Mauser C96
| Mauser C96 | |
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 Mauser C96 M1916 in 9 mm caliber, with loading strip
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| general information | |
| Civil name: | Mauser C96 |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Brothers Feederle / Mauser Oberndorf |
| Development year: | 1896 |
| Manufacturer country: | Germany |
| Production time: | 1896 to 1936 |
| Weapon Category: | gun |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 255 mm |
| Total height: | 155 mm |
| Weight: (unloaded) | 1.08 kg |
| Barrel length : | 96-132 mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : |
7.63 × 25 mm 9 × 19 mm 9 × 25 mm Mauser |
| Possible magazine fillings : | 6/10/20 cartridges |
| Ammunition supply : | Permanently installed box magazine with loading strip |
| Fire types: | Single fire |
| Number of trains : | 6th |
| Twist : | right |
| Visor : | Rear sight and front sight |
| Closure : | Swivel bolt lock |
| Charging principle: | Recoil loader |
| Lists on the subject | |
The Mauser C96 is one of the first self-loading pistols . Although it was never an orderly weapon in the German armed forces, the "Construction 96" was manufactured by Mauser in a large number of variants and calibers and exported worldwide. The C96 was licensed and manufactured unlicensed by various other weapon manufacturers and in the process was partly further developed or improved. After the Borchardt C93 , the first construction of a modern self-loading pistol in 1893, the brothers Fidel, Friedrich and Josef Feederle worked on the development of their own model for the Mauser company; however, without the knowledge and consent of your superior. The weapon was nevertheless produced for the market from 1896.
technology
The C96 is a recoil loader with a straight backward barrel, swivel bolt lock and external cock. The magazine box is located in front of the trigger guard and is loaded from above with loading strips . With the 1930 model , Mauser introduced interchangeable magazines with different capacities. The Mauser M712 pistol was also able to fire continuously . The sheath of the weapon could be used as a stock on all models .
The C96 was produced with different barrel lengths, different magazine capacities and in different calibers. The two original variants in caliber 7.63 × 25 mm had barrels 8 or 13 cm in length and a six- or ten-barrel magazine box.
commitment
At the beginning of the 20th century, the management of the German Imperial Army issued an order for a standard pistol. The development by Georg Luger , known as the pistol 08 , was awarded the contract . The C96 model was defeated, but became a great commercial success for the Mauser weapons factory. Mauser achieved significant sales figures with the export of weapons: the pistol was delivered in large numbers to countries such as Turkey, Mexico and China and officially included in the army's equipment there. The most famous owner of a C96 was Winston Churchill , who took part in the Sudan campaign and the Boer War with this weapon . In the 1920s, a number of C96s were sold to China and manufactured there under license from the Shan-Si Arsenal. They were .45 ACP . Due to the ammunition, these models are wider and therefore immediately recognizable.
During the First World War , C96s were delivered to the German troops , which had been converted to the standard 9 mm Parabellum cartridge . To avoid confusion with the C96 in caliber 7.63 mm, they were marked with a large red “9” on the handles. The Mauser was also very popular in Russia, where it was used in particular by the troops of the Bolsheviks . The preference of the Red Guards for this pistol found expression in the art of that time. So proved Vladimir Mayakovsky weapon reverence in his poem Left March ( Левый марш ):
Unroll your march, lads off board!
No more quarreling and hesitation.
Quiet there, you speakers!
You have the floor,
speak, Comrade Mauser!
Various models of the pistol were still in use in the Wehrmacht during the Second World War . In particular, they were led by military drivers and gang fighting units behind the front. In the Waffen-SS, the version of the rapid-fire self-loading pistol C 96 / M-30 was often used.
variants
| year | model | Barrel length (mm) |
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| 1912 | New fuse model (NS) | 140 |
| 1916 | Military model caliber 9 mm ( Red Nine ) | 140 |
| 1920 | Post-war model with a shortened barrel due to the Allied editions. Bolo-Mauser : Often delivered to the Bolsheviks in the Soviet Union |
99 |
| 1930 | M-30 | 132-140 |
| 1931 | M711 with interchangeable magazines | 132-140 |
| 1932 | M712 rapid fire with interchangeable magazines | 132-140 |
literature
- Terry Gander, Peter Chamberlain: Encyclopedia of German Weapons 1939-1945. Hand weapons, artillery, prey weapons, special weapons . Motorbuch, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-613-01975-2 (English: Germany's guns 1939-1945 .).
- Christopher Ailsby: The History of the Waffen-SS. In words and pictures 1923–1945 . Tosa, Vienna 1999, ISBN 3-85001-986-1 (English: Waffen-SS. The illustrated history 1923–1945 . Translated by Rudolf Kaspar).
- Patent CH11943 : Repeating firearm activated by recoil with movable barrel, in which the bolt is locked. Registered January 9, 1896 , published September 15, 1896 , applicant: Paul Mauser (CPC F41A11 / 00; F41A17 / 32; F41A19 / 43; F41A19 / 45; F41A3 / 38; F41A5 / 02; F41A9 / 65. Also published as DE90430).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Popular Bergmann 1896 & Mauser C96 videos - Early Automatic Pistols
- ↑ Turkish pistol C96. In: Frontline 18. Retrieved April 28, 2012 .