Mauser C96
«Broomhandle / Bolo Mauser»
PistolGermany1896Historic
German short-recoil semi-auto pistol with fixed magazine in front of the trigger and 'broomhandle' grip; first commercially successful semi-auto pistol, produced in over 1 million units.
Pistol//Germany
ID — MAUSER-C96
Designation
Mauser C96
Mauserwerke
Caliber
7.63×25 mm Mauser
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Identity
- Designation
- Mauser C96
- Alias
- Broomhandle / Bolo Mauser
- Manufacturer
- Mauserwerke
- Country
- Germany
- Year
- 1896
- Category
- Pistol
- Status
- Historic
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 7.63×25 mm Mauser
- Muzzle velocity
- 425 m/s
- Effective range
- 50 m
- Maximum range
- 200 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 140 mm
- Overall length
- 312 mm
- Empty weight
- 1.13 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Corto rinculo della canna
- Bolt / action
- Hammer-fired, otturatore con tenoni
Feed
- System
- Caricatore fisso a piastrine (10 colpi) / amovibile (20)
- Standard capacity
- 10 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-auto
Historical profile
Designed by the Feederle brothers at Mauser in 1895 and patented in 1896, it was sold worldwide as a sidearm for officers and escort troops.
Adopted by China, Persia, Ottoman Turkey and used heavily in the Russian and Chinese civil wars; copied in China as the 'Shanxi Type 17' in .45 ACP.
M712 'Schnellfeuer' variant (1932) introduced as a machine pistol with 20-round detachable magazine and full-auto fire; used by SS and Waffen-SS in WWII.
Variants
C96 standardBolo (canna corta 99 mm)Red 9 (9×19, WWI)M712 Schnellfeuer (full-auto)
Main users
Germania · China · Impero Ottomano · Persia · Russia (entrambi i fronti civili)
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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