*RARE SHANXI BROOMHANDLE SEMI-AUTO PISTOL.

Revised: 3/12/2011

Correction: This is not an original old Shanxi Broomhandle produced at the Taiyuan Arsenal. Estimate should be $400-$600

*RARE SHANXI BROOMHANDLE SEMI-AUTO PISTOL. SN 1030. Cal. 45 ACP. Scarce pistol with 5-1/2″ tapered rnd bbl with integral barleycorn front sight and 1,000 meter rear sight. Right & left sides of frame are marked with various Chinese characters and it is mounted with 14-groove bag shaped wood grips that are numbered to this pistol. It also has a lanyard stud in butt. According to a brief Wikipedia Internet search, approx. 8,500 of these pistols were produced at the Taiyuan Arsenal beginning in about 1929 for Warlord Yen Hsi-Shan in Shansi Province. Warlord Yen had these pistols manufactured for his troops to standardize ammunition to be compatible with the Chinese copies of the Thompson sub-machine gun he was issuing to his troops. Accompanied by a Chinese marked brown leather shoulder holster with shoulder strap that has 20 ctg loops and a pouch for two stripper clips. Also accompanied by a Chinese carved wooden holster stock as copied from the Mauser C96 with a leather boot and shoulder strap. They were used throughout WWII and the Chinese Civil War and are rarely found with much orig finish. PROVENANCE: Dr. Leonard Goldfarb Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Overall retains about 98-99% strong orig factory blue with only slight sharp edge wear. Grips are extremely fine. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. Both holster & stock are new. 4-41200 JR132 (4,000-7,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1076	$1,035.00	Revised: 3/12/2011 Correction: This is not an original old Shanxi Broomhandle produced at the Taiyuan Arsenal. Estimate should be $400-$600 RARE SHANXI BROOMHANDLE SEMI-AUTO PISTOL. SN 1030. Cal. 45 ACP. Scarce pistol with 5-1/2″ tapered rnd bbl with integral barleycorn front sight and 1,000 meter rear sight. Right & left sides of frame are marked with various Chinese characters and it is mounted with 14-groove bag shaped wood grips that are numbered to this pistol. It also has a lanyard stud in butt. According to a brief Wikipedia Internet search, approx. 8,500 of these pistols were produced at the Taiyuan Arsenal beginning in about 1929 for Warlord Yen Hsi-Shan in Shansi Province. Warlord Yen had these pistols manufactured for his troops to standardize ammunition to be compatible with the Chinese copies of the Thompson sub-machine gun he was issuing to his troops. Accompanied by a Chinese marked brown leather shoulder holster with shoulder strap that has 20 ctg loops and a pouch for two stripper clips. Also accompanied by a Chinese carved wooden holster stock as copied from the Mauser C96 with a leather boot and shoulder strap. They were used throughout WWII and the Chinese Civil War and are rarely found with much orig finish. PROVENANCE: Dr. Leonard Goldfarb Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Overall retains about 98-99% strong orig factory blue with only slight sharp edge wear. Grips are extremely fine. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. Both holster & stock are new. 4-41200 JR132 (4,000-7,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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