![]() 'Red 9' Mauser C96 with stock Within a year of its introduction in 1896, the C96 had been sold to governments and commercially to civilians and individual military officers. The Mauser C96 pistol was extremely popular with British officers at the time and many purchased it privately. Mauser supplied the C96 to in the UK for resale. By the onset of World War I, the C96's popularity with the British military had waned. As a military sidearm, the pistols saw service in various colonial wars, as well as,, the, the, the and. The C96 also became a staple of Bolshevik commissars and various warlords and gang leaders in the, known simply as 'the Mauser'. And used Mausers to the Russian imperial family in July 1918. Was fond of the Mauser C96 and used one at the 1898 and during the; carried a Mauser C96 for a period, during his time in the Middle East. Indian Revolutionary and his partymen used these Mauser pistols in the historic in August 1925. Chinese Communist General carried a Mauser C96 during his and later conflicts; his gun (with his name printed on it) can be viewed in the Beijing war museum. Three Mauser C96 were used in the killing of Spanish prime minister in 1921. Imported and domestic copies of the C96 were used extensively by the Chinese in the and the, as well as by the Spanish during the and the Germans in World War II. Besides the standard 7.63×25 mm chambering, C96 pistols were also commonly chambered for with a small number also being produced in. In 1940, Mauser officials proposed using the C-96 as the vehicle for an upgrade to the 9×25mm Mauser Export cartridge to match the ballistics of the. Lastly, there was a Chinese-manufactured model chambered for. I have a nice prewar c96 serial number 81217. All numbers match except for the bolt stop (110) and the bolt. The bolt has no serial number stamped on it. C96 broomhandle mauser. Late post-war bolo with matching-numbered stock. Matching serial numbers. Excellent condition, overall!! Description: c96 mauser broomhandle late post-war bolo. Matching, numbered stock. Excellent original condition! Serial #633xxx all visible numbers match (interior lockworks unknown) small ring. New safety hammer. Despite the pistol's worldwide popularity and fame, China was the only nation to use the C96 as the primary of its military and police. Contract variants [ ] 1897 Turkish Army Mauser [ ] Mauser's first military contract was with the Turkish government in 1897. They ordered 1,000 pistols; they had their own serial number range, running from 1 to 1000. They differ in that they use a non-Arabic number system on the tangent sight and the weapon is designated in this number system in the year '1314' rather than the year '1896 / 1897'. Markings include a six-pointed star on both sides of the chamber and of Sultan (a trophy of crossed Turkish flags, various polearms, and a collection of his royal awards and honors) and the Muslim year 1314 on the square left rear frame panel.
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