Videos tagged with Mauser C96 Variants

This review delves into a rare Chinese Warlord C96 Carbine produced by the Taku Naval Dockyard. The analysis highlights its historical context, unique manufacturing evolution from ship maintenance to arms production, and distinctive design features. The carbine is noted for its exceptional build quality, suggesting it was intended as a prestige presentation piece rather than standard issue.

This video, featuring Jonathan Ferguson from the Royal Armouries, explores a rare 1926 prototype Mauser C96 pistol. It reveals that this 'broom-handle' firearm was a select-fire weapon, predating the commonly believed 1928 Spanish Astra origin for the fully automatic C96 'Schnellfeuer'. The prototype demonstrated a functional mechanism for both single and full-auto fire, showcasing Mauser's early exploration of submachine gun concepts.

This review details a rare 20-shot C96 'Broomhandle' Mauser variant, an early experimental model produced between 1897-1899. With only 188 units made, it features a fixed 20-round magazine and an early 'cone-style' hammer. Despite its historical significance, the design proved impractical due to weight, balance, and cumbersome reloading with stripper clips.