*CHINESE SHANXI BROOM HANDLE.

Revised: 3/12/2011

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

*CHINESE SHANXI BROOM HANDLE. SN 897. 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. Importers mark “N. A. Co. Ridgefield, N.J.” is behind trigger guard. 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. CONDITION: Very fine, retaining most of its blue, but thinning to gray brown on bbl, and area on right side of magazine well and floorplate, showing cleaning and pinprick pitting underneath. Bore is excellent. Grips show bruising at bottom. 4-42139 MGM142 (1,500-2,500)

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
	1078	$805.00	Revised: 3/12/2011 Correction: This is not an original old Shanxi Broomhandle produced at the Taiyuan Arsenal. CHINESE SHANXI BROOM HANDLE. SN 897. 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. Importers mark “N. A. Co. Ridgefield, N.J.” is behind trigger guard. 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. CONDITION: Very fine, retaining most of its blue, but thinning to gray brown on bbl, and area on right side of magazine well and floorplate, showing cleaning and pinprick pitting underneath. Bore is excellent. Grips show bruising at bottom. 4-42139 MGM142 (1,500-2,500) 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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