The holsterstock for the gun is a high quality reproduction it is a very sound and works great with this gun. Broom handle c96 mauser by thatjackalkid on deviantart. This is a post world war 1 commercial mauser c96 bolo. Mauser c96 broomhandle walnut grips with correct grooves ww115 mauser bolo walnut grips. If you are interested in more about the multiple variants, i suggest that book. Also known as the m30 by collectors, it was a simplification and improvement of the m1921 mauser. It features an integral box magazine in the front of the trigger, wood grip shaped like a broom handle which earned the gun the nickname broomhandle.
Mar 08, 2018 the c96 broomhandle mauser is certainly one of the most iconic selfloading handguns of the first world war. Movie directors loved it for its exotic, sinister looks. Why the mauser c96 broomhandle still looms large gun. The terminology is not entirely standardized i apply the name bolo to any c96 with a short barrel and small grip.
Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. I did some soul searching and decided that all matching numbers trumped the potential for a shooter, so i made a huge leap of faith and bought it. A sweeping history of the mauser c96 broomhandle pistol. During world war i, the imperial german army contracted with mauser for 150,000 c96 pistols chambered in 9mm parabellum to offset the slow production of the standardissue luger p08 pistol. Mauser c96 pistol, red 9 national museum of american history. China was so taken with these guns that they couldnt get enough mausers, giving rise to spanishmade and eventually chinesemade copies. Luger pistol, mauser c96 broomhandle pistols and accessories. Get the best deals for mauser c96 broomhandle parts at. The short barreled version was popular in russia and is now nicknamed the bolo, short for bolsheviks.
The c96 was very popular worldwide, specifically in china and russia. The bore is very clean with no rust or pits and strong rifling. Its ungainly shape and slowtoreload mechanism had rendered it obsolete as a service handgun long before mauser discontinued it. Contrary to common belief, the c96 was not invented by paul mauser, but by the feederle brothers fidel, friedrich, and josef. Roman glodov sergey nikonenko is the sixth chief of militia the same as sheriff in wild west town five his predecessors were killed by the gang. Its my deact c96 bolo mauser, it was manufactured 192022 and comes with the stock pictured. The gun itself was first designed in 18941895 and is for all comparative purposes very strange.
The c96 also became a staple of bolshevik commissars from one side and various warlords and gang leaders from another in the russian civil war, known simply as the mauser. Mauser bolo walnut grips, 21 grooves ww116 mauser bolo broomhandle. The bolo mauser is correctly known as the m1921 and they were made during the 1920s. Production began in 1896, and ended about 1939 with over one million c96 pistols. The story takes place in 1920s, in a small town that is terrorised by a gang of outlaws. Unlike lugers, the collecting group for c96 s is a bit smaller. They are nice collector pieces and their value ranges widely based off condition, market, and variation. Many refer to the c96 as the bolo mauser as if this was as generic a nickname for it as broomhandle. The mauser c96 is nicknamed broomhandle because of the obvious resemblance of the grip to the handle of a broom. Mauser bolo with holsters gun vault, revolvers, cool guns, holsters, knives and. The distinctive characteristics of the c96 are the integral box magazine in front of the trigger, the long barrel, the wooden shoulder stock. The purpose of a small grip gun is unclear, probably targeting on asian market where potential buyers had smaller hands than europeans. Mauser began manufacturing a compliant version of the c96 for commercial sale from 1920 to 1921. The mauser c96 construktion 96 is a semiautomatic pistol that was originally.
In the c96 context, the war is always the great war of 19141918. Blossom store w 6mm bb new ww2 mauser broomhandle c96 modern german airsoft spring hand gun pistol. The landmark mauser c96 design changed things in a dimension far beyond. Please enter a serial number and click the submit button.
Dragon 1 6 action figure c96 bolo mauser broomhandle pistol gun. Its modern enough its semiauto, but it has a fixed magazine with only a 10 round capacity. Most of them exported to russiachina tot blosheviks and named them bolo. Postwar bolo this was the first major variant out of the mauser factory after the war. Broomhandle mauser project gutenberg selfpublishing. Introduced in 1896, the mauser construktion 96 semiautomatic pistol was chambered for 7. Jul 14, 2020 the bolo c96 is the perfect carry gun for woke trust fund suburbanite babies like myself. The mauser c96 construktion 96 4 is a semiautomatic pistol that was originally produced by german arms manufacturer mauser from 1896 to 1937. Experimental work shop, and it is reported that the c96 then referred to as p7. The sixth shestoy is a 1981 russian eastern action movie directed by samvel gasparov. Interesting succinct history and guide to the c96 broomhandle with great photos. You can see the rounds were tumbling by how they hit the target. This page details the development and operational history of the.
The bore of this pistol is nearly completely smooth. The c96 was also the weapon of choice of the title character in dave stevens rocketeer comic and film. Oct 14, 20 c96 late postwar bolo the bore was so dirty and worn looking upon first inspection that i almost passed on it. Mauser bolo broomhandle semiautomatic pistol revivaler. Aug 25, 2020 the c96 saw extensive use in the spanish civil war, and was a favorite of chinese warlords. Author jonathan ferguson offers a concise and highly readable history in this osprey weapon series book, with illustrations by peter dennis. My c96 bolo mauser deactivated and antique guns, munitions.
The design was then patented under the mauserwerke brand label the following year. This is an early post wwi commercial bolo c96 mauser manufactured between 1921 and 1923 based on the serial number. Nov 18, 20 the c96 turned out to be mausers most successful pistol. Due to the terms of the treaty of versailles, german pistols were limited to 100 mm barrels or shorter, and calibers under 9mm. Mauser began manufacturing a compliant version of the c.
This variant of the c96 was named the red 9, after a large num. Wartime commercial around 144,000 made between 191214 and 1918 1916 prussian contract a. Rear sight marked available at 2009 december signature. This is the classic c96 broomhandle that was produced in 9mm for the imperial german army in 1916. It featured smaller grips, a shorter 99millimetre 3. A pictorial history of the model, 1896 selfloading pistol, j. Communist revolutionaries yakov yurovsky and peter ermakov used mausers to execute the former russian imperial family in july 1918. Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than canadian dollars and are approximate conversions to canadian dollars based upon bloombergs conversion rates. Sixth shestoy, the internet movie firearms database. The m30 reverted to the long barrel and fullsized grips.
The history of mauser as told through its pistols the. C96 mauser bolo broomhandle package penny auction semi. Aug 25, 2020 for most, the c96 is a pistol of history and of fiction. Heres a brief production history of small c96 variants cone hammers commercial serial number range 1 to about 14,000 cone hammers were made with 6, 10, or 20 shot fixed magazines.
Mauser c96 bolo red nine pistol, cowans auction house. Jan 03, 2020 there are approximately 65 variants of c96 pistolscarbines in the book system mauser by john w. Fits all mauser broomhandle c96, bolo, and 1930 model newly made milspec. Russias history reads likes a novel which may be why it has been the subject of so many. There are approximately 65 variants of c96 pistolscarbines in the book system mauser by. And excellent online source of information as well as access to true aficionados of anything c96 can be gotten at the c96. This period of history that gives us the mauser c96 is the period that takes in the. We could write a book about this pistol, but well spare you. These postwar bolos account for nearly a third of all c96 production. Mauser c96 bolo a mauser c96 bolo is used by korytin igor klass during the shootout with bandits in the old building.
Mauser c96 large ring hammer variations at about serial number 15,000, the flat side variation italian navy contract modification of the trigger and rear sight firing pin with a single locking lug the shallowmilled panel variation large ring bolo 10shot the bolo variation. The mauser c96 construktion 96 is a semiautomatic pistol that was originally produced by. Mauser designed bolo very early, circa 1902, so called prewar bolo in collector community. Ww1 military history, 2nd amendment gun art, steampunk decor. Retains traces of original blue mixed with pitting and brown patina. Mauser pistols broomhandle for sale guns for sale at. The commercial production postwar bolos have serial numbers from around 444,000 to 794,000. The narrative covers the development and use of the weapon, bolstered by lots of first person accounts, including by the author in probing claims of unreliability. Mauser broomhandle bolo c96 semiautomatic pistol military. In the years the name bolo became the nickname for every short model c96 best regards,fred.
This gun was likely sent to china due to the markings on the grip and marking on the gun. Unlicensed copies of the gun were also manufactured in spain and china in the first half of the 20th century. Jul 15, 2014 you can see a turkish c96 with on the back a very rare document. It is a leather book presented by husny bey, president of the imperial ottoman commission in karlsruhe, to paul mauser for his 70th birthday in 1908. The mauser c96 construktion 96 is a semiautomatic pistol that was originally produced by german arms manufacturer mauser from 1896 to 1937. This postwar bolo was the standard c96 made by mauser through the 1920s. During the warlord era of chinese history in the early 20th century, the.
Get the best deals on mauser broomhandle when you shop the largest online selection at. The mauser c96 construktion 964 is a semiautomatic pistol that was originally. The mauser bolo broomhandle pistol we are featuring is one of those items. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical.
For most, the c96 is a pistol of history and of fiction. The bolo model was also popular elsewhere, as the shorter barrel and smaller overall size made the gun easier to conceal. Metal has most of its original finish with some patina. Production of c96 pistols continued, however, and, in 1921, the b. The real price you could expect provided it is all matching is somewhere in there. Mauser c96 history, contract variants, major variants. Fits all mauser broomhandle c96, bolo, and 1930 model. Most of the serial numbers are matching except for the hammer. Jul 31, 2019 the mauserwerke c96 series semiautomatic pistol was the collective product design of three brothers whose last name was known as federle while under the employ of mauser during 1894. Red 9 around 5,000 made between 1916 and 1918 postwar bolo, of two minor variants around 345,000 made between the early 1920s and 1930.
The book explores the different uses of hand weapons, from pistols to. Production started in the early 1920s, perhaps 1922. The c96 was originally designed by three brothers fidel, friedrich, and josef feederle. Fidel feederle was the superintendent of the experimental work shop, and it is reported that the c96 then referred to as p7. It has been professionally refinished and refurbished. The lanyard ring is rotated 90 degrees which also indicates an early post war bolo. Osprey publications has recently published a title about the c96, written by jonathan ferguson, curator of firearms at the royal armouries museum in leeds, uk. This is the classic c96 early postwar bolo broomhandle that was produced in 7. Many variations were made over time including a fully automatic machine gun version. The mauser c96 was also featured on black ops 2s origins zombies map, being the starting pistol.
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