a great gun. History is interesting. It has been in New Zealand for about 23 years having come from England in 1983. I have lusted after it for years and finally got the oportunity to aquire it. The Borchardt is an interesting firearm in as much it was the first hand gun to employ a "box" magazine which is also used for the Thompson. It also used Hiram Maxim's toggle lock principal which was used in the Maxim machine gun. George Luger refined the design in to the Luger pistol as we all now know it and many of the Borchardt ideas are still in the Luger. It looks kind of ungainly but I can assure you that it fits into one's hand nicely and is very well balanced. When you fit the Stock and cheek piece it becomes a great carbine. No! I wont be firing it, one reason it that the ammo is virtually impossible to find and secondly, as it is over 112 years old, I don"t want to damage it in any way. Kind wishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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