![]() ![]() ![]() Mauser patented the design under his name. Approximately a year later, some of the first prototypes were created. Truth be told, the Feederle brothers had just about finished the design before Mauser jumped on board so his input was minimal. Realizing the potential market for semi-auto pistols, Mauser called the Feederle brothers back in and took a personal interest in the new design. In 1893/94 Paul Mauser was starting to see his competitors start to release semi-auto pistols (Bordchardt, Bergmann, Mannlicher, etc). So every week the Feederle brothers would get together and work on this project all the while keeping Paul Mauser informed of its progress. So Mauser told Fidel to take the project home and work on it in his free time. Paul Mauser, owner of the Mauser company was not thrilled to find out one of his weapons designers was working on a personal project while at work. Fidel began working on what would become the C96 in the Mauser workshop. Fidel was a higher up in the “experimental workshop” at Mauser. The C96 was originally designed by three brothers (Fidel, Friedrich, and Josef Feederle). If you are interested in more about the multiple variants, I suggest that book. There are approximately 65 variants of C96 pistols/carbines in the book “System Mauser” by John W. The C96 was never formally adopted by German military despite it seeing use during both World Wars.ĭisclaimer: This is a BRIEF history of the C96.Lawrence of Arabia also carried one during his time in the Middle East during WW1. Winston Churchill carried a C96 he called “ripper” during the Mahdist War in Sudan and during the Second Boer War.It uses a short recoil action which utilizes the energy from a fired cartridge to move the slide and chamber another round. The C96 was on of the first successful commercial semi-auto pistols to be created.The Russian 7.62x25mm is based off this cartridge. 7.63x25mm is often referred to as a “hard hitting round” with about 545 joules or 402 ft⋅lbf.Barrel length can most commonly be found as 5.5″ or 3.9″ (Bolo), OAL is commonly 12.3′ or 10.7′ (Bolo), Weight varies upon variant.The C96 typically has a 10 round internal box magazine (some variants differ) and is reloaded using a 10 (typically) round stripper clip.45 acp (Chinese variant), 8.15mm Mauser (experimental), and 8mm Gasser (small amount of pistols converted to this). It gets the nickname “Broom Handle” from its broom handle like pistol grip.The C96 is a German made semi automatic pistol. ![]()
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