Bring Out The Mouse Guns
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ridewv
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A pair of Colt .25's, one was my father's, the other was his father's.
4506517
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I have a Beretta 950 Jetfire in .25 cal but for some reason I cannot upload the pictures. You do NOT have to rack the slide. Drop one in the tip up barrel, cock the hammer and you're good to go.
LouisianaJoe
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I also have 21A .22 but I do not have a photo yet.
I'll bet I am the only poster whose mouse gun has recently been used to kill a mouse - as in yesterday! No picture of the mouse, unfortunately.
sw44spl
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heres mine the guy I got it from was left this by his dad. he didnt like guns so sold it. his dad brought it back from ww2 he got it from a jap officer he killed.I did some research into why a jap would be carring a mauser.well I found out the jap officers only got a sword they had to buy their side arms. so this one got a nice mauser.I would rather have it than one of those badly made jap guns.
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labworm
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I'll bet I am the only poster whose mouse gun has recently been used to kill a mouse - as in yesterday! No picture of the mouse, unfortunately.
That is a .22 cal, mine is a .45 cal
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Texas Star
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This is one of the largest .25 autos, but not much of a military sidearm. Nor was the 7mm "Baby" Nambu, but it was mostly carried by senior officers, who probably never expected to see combat.
Quite a few Jap officers bought German pistols, including a DWM copy of the Browning M-1910 in .32. Some even had Colt .32 autos. The Colts were sold there before the war, but they took others when they conquered the Dutch East Indies. Also, Dutch-issued Lugers. I think the Lugers all had grip safeties, but some basic P-08 types may have been used, too, for all I know. I wouldn't rule it out if someone told me that his grandfather captured a Luger from a Jap. But usually, they confuse an 8mm Nambu with a Luger.
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Poco
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Here's a few of mine. 
Uberti 1849 Wells Fargo with 32 S&W conversion cylinder. (Note mouse on end of barrel.)
Lemon Squeezer in 38 S&W.
Baby Browning in 25 acp.
Uberti 1849 Wells Fargo with 32 S&W conversion cylinder. (Note mouse on end of barrel.)
Lemon Squeezer in 38 S&W.
Baby Browning in 25 acp.
bubbiesdad
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I have two
sw44spl
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hey texas star I did find out that that mauser 25 was issued to german officers in ww1 and in ww2 it was issued to the german airforce and the german navy.the one I have was made in the 1930-33 range based on the ssn. thank you for your info.
Andy Griffith
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Uh oh...
I forgot one....
My Stinger Pengun:
I forgot one....
My Stinger Pengun:
Texas Star
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You're certainly welcome!
The later (1914) version in .32 and its 1934 successor look better and hit harder.
If you see the old movie, "The Guns of Navarone", the mountain division officer who captured the Allied agents has the 1914 or the 1934 .32. I think it's the only time I've seen one in a film.
I did write a fan fiction about characters from a TV show, and one mysterious lady bought a 1914 .32 from a shady pub owner after feeling menaced in London in the 1920's. She quickly used it to save a Portuguese girl about to be raped by some ruffians, and that girl became a continuing character as one other girl's maid. I really liked her buying that gun. It seemed to fit the situation, and I wanted my mostly female readers, many in Europe, to realize how easily criminals can acquire guns, if they have the right contacts and some money. She certainly had both, having been pretty shady, herself, before becoming the Countess of Avebury after marrying the Earl, Lord Roxton. Alas, that fic is no longer on the Net; the board was closed. But you can probably rent, "The Guns of Navarone", starring Gregory Peck, David Niven, Sir Anthony Quayle, and Anthony Quinn. Look for that Mauser .32 if you see it.
The general run of better quality German .32 autos was widely distributed throughout the Wehrmacht as well as the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe. I believe that many officers bought them as personal weapons, and they were often substituted for 9mm guns, due to shortages. Aircrew and tankers often preferred them for their smaller size, especally fighter pilots, who had cramped cockpits. They were frequently furnished with Walther PP and PPK .32's. I'm sure that some had those Mauser .32's, too. And a very famous one, Hans Rudel (Stuka pilot, very heavily decorated) carried some sort of .25. But he didn't mention a make or model in his book.
I hope this stuff interests someone here.
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sw44spl
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you can see my mauser 25 auto in the bogart movie saraha the greman pilot has it.it is a very accurate gun i was amazed at how weel it shoots.I almost got the 32 auto one this past weekend at a gun show but didnt have the money. yes germany was hurting for pistols in ww2 they used anything they could could scare up.I seen someone posted here a schmiser pocket pistol made by the mp40 sub machine gun company I almost picked one of them up 3 years ago.
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