[jyl]

Anyone have a Mauser broomhandle? If I could get another pistol now, that would be the one.

I used to work with a guy who collected Broomhandles, he had around 100 of them, an FFL, he'd send and receive Broomhandles in the mail all the time and would bring them in to office to show me. My favorite was the full auto version, called a "Schnell-something".

I had a chance to buy an absolutely mint Broomhandle, with shoulder stock/holster, from him, but $500 seemed too high, this was in 1994 or so. I still don't know if I should have bought it or not.

Edit: A quick search suggests a typical Broomhandle in mint (95%-ish) is worth up to $1,000, but that values vary widely by the specific model and condition. Well, that wouldn't have been a particularly good investment. Especially since I'd have shot it frequently and enthusiastically.