BSA Custom Take-Down Rifle

[harry mac]

...and Dad had a broom handle Mauser in 9mm with a clip on stock which you could keep the whole pistol in like a wooden holster.

I had one of those, the "Red 9" variant, like your dad's. Handing that in for destruction in 1997 damn near broke my heart

[chieffool]

I had one of those, the "Red 9" variant, like your dad's. Handing that in for destruction in 1997 damn near broke my heart

I sympathise. The C96 was quirky to load, remarkably effective at quite ridiculous ranges for a 9mm (100+ m), and just a real oddity. Dad died in '96 and dissolved his gun collection in '92 due to ill health. Sad to think of all those lovely examples crushed.