101 year old grandpa of the Star Wars Blaster
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Pretty pistol, and getting scarce. I'm sure the back of the hammer is marked with an intertwined NS for new safety. It takes two hands to put on but requires less fitting. On the right side, by the chamber, there should be a little German Army acceptance stamp and the magazine follower should have a little scallop in the lower part, to help feed the shorter 9mm round. They wre numbered in their own serial number range, apart from the commercial Mausers.
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Thanks Cyrano, as part of the original 1916/17 Prussian Contract (150,000 ordered – 136,000 +or- delivered when war ended) this one is a numbers matching example with the German military proof mark on the left side barrel flat and the Prussian eagle on the front of the magazine. It does have the scallop on the magazine follower.
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tndrfttom
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Very cool proof marks tndrfttom. I love that they use "tons" in their pressure markings.
I keep my Prussian* in a display case in my office. When I leave it goes back in the safe.
*My paternal grandfather was born in Hanover in 1866, the same year Prussia absorbed that region.
I keep my Prussian* in a display case in my office. When I leave it goes back in the safe.
*My paternal grandfather was born in Hanover in 1866, the same year Prussia absorbed that region.
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Rock185
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You guys have some rather elegant pistols. I handled one of the Mauser pistols, but never owned, or even shot one. Since I'm a 9MM fan, always thought the Red 9s were especially neat.
I was always fascinated in the fact it has only one screw... to hold the grips on... but alas I have never been able to fire one let alone buy one... so I settled for this... poor substitute, but fun...
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I'm getting slow in my old age; it took a long while for this to sink in. The crown over crown over U on the left side barrel flat is the German civilian proof of the firearm. On the right side, just opposite the civilian proof is a very small crown and gothic letter that is the military acceptance. The two crowns on the civil proof are different; I think the top one is the imperial crown and the bottom one the Prussian crown, but that's just a guess. Here's a picture of the one on the right side of my 'Red 9", and you can see another on on the right side picture that Tndrfttom posted.
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Robvious: When I saw this I had to have one too. They ae loads of fun to shoot, and they come with a box of 40 CO2 carridges; I think I'll shoot them up pretty fast. Right now it's at the gunsmith getting a rusty old spare Mauser stock attaching iron fitted to the groove in the back. Will be a lot of fun once I can put a stock on it.
Great catch Cyrano!
To quote The Firearm Blog:
"The proofs on the left side of the gun are the double crown over U proofs of the Oberndorf proof house:"
"All Broomhandles typically have these marks. A small mark on the other side is what a collector really wants:"
"This is a military acceptance stamp and it indicates that the pistol was accepted into Prussian military service in WWI."
•ETA: Cyrano, the cleaning rod is a repro that came with a repro wood stock/holster set.
To quote The Firearm Blog:
"The proofs on the left side of the gun are the double crown over U proofs of the Oberndorf proof house:"
"All Broomhandles typically have these marks. A small mark on the other side is what a collector really wants:"
"This is a military acceptance stamp and it indicates that the pistol was accepted into Prussian military service in WWI."
•ETA: Cyrano, the cleaning rod is a repro that came with a repro wood stock/holster set.
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Dryheat: I think the firearms blog was a little overenthusiastic about the Army acceptance marks. They're found on 'Red 9's, and on most wartime commercials (7.63X25 caliber, solid safety burr, no 900 meter sight setting). In fact I don't remember seeing a wartime commercial without one, so most of them must have gone into the Army. But they're not found on any other Mausers. Once a very advanced Mauser collector shnowed me a large ring hammer with an army acceptance stamp; apparently the army bought a few for trials early on.
Your acceptance stamp aparently has the letter J. Mine has a M. I can't quite make out what Tndrfttom's is, but then I don't read fraktur very well anyway. Guess they had several inspectors, each with his own letter. I don't think anyone has cataloged them.
Your acceptance stamp aparently has the letter J. Mine has a M. I can't quite make out what Tndrfttom's is, but then I don't read fraktur very well anyway. Guess they had several inspectors, each with his own letter. I don't think anyone has cataloged them.
italiansport
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One notable carrier of the C96 was none other than Winston Churchill. I sorta remember him stating that he bought his from a gun dealer in Great Britain. I also believe he stated that it did see use!
Jim
Jim
Ivan the Butcher
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My C96 is an Import from China that someone reblued. Mine is in the 30 mauser/ 7.63x25 cartridge. The barrel has one rifling left the whole length, but it is segments of all the rifling in a line, you would think it would be a poor shooter but with Chinese ammo I held 4" at 200 yards off sandbags. Mine came with a Chinese made shoulder stock/holster, but I don't have any of the leather straps for it. In fact, I never bothered to but any stripper clips for it, I use M-16 strippers with 8 rounds to load with. I made a couple hundred reloadable brass from 223 cases and loaded with cast 32 ACP bullets, for plinking ammo. (The RCBS reloading dies used to be affordable!) Lyman published reloading data several times.
When you take any C96 to the range you will draw a crowd!
Ivan
When you take any C96 to the range you will draw a crowd!
Ivan
Not beautiful but enjoyable WW I & WW II bring backs- my wife's grandfather brought back one from someone who didn't need it anymore and my father brought back one he was given by a guy handing out a crate full in occupied Tokyo.
Regards,
turnerriver
Regards,
turnerriver
gwpercle
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For the money ...why else. You didn't give it away did you ?Had one once with a matching shoulder stock. To this day I can't figure out why I ever let it go!
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