Well I went to see and fire the little mouse gun,,,
Turns out it wasn't a Model 21A
It is a "Model 950 B - Cal 6.35"
The biggest difference is that it is Single-Action Only,,,
And there's no manual safety.
From Wikipedia:
Early models (*950* and *950B* Pre-1968) do not have a safety lever, employing an inertial firing pin for safe hammer-down carry instead (the half cock notch is not for carry and could cause the gun to fire if dropped on the hammer). Later models (*950BS* Post-1968) are provided with an external safety lever.[2][3] The "950BS" stands for "Brevettato Sicurezza", meaning "patented safety" in Italian.
I was a bit chagrined at it not being a 21A but tried it anyway,,,
I ran two mags with no problems at all,,,
The pistol performed great.
And at about 15 feet I kept all 16 rounds in the head of a silhouette target,,,
Which I considered good what with my shaky hands,,,
And the pistol being so small.
The asking price was not out of reach,,,
And he threw in 5 full and 1 partial box of cartridges,,,
At current prices that is at least $150.00 worth of ammunition.
So I didn't even mention anything about the pistol being a 950B instead of a 21A,,,
I handed the gentleman our agreed upon price,,,
Shook his hand and we went for lunch.
He paid the range fee so that I could test the functionality,,,
So I reciprocated and paid for our lunch.
We had some good conversation,,,
And both left happy with the deal we had made.
I give Btown the "Aarond H. Graham - Stamp of Approval"
Aarond
.
Turns out it wasn't a Model 21A
It is a "Model 950 B - Cal 6.35"
The biggest difference is that it is Single-Action Only,,,
And there's no manual safety.
From Wikipedia:
Early models (*950* and *950B* Pre-1968) do not have a safety lever, employing an inertial firing pin for safe hammer-down carry instead (the half cock notch is not for carry and could cause the gun to fire if dropped on the hammer). Later models (*950BS* Post-1968) are provided with an external safety lever.[2][3] The "950BS" stands for "Brevettato Sicurezza", meaning "patented safety" in Italian.
I was a bit chagrined at it not being a 21A but tried it anyway,,,
I ran two mags with no problems at all,,,
The pistol performed great.
And at about 15 feet I kept all 16 rounds in the head of a silhouette target,,,
Which I considered good what with my shaky hands,,,
And the pistol being so small.
The asking price was not out of reach,,,
And he threw in 5 full and 1 partial box of cartridges,,,
At current prices that is at least $150.00 worth of ammunition.
So I didn't even mention anything about the pistol being a 950B instead of a 21A,,,
I handed the gentleman our agreed upon price,,,
Shook his hand and we went for lunch.
He paid the range fee so that I could test the functionality,,,
So I reciprocated and paid for our lunch.
We had some good conversation,,,
And both left happy with the deal we had made.
I give Btown the "Aarond H. Graham - Stamp of Approval"
Aarond
.
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