Mauser C96

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

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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

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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.

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Reproduction of the very rare full stocked C96 carbine - 7.63x25mm.

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A Mauser C96 'Bolo' with rifle stock attached - 7.63x25mm.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Three Days of the Condor	Max von Sydow	Joubert		1975
Queen of Outer Space			The astronauts weapons were short magazine C96 Mausers painted gold	1958
Brannigan	Daniel Pilon	Gorman	M712 Schnellfeuer	1975
Salt and Pepper	John Le Mesurier		had shoulder stock attached	1968
Mad Max	Geoff Parry	Bubba Zanetti		1979
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome	Mel Gibson
Teen Agent	Roger Rees	Augustus Steranko
Sitting Target	Oliver Reed		M712 Schnellfeuer
Black Caesar	Fred Williamson	Tommy Gibbs
Hell up in Harlem	Fred Williamson	Tommy Gibbs
Wanted	Morgan Freeman	Sloan	M712 Schnellfeuer
Lawrence of Arabia		Turkish Army officers
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade		German soldiers
Raiders of the Lost Ark		German soldiers
The Wind and the Lion	Antoine Saint-John	Colonel Von Roerkel
Michael Collins		IRA forces
Lethal Weapon 2	Joss Ackland	Arjen Rudd
The Spy Who Loved Me	Richard Kiel	Jaws
From Russia With Love	Robert Shaw	Red Grant
Star Wars series	Harrison Ford	Han Solo	as the "DL-44 Blaster"
The Fifth Element	Luke Perry	Billy	M712 Schnellfeuer
The Mummy		The Medjai
The Mummy Returns	Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje	Lock-Nah
Young Winston	Simon Ward	Winston Churchill
Joe Kidd	Don Stroud	Lamarr Simms
Speed Racer	Matthew Fox	Racer X
Joe Kidd	Clint Eastwood	Joe Kidd
Kung Fu Killer
Hannibal Rising	Gaspar Ulliel	Hannibal Lecter
Kung Fu Hustle		Axe gang members
All the King Men		Turkish Officer		1999
The Second Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World	Tom Adams	Agent Charles Vine
Hey RamBollywood movie	Kamal Hassan	Saket Ram		2000
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)		Several "Street Thunder" gangmembers	Equipped with silencers
State Department: File 649					1949
The Great Silence (Il Grande Silenzio)	Jean-Louis Trintignant	Silence (Silenzio)		1968
Down in the Valley			Seen in the gun cabinet	2005

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Hitman: Blood Money	as the "WW1 Pistol"
Medal of Honor: Airborne			available during the "Der Flakturm" level
Medal of Honor: Underground			unusable
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater	Shansi Type 17
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots	(Shansi Type 17)
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")
Fallout 2 (Found in a locker in the back of New Reno Arms)
Fallout 3 (as the "Chinese Pistol")
Silent Storm (C96, Red-9 & M712 versions)
Team Fortress 2 (Loose basis for the Sniper's SMG)
Day of Defeat: Source (M712 Schnellfeuer version with a stock)
Timesplitters [as the "Mauser Pistol"]
Red Dead Redemption as "Mauser Pistol"

Television

• Spanish and German officers in Rough Riders

• Brad Johnson as Henry Nash in Rough Riders

• The Professionals (Carbine Variant)

• Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983) (Bolo version)

• The Unit Used by an attempted assassin.

• Band of Brothers Used by French soldier to execute German soldiers.

Anime

• in Gunsmith Cats it is seen the shop and at Rally's house

• Hellsing a Vampires Nazi can be seen holding two

• Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade: at the shooting range and in the end scene

• Rotton the Wizard in Black Lagoon

• Heine Rammsteiner in Dogs: Bullets and Carnage

• Kochikame

Animation

• Atlantis, The Lost Empire

• The Brak Show