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Is Mauser pistol a good gun?
With its long barrel and high-velocity cartridge, the Mauser C96 had superior range and better penetration than most other pistols of its era; the 7.63×25mm Mauser cartridge was the highest-velocity commercially manufactured pistol cartridge until the advent of the . 357 Magnum cartridge in 1935.
What was the caliber of a Mauser broomhandle pistol?
The 7.63x25mm Mauser cartridge itself is very fascinating. Taking up about the same space as a standard 9mm Parabellum round, the 7.63x25mm launched an 86-grain bullet at 1,400 fps. This was the fastest commercial handgun cartridge in the world until the advent of the . 357 Magnum in 1934.
When was the Mauser broomhandle pistol made?
1896
Introduced in 1896, the Mauser Construktion 96 semiautomatic pistol was chambered for 7.63x25mm aummunition and featured an integral box magazine. The wooden shoulder stock doubled as a holster. Many people know it as the “broomhandle” Mauser.
What kind of gun is a Mauser Broomhandle?
Mauser C96 “Broomhandle”, .30 Caliber Mauser, original with matching serial numbers. World’s first successful semi-auto pistol model. This type of model was used in WWI and WWII.
Are Spanish broomhandles made by Mauser similar to the C96?
In 1927, Spanish gunmakers started producing the popular C96 Mauser semi-automatic pistol to meet growing demand for the gun. Chinese warlords wanted the C96 to arm their forces—first Beistegui Hermanos, and then Astra the following year were meeting that need. But, these Spanish broomhandles differ from those made by Mauser in one critical area.
Does the Mauser 1896 Broomhandle have no skinkin’ pins?
So instead I will leave you with this excellent series of photos of the Mauser 1896 “Broomhandle” pistol, sent to us by reader Roberto. The C96 has a really intricate “we don’t need no skinkin’ pins” trigger mechanism, and these photos show you exactly how it goes together.
Who invented the full auto Broomhandle pistol?
It was Astra in Spain who conceived the idea of the full auto Broomhandle in 1928, but Mauser picked up the idea and ran with it. From 1932 to 1936 almost 100,000 full auto M712 pistols were produced which netted a healthy profit for Mauser.