Comments on: When is a pistol not a pistol? http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/12/29/when-is-a-pistol-not-a-pistol/ Firearms not Politics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:24:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: GetGunInCanada http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/12/29/when-is-a-pistol-not-a-pistol/comment-page-1/#comment-19267 GetGunInCanada Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:57:06 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=3927#comment-19267 The Mateba patents expired December 15th 2007. That means anyone could put one into production now. Of course there may be a design (style not mode of operation) patent on it still, I think those last longer. Anyways the problem is nobody wants a new one. They only want them as a curiosity. They didn't want them when they were new the first time. They're heavy and have limited capacity. I wouldn't buy one, and I'm a sucker for "novel" firearms. I'd probably buy a used one though. The Mateba patents expired December 15th 2007. That means anyone could put one into production now. Of course there may be a design (style not mode of operation) patent on it still, I think those last longer.

Anyways the problem is nobody wants a new one. They only want them as a curiosity. They didn’t want them when they were new the first time. They’re heavy and have limited capacity.

I wouldn’t buy one, and I’m a sucker for “novel” firearms. I’d probably buy a used one though.

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]]> By: jdun1911 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/12/29/when-is-a-pistol-not-a-pistol/comment-page-1/#comment-4489 jdun1911 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:00:22 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=3927#comment-4489 I really wanted that auto Revolver tho. Just didn't have the money in my firearms collecting budget at that time. By the time I did CDNN sold them all. A damn shame. The old CDNN online pdf catalog format has price listed. The newer ones doesn't. You have to call them. The paper catalog that they sent to my home has the price listed tho. Weird. I'll send you the old CDNN pdf catalogs via email, Steve. Latest catalog. http://www.cdnninvestments.com/dowournewcat.html I really wanted that auto Revolver tho. Just didn’t have the money in my firearms collecting budget at that time. By the time I did CDNN sold them all. A damn shame.

The old CDNN online pdf catalog format has price listed. The newer ones doesn’t. You have to call them. The paper catalog that they sent to my home has the price listed tho. Weird.

I’ll send you the old CDNN pdf catalogs via email, Steve.

Latest catalog.
http://www.cdnninvestments.com/dowournewcat.html

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]]> By: Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/12/29/when-is-a-pistol-not-a-pistol/comment-page-1/#comment-4487 Steve Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:27:29 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=3927#comment-4487 Is that all they were going for back then? Wow. Used Mateba's are $1500-2000+ now! Is that all they were going for back then? Wow. Used Mateba’s are $1500-2000+ now!

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]]> By: jdun1911 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/12/29/when-is-a-pistol-not-a-pistol/comment-page-1/#comment-4485 jdun1911 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:23:25 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=3927#comment-4485 I should have bought a Mateba from CDNN 8 years ago for around $600 IIRC. I still have the old pdf catalog on my HD. What a shame. I don't think they are in production anymore or no one is importing them to the USA. I should have bought a Mateba from CDNN 8 years ago for around $600 IIRC. I still have the old pdf catalog on my HD. What a shame.

I don’t think they are in production anymore or no one is importing them to the USA.

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]]> By: James R. Rummel http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/12/29/when-is-a-pistol-not-a-pistol/comment-page-1/#comment-4443 James R. Rummel Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:45:48 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=3927#comment-4443 Thank you kindly for the link! James Thank you kindly for the link!

James

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