Belgium 32 auto melior pistol the firearms forum the. This book contains well over 50 pages of detailed information and. Cleaning, repairing and maintaining pistols has never been easier. Is there a single book about the 1911 that is considered the best source of information on care, maintenance, field stripping, complete stripping, and upgrading a 1911.
Clearly labeled photographs make it easy to identify the part being manipulated in each step. The bluing is 98% with a very small amount of holster wear toward the end of the barrel. Melior belgium 25acp pocket automatic, 75% blue with some spotting, good grips and bore for sale by wildwood inc on gunsamerica 935272741. Revolvers are repeating handguns that have a multichambered cylinder behind a single barrel, by which the cartridge in each chamber is. It very definitely is not an original melior, in spite of its low serial number. It is with this gun which the career of robar in the sector of the automatics began. There is an lshaped sear lever, similar to the walthers, that pivots on a pin staked to the frame to lower the sear when the trigger is pulled. One grip panel broken, see pictures but i have all the grip screws. If you own a gun or will ever want to own one then youll need this. They are not the same design and are derived from different prototypes. The robar melior was a copy of the jieffeco pistol which was manufactured by jannsen fils et cie. C278q melior belgium 25acp pocket automatic for sale. Trick out or upgrade your firearm with the largest gun parts selection at.
I have no interest in a history of the 1911 or a showcase of pretty guns. This 25 autoloading pistol was discontinued in 1969. Assembly instructions melior pocket brevete semiauto pistol. Gun manual for nearly every firearm on the planet ebooks pdf free download links 37 survival downloads and handbooks small arms of the world. Also includes full disassemble reassemble instructions for the firearm. The melior pistol beat the baby browning to market and was introduced in 1929. Your new model melior pistol was made by the belgian firm liegoise darmes a feu robar et cie. Delivery within 710 days 7 in stock with brownells usa. Buy gun digest book of automatic pistols assemblydisassembly gun digest book of firearms assemblydisassembly 5th by kevin muramatsu isbn. Shop for new model melior parts and accessories with numrich gun parts, the worlds largest supplier of gun parts. Retaining approximately 8590% finish with scattered wear and scratches present. Jan 06, 2016 while not every semiautomatic pistol model can be covered in print, even in a book like this, the representative range here is close enough to many other designs to get you through the assembly and disassembly of guns not listed.
Later, when his son joined the business, the company began making whole shotguns, which was the companys primary business for most of its existence. The gun digest book of firearms assemblydisassembly book. He is the author of the book of glock, shooters bible guide to firearms assembly, disassembly, and cleaning, 50 guns that changed the world, and the editor. The only problem with the pistol is a kink in the recoil spring, where one coil overlaps the next.
In 1920, a totally new design was introduced as the new model melior. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1toz. This is a discussion on what tools for disassembly. Melior pistol were introduced in january 1921 and, presumably, the. This model first made in 1920 by manufacture liegoise darmes a feu robar et cie, liege, belgium. The previous owner had it reblued it was his carry gun. Vincenzo bernardelli originally made damascus twist shotgun barrels. If you like to shoot, work on guns as a business or hobby, or just own a gun, this is the place for you. To search for a particular word on a webpage hold down your control key ctrl while pressing the f key.
As in the modern wars prior, it was the service pistol that proved the last line of defense for the warfighter of world war 2. The gun digest book of firearms assemblydisassembly part. Walther p1 p38 parts, german accessories, rtg parts. All used firearms should be checked by competent gunsmith before firing and we cant guarantee that used collectible firearms will perform as new. If three days inspection is offered please note that this inspection is only the visual one to match purchased firearm with auction description and no firing or disassembly allowed.
I would rate this as good plus, with 65% bluing remaining. Learning home gun repair and gun disassembly is easy with these stepbystep instruction books. This online parts catalog represents some of the more popular guns for which we carry parts. If you are interested in any of our products for hunting and shooting, please contact the following persons.
For over 75 years, shooting sports enthusiasts have turned to. Six critical tools to do field maintenance, improve performance, and assist in assemblydisassembly on your 1911 pistol. While the pistol shares a exterior resemblance to the fn 1910 its internal operation is very different. The gun digest book of centerfire rifles assembly disassembly the gun digest book of shotguns assembly disassembly gun digest beretta 92s assembly disassembly instructions gun digest book of modern gun values gun digest book of modern gun values. Gun manuals currently available b beretta, browning, bushmaster. Brownells is your source for handgun disassembly books,books at brownells parts and accessories. Modified from the larger 1920 model, the first production had full length grip safeties, second variation had short. Meliors were made until the 1950s in fairly large quantities. The slide of this model was marked automatic pistol jieffeco made in liege belgium brevets 259178 265491 daviswarner arms corporation n y. We will look at the cartridges available prior to 1900, the ones developed or introduced between. Melior pistol, bearing the serial number 12,281, has recently come to the attention of the author, and this pistol presents a problem. However, the brownings breech block is attached to the slide by two screws, and dismantling the gun requires removing these screws. The first distinctive feature of the new model melior pistol is related to the fact that the breech block is a separate unit from the slide, and the joining of the two holds the slide on the frame.
There are no marks or pitting of any kind on the metal. The pistol can be field stripped by partially retracting the slide, removing the slide stop, and subsequently removing the barrel bushing. A list of the bestselling disassembly books of all time, such as doityourself gun repair and the ida pro book, 2nd edition. Mar 30, 1990 the gun digest book of firearms assemblydisassembly part i automatic pistols book. Over the centuries, pistol became a generic term for any handheld firearm, but most arms authorities recognize revolvers and semiautomatic pistols as types distinct from the historical singleshot pistol. Hey everyone, im new to the forum posting, but old as a researcher on this site. Gun manual for nearly every firearm on the planet ebooks pdf free download links. I will try and post pictures with this thread so all you experts out can help an amateur out. The gun fires perfectly but id like to replace that spring. These arent your boring black and white military manuals but very beautiful full size full color volumes showing many photographies and schematics. Robar pistols jieffeco and melior firearms identification.
The pistol has a grip safety, as would be expected from its low serial number. The gun digest book of firearms assemblydisassembly. The gun digest book of firearms assemblydisassembly by j. This separate breech block was copied from the model 1900 fn browning and was also replicated in the old model melior. To disassemble the pistol the breechblock has to be removed. Has several belgium proof marks on the barrel, and comes with one blued mag. According to hogg and weeks, in their book pistols of the world, the robar company began life as. Sep, 2016 mauser is much more well known for their long guns than their hand guns, but in this installment of tfbtv we look at a very prolific early 20th century handgun made by the mauser company in. It is possible that this pistol was marketed by lowell, massachusetts firm as one of their own manufacture, however, there is a difference in the magazine release. Gun digest book of automatic pistols assemblydisassembly is the indispensable guide to diy disassembly, repair, and reassembly of semiautomatic pistols of. Gun manual for nearly every firearm on the planet ebooks. My research revealed that the melior is a pre wwii comercial pistol made in liege belgium. He is the author of several gun books, including 50 guns that changed the world and book of glock. This model is basically the same throughout the production period, varying mostly in location and size.
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Oct 12, 2016 i decided to see if i could put together a useful video on the subject, and this is the result. I have been unable to examine a type ii in person, and unfortunately the photographs i have are not good enough to give a complete description of the gun. Full disassembly and subsequent reassembly of the pistol to its component parts can be accomplished using several manually removed components as tools to complete the disassembly. American rifleman sorting out the littlest brownings. When the name was changed to melior, the magazine release was changed to a button on. Gun digest book of automatic pistols assemblydisassembly, 4th edition is the indispensable guide to diy disassembly, repair, and reassembly of semiautomatic pistols of all types stepbystep disassembly and reassembly instructions for over 90 models and over 300 closelyrelated variants, including the addition of newer. Rtg parts llc has been family owned and operated since its inception in 1999. Buy the gun digest book of firearms assemblydisassembly by j. There are a total of 41 world war 2 service pistols 19391945 in the military factory. Every pile of dusty old books you find at a gun show has a zillion reprints of cartridges of the world and howto pamphlets on stock refinishing from 1960.
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World war 2 service pistols 19391945 military factory. This european made pistol has the more rare for sale by john s. The third pic is an american importcopy called phoenix. Help with belgium melior disassembly the firearms forum. I am selling a belgian melior vest pocket pistol, caliber.
Whether you have a glock disassembly, ar15 disassembly. I have a belgium melior that i have absolutely no idea how to. I have a belgium melior that i have absolutely no idea how to take apart and clean. This little pocket auto is quite old, but in very nice shape for its age. Whether you have a glock disassembly, ar15 disassembly or other project, you can learn to take it apart and get it back together with our gun disassembly downloads by model. The fn model 1903 chambered in 9x20 browning and the colt model 1903 chambered in both. Cornell publications llc old gun manuals featuring beretta. Rosier and, in its first form, appeared in about 1910. It was a variant of the firms jieffeco pistol and first appeared around 1920 in 6.
The gun digest book of firearms assemblydisassembly part i automatic pistols book. The lockwork of the melior is on the right side of the gun instead of the left, as on the walther. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the. Great story this gun tells,with about 92% original factory blue, and matching numbers on the frame and slide of 40220. This pistol has several markings that we will list as follows.
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