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The '''Mauser C96''' (commonly called the "Broomhandle" or "Broomhandle Mauser" due to its distinctive grip) was a German semi-automatic pistol, originally manufactured between 1896 to 1936. It was one of the first semi-automatic pistols in history to see widespread use and was built in Spain and China as well. There are four major variants (with the usual array of rare or specialty/custom sub-variants.)
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The '''Mauser C96''' (commonly called the "Broomhandle" or "Broomhandle Mauser" due to its distinctive grip) was a German semi-automatic pistol manufactured from 1896 to circa 1937. It was one of the first semi-automatic pistols to see widespread use and was copied in Spain and China. There are several major variants, though continual product improvement at the Mauser factory led to dozens or hundreds of individual variations arising over four decades of manufacture.
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* The original C96 was the full-sized, ten-shot model in 7.63x25mm Mauser.
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* The Mauser C96 was the fullsized pistol - (7.63x25mm Mauser)
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* The "Bolo" model was produced in limited numbers before the First World War, then produced exclusively by Mauser for most of the 1920s due to restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles.
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* The ASTRA 900 was simply just a Spanish made copy.
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* The "Red 9" was a 9x19mm model produced to fill a contract for the German army during the First World War. As it was externally identical to the concurrently produced 7.63mm version, its caliber was prominently marked on each side of the grip.
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* The ASTRA 903 was the same as above but with full automatic capability.
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* The ''"Schnellfeuer"'' was introduced in the early 1930s, in response to the select-fire C96 copies produced in Spain by Beistegui Hermanos. It used ten or twenty round detachable magazines and a select-fire mechanism designed by J. Nickl (early) or K. Westinger (most commonly seen). The Schnellfeuer is popularly known as the "M712", though this designation seems to have originated in a Stoeger catalog and not at the Mauser factory.
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* The "Bolo" was the shorter barrel and smaller grip version ''(restrictions from the Versailles Treaty)'' and sold in large numbers to the Bolsheviks, thus the nickname "Bolo" - (7.63x25mm Mauser)
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* The Astra 900 was another Spanish copy, produced by Unceta & Cia. It retained the overall shape and locking system of the C96, but used a trigger mechanism of original design.
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* The "Red 9" was a contract model for the German Army, chambered in 9mm Parabellum. To avoid loading mistakes, a large number 9 was burned into the grip and painted red, hence the name.
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* The Astra 903 was Unceta's equivalent of the Schnellfeuer, though unlike Beistegui's later versions the 903 was not compatible with Schnellfeuer magazines.
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* The M712 ''"Schnellfeuer"'' had a detachable 20 rd box magazine and fired fully automatic.   (During the 20th Century, some semi auto only versions of the M712 Schnellfeuer were built and sold to the civilian market as the M711)
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* The Type 17 was a .45 ACP version produced in Shanxi, China under the orders of ruling warlord Yan Xishan in order to maintain ammunition compatibility with the [[Thompson_Submachine_Gun|Thompson M1921]] clones his Taiyuan factory already produced. C96 copies of varying quality were also produced by Chinese arsenals at Hanyang, Taku, and several other locations.
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* The "Shansi Type 17" was a Chinese manufactured Mauser alongside being the ultimate and biggest as it is chambered in the .45 ACP fed by a 10 round internal magazine, again loaded with stripper clips. In China the weapon was nicknamed the "box cannon" due to its box-shaped internal magazine and ability to be placed inside its own stock.
 
  
  
 
==Specifications==
 
==Specifications==
  
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'''Type:''' Pistol, Machine Pistol (Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer, Astra 903)
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'''Type:''' semiautomatic or select-fire pistol, short-recoil operated, single-action trigger
  
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'''Caliber:''' 7.63x25mm Mauser, 9x19mm Parabellum, .45 ACP(Shanshi Type 17)
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'''Caliber:''' 7.63x25mm Mauser, 9x19mm Parabellum, 9x25mm Mauser Export (rare), .45 ACP (Type 17)
  
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'''Capacity:''' 10 rounds
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'''Capacity:''' 6 (early), 10 or 20 (very early) round fixed box magazine, or 10 or 20 round detachable box magazine
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'''Fire Modes:''' Semiautomatic
 
  
 
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* ''[[Fallout]]'' (Gizmo the casino boss, as "9mm Mauser")
 
* ''[[Fallout]]'' (Gizmo the casino boss, as "9mm Mauser")
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* ''[[Fallout2 ]]'' (Found in a locker in the back of New Reno Arms)
  
 
* ''[[Fallout 3]]'' (as the "Chinese Pistol")
 
* ''[[Fallout 3]]'' (as the "Chinese Pistol")
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* ''[[Silent Storm]]'' (C96, Red-9 & M712 versions)
 
* ''[[Silent Storm]]'' (C96, Red-9 & M712 versions)
  
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* ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''
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* ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' (Loose basis for the Sniper's SMG)
  
 
* ''[[Day of Defeat: Source]]'' (M712 Schnellfeuer version with a stock)
 
* ''[[Day of Defeat: Source]]'' (M712 Schnellfeuer version with a stock)

Revision as of 18:19, 3 March 2010

The Mauser C96 (commonly called the "Broomhandle" or "Broomhandle Mauser" due to its distinctive grip) was a German semi-automatic pistol manufactured from 1896 to circa 1937. It was one of the first semi-automatic pistols to see widespread use and was copied in Spain and China. There are several major variants, though continual product improvement at the Mauser factory led to dozens or hundreds of individual variations arising over four decades of manufacture.

  • The original C96 was the full-sized, ten-shot model in 7.63x25mm Mauser.
  • The "Bolo" model was produced in limited numbers before the First World War, then produced exclusively by Mauser for most of the 1920s due to restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles.
  • The "Red 9" was a 9x19mm model produced to fill a contract for the German army during the First World War. As it was externally identical to the concurrently produced 7.63mm version, its caliber was prominently marked on each side of the grip.
  • The "Schnellfeuer" was introduced in the early 1930s, in response to the select-fire C96 copies produced in Spain by Beistegui Hermanos. It used ten or twenty round detachable magazines and a select-fire mechanism designed by J. Nickl (early) or K. Westinger (most commonly seen). The Schnellfeuer is popularly known as the "M712", though this designation seems to have originated in a Stoeger catalog and not at the Mauser factory.
  • The Astra 900 was another Spanish copy, produced by Unceta & Cia. It retained the overall shape and locking system of the C96, but used a trigger mechanism of original design.
  • The Astra 903 was Unceta's equivalent of the Schnellfeuer, though unlike Beistegui's later versions the 903 was not compatible with Schnellfeuer magazines.
  • The Type 17 was a .45 ACP version produced in Shanxi, China under the orders of ruling warlord Yan Xishan in order to maintain ammunition compatibility with the Thompson M1921 clones his Taiyuan factory already produced. C96 copies of varying quality were also produced by Chinese arsenals at Hanyang, Taku, and several other locations.


Specifications

Type: semiautomatic or select-fire pistol, short-recoil operated, single-action trigger

Caliber: 7.63x25mm Mauser, 9x19mm Parabellum, 9x25mm Mauser Export (rare), .45 ACP (Type 17)

Capacity: 6 (early), 10 or 20 (very early) round fixed box magazine, or 10 or 20 round detachable box magazine

The Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" pistol has been seen in the following films and television shows used by the following actors:

Pre-War dated Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser. Note the rear tangent sight; in something of a display of wishful thinking, the C96's sight is adjustable for ranges up to 1000 metres.
Mauser C96 "Red 9" Version for the German Army - 9mm. This model is World War One dated.
Mauser C96 in silver finish.
Shansi Type 17 chambered in .45 ACP with unfired rounds and stripper clips
ASTRA 900 chambered in the same 7.63x25mm
ASTRA 903 machine pistol
Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer
File:Mauser c96 bolo.jpg
Mauser C96 7.63x25mm Mauser - Short Barreled "Bolo" Model
C96 "Broomhandle" Mauser fitted with holster/stock combo - 7.63x25mm.
Highly engraved Mauser C96 'Bolo' - 7.63x25mm.
File:C96 carbine.jpg
Reproduction of the very rare full stocked C96 carbine - 7.63x25mm.

Film

  • John Le Mesurier used a C96 with a shoulder stock in the 1968 film "Salt and Pepper"
  • Geoff Parry as Bubba Zanetti in Mad Max

Video Games

  • Resident Evil 4 (as the "Red 9," with an optional stock and fitted with an underbarrel laser pointer)
  • Fallout (Gizmo the casino boss, as "9mm Mauser")
  • Fallout2 (Found in a locker in the back of New Reno Arms)

Television

Anime

  • Hellsing a Vampires Nazi can be seen holding two
  • Heine Rammsteiner in Dogs: Bullets and Carnage

Animation

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