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6/11/2019 11:38:48 AM

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Section 8: Handguns
Subject: Dreyse M 1907 7.65 Msg# 1048702

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TJ Parmele

Joined 6/1/2005

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Mark Freburg (Read) Forum Manager

Joined 4/3/2000

yeah, this one wasn't so nicely re-finished. VERY faded markings to the point you couldn't make out a lot of them. Serial number was still intact though. I wish I had better quality photos. There's a NEAT video put out by C&Rsenal that details the history of this gun and how popular it was. It had a problem skirting the Browning Patents, but it did.

I've been getting a couple of the .32s together. I have a Savage 1917 I picked up that is in at the Gunsmiths now getting a new front sight manufactured for it. I can't believe I missed that one!

The gun literally is a piece of artwork. Such craftsmanship. I found 2 extra 10 round mags online and snagged them both for $50. I plan on getting a 1907 at some point as well. And, I'd like to find a Remington R51 in .32 ACP and not so much in .380.

He's going to need a Ruby as well. I have the Colt Model M 1903 Pocket Hammerless that you've seen. THAT is fun to shoot in .32 ACP. Points and shoots like a laser. BTW, the new manufactured model 1903 for Colt, the older Colt Model M originals WILL take the newly manufactured magazines. Bought 2 extra so I have 3 for my Colt.

I'm looking for a Beretta 1934 / 1935 in .32ACP. Haven't found one to my liking just yet.

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Yes, refinishing really cuts the price, but for a collector/shooter this is often irrelevant, especially if well done. Eric got his very nice Browning Model 1900 complete with Weimar Republic police markings. Since it had been professionally refinished, he isn't bashful about shooting it, and it is a lot of fun to do so (I've shot it too.) But the nice part is that I believe he talked the seller down to something like $450, due to the refinishing. Those M1900s go for a good deal more otherwise.

Did I mention Eric is all hot and bothered to find a nice Dreyse? He seriously considered two different offerings at the last OGCA, but neither were quite up to snuff, or one may have been over-priced, I forget. His goal in this collection is to find a nice core of very early representative 7.65 auto pistols. He also wants a Mauser M1914, a Colt M1903, etc.

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