This was just sold for 4k

[TxFlyFish]

i was waiting for the listing to be over (am not affiliated with it anyway) but a NIB Mateba MTR-8 just got sold. when it comes to revolvers, I consider it one of the most unique ones out there along with medusa and nagant. It is very very rare to see one as there are only few samples in the country, just had to show and tell

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=279746670

 

[TheNocturnus]

What a strange looking piece.

I want one.

 

[TxFlyFish]

when folks talk about mateba they usually refer to the unica series, but little did the realize the real gem the super rare MTR-8

 

[BigJimP]

Interesting ...thanks for pointing it out !

 

[Jason_G]

Imagine the holster for that thing

I can honestly say, I've never seen one of those.

Thanks.

Jason

 

[Budda]

The Mateba MTR-8 was designed by the same guy that made the Chappa Rhino.

The Mateba MTR-8 sold for that becuase he created it on a dare and ONLY 10 ever made it the USA.

I think it is cool, Work of engineering for sure. but it was obsolete the day it came off the bench.

 

[Crankgrinder]

very interesting thanx for the pic. No surprise about the rhino affiliation with its barrel axis concept after all.

 

[Mike Irwin]

It apparently didn't sell.

It was relisted.

 

[TxFlyFish]

must be hot item Lols just got sold BIN again

 

[warningshot]

Oh yea, I had one of those.

I kept it under my seat of my Rolls Royce. I traded both in for a Chevy and a 1911.

 

[clang]

That gun is wrong in so many ways it's hard to know where to start. It's most useful purpose would be a prop in the next Star Wars movie...

 

[jborushko]

I kept it under my seat of my Rolls Royce. I traded both in for a Chevy and a 1911.

you got taken on the chevy


ill take one in .357mag please!

 

[Dragline45]

wow what a pointless design, sacrifice 2" of barrel length just to move the cylinder in front of the trigger guard. Must be top heavy too.

 

[briandg]

So, it was made for shooting competition, as far as I can understand. It was useless, it appears to me, for any other purposes. Obviously, it was useless for target competition as well, because if it would have won matches, it would still be in production.

If the people who designe it had sold every single one for $4k, they still would probably have lost money just on design and set up costs alone.

That looks like it was a really bad idea.

 

[Master Blaster 2]

Sold for only $4000.00 deeper pockets than me..

 

[cnj]

It didn't fetch $4K because of it's functionality.