What do we have and how to find out its age!

Brocklady · April 2, 2012, 09:19 PM

My fiancé grandfather passed away leaving behind 2 shotguns and a hand gun.
The handgun is what I'm worried about as the police took all the firearms from his home where he passed as his business was attached.

Handgun is a MAB
Officer said its a WAC Model A
It is a 6.35
It is 51 mm barrel
It's a 6 shot

What kind of gun is this? Where was it made and when?
Grandfather came from Occupied Holland.
Please help. The gun is set to be destroyed.

hoytinak · April 2, 2012, 09:21 PM

Why would the police take and destroy them?

Brocklady · April 2, 2012, 09:26 PM

The police took them because my husband's aunt resided in the residence and was afraid with the buisness attached that someone would break in and shoot her w them. I'm from Canada and prohibited hand guns are destroyed here if you cannot prove they are made before 1946

hoytinak · April 2, 2012, 09:33 PM

I see.

Here's some background on the MAB: http://unblinkingeye.com/Guns/MABHist/mabhist.html

SDC · April 3, 2012, 06:03 AM

These pistols (the French MAC ""A") were made from the 1920s through the 1960s, so there's a good chance that this one dates from before WW2, but we'd need to know the markings and serial number to know for sure. If it's marked as being imported by WAC (Western Arms Corporation), that would make it a post-war pistol. This is part of the BS that I was hoping the "conservatives" would throw out, but they are happy to lie about things just as much as the "liberals" are in their own political interest.

April 2, 2012, 09:19 PM	#1
Brocklady Junior Member Join Date: April 2, 2012 Posts: 7	What do we have and how to find out its age! My fiancé grandfather passed away leaving behind 2 shotguns and a hand gun. The handgun is what I'm worried about as the police took all the firearms from his home where he passed as his business was attached. Handgun is a MAB Officer said its a WAC Model A It is a 6.35 It is 51 mm barrel It's a 6 shot What kind of gun is this? Where was it made and when? Grandfather came from Occupied Holland. Please help. The gun is set to be destroyed.

April 2, 2012, 09:26 PM	#3
Brocklady Junior Member Join Date: April 2, 2012 Posts: 7	Why destroy The police took them because my husband's aunt resided in the residence and was afraid with the buisness attached that someone would break in and shoot her w them. I'm from Canada and prohibited hand guns are destroyed here if you cannot prove they are made before 1946

April 3, 2012, 06:03 AM	#5
SDC Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2001 Location: People's Republic of Kanada Posts: 1,652	These pistols (the French MAC ""A") were made from the 1920s through the 1960s, so there's a good chance that this one dates from before WW2, but we'd need to know the markings and serial number to know for sure. If it's marked as being imported by WAC (Western Arms Corporation), that would make it a post-war pistol. This is part of the BS that I was hoping the "conservatives" would throw out, but they are happy to lie about things just as much as the "liberals" are in their own political interest. __________________ Gun control in Canada: making the streets safer for rapists, muggers, and other violent criminals since 1936.

April 2, 2012, 09:21 PM	#2
hoytinak Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 5,721	Why would the police take and destroy them?

April 2, 2012, 09:33 PM	#4
hoytinak Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 5,721	I see. Here's some background on the MAB: http://unblinkingeye.com/Guns/MABHist/mabhist.html