*SCARCE SHANXI TYPE 17 BROOMHANDLE SEMI-AUTO PISTOL.

Revised: 3/12/2011

Correction: This is not an original old Shanxi Broomhandle produced at the Taiyuan Arsenal.

*SCARCE SHANXI TYPE 17 BROOMHANDLE SEMI-AUTO PISTOL. SN 1583. 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. They were used throughout WWII and the Chinese Civil War and are rarely found with much orig finish. PROVENANCE: Walker Inman Trust. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching including grips. Overall retains about all of its strong orig blue with a couple of small scratches on bbl and slight sharp edge wear. Grips are crisp. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, may be unfired. 4-41269 JR83 (4,000-6,000)

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
	1077	$920.00	Revised: 3/12/2011 Correction: This is not an original old Shanxi Broomhandle produced at the Taiyuan Arsenal. SCARCE SHANXI TYPE 17 BROOMHANDLE SEMI-AUTO PISTOL. SN 1583. 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. They were used throughout WWII and the Chinese Civil War and are rarely found with much orig finish. PROVENANCE: Walker Inman Trust. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, all matching including grips. Overall retains about all of its strong orig blue with a couple of small scratches on bbl and slight sharp edge wear. Grips are crisp. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore, may be unfired. 4-41269 JR83 (4,000-6,000) 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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