![]() They use the same clip-loaded internal magazine as the 7.63mm Mauser and also holds 10 rounds. M1916 Prussian contract "Red 9" - During World War I, the Imperial German Army issued Mauser a contract for 150,000 C96 pistols that are chambered in the 9mm Parabellum cartridge to offset the slow production of the Luger P08.A small number of these guns were re-barreled for the 8mm Gasser (8.11×27mm) cartridge for reasons unknown. M1916 Austrian contract - Austria-Hungary ordered 50,000 pistols chambered in the standard 7.63mm cartridge.It is often confused for the older 1897 Turkish C96. They are distinguished by having the government's "Lion & Sun" insignia on the rectangular milled panel on the left-hand side of the weapon. 1910 Persian contract - The Persian government ordered 1,000 guns, which are serial numbered 15400 to 154999.They differ in lacking the milling on the sides typical of the commercial pistols, giving them a "slab-sided" appearance, in addition to a "ring hammer" (a spurless hammer with a hole through its head) rather than the early "cone hammer". ![]() 1899 Italian Navy contract - Mauser's first major military contract for the C96, of 5,000 units, ordered by the Italian government for the Navy.These Turkish Mausers differ in that they use Farsi numbering for the tangent sight and serial numbers, and is designated in the Muslim calendar year number system as "1314", rather than the Gregorian calendar year "1896/1897". 1,000 pistols were ordered for the royal palace guards, with serial numbers ranging from 1 to 1000. 1897 Turkish Army contract - Mauser's first military contract for the C96 was with the Ottoman government in 1987.The C96 is interesting in that it is entirely held together through the fit of the parts: there are no pins and only one screw in the entire gun, the latter being used to attach the grip panels. ![]() The sighting system is a V-notch rear tangent sight adjustable up to 1,000 meters (or 1,100 yards) with a front inverted V sight. It was also nicknamed "Peter the Painter" after Peter Piaktow, a contemporary Latvian gangster in London who was believed to have used one, along with the weapon's grip resembling the handle of a paintbrush. The nickname "Broomhandle" comes from the shape of its grip, which resembled the handle of a broom. The holster for the weapon could also be attached to the pistol's grip, where it would act as a stock. Its placement of the internal magazine in front of the trigger was a typical configuration seen in most other German self-loading pistols of the era, except for the toggle-locked Borchardt C93, which placed the magazine in the grip. The C96 is a single-action, short recoil pistol. ![]()
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