#mauser c-96

Yugoslavian film director, writer and painter Zivojin Pavlovic with part of his weapon collection.

Weapons:

Mauser C-96, 7.63x25mm

Tokarev TT-33, 7.62x25mm

Luger, 9x19mm

Walther PP, .32 ACP

Femary 37M, .380 ACP

Astra 300, .32 ACP

Mauser 1934, .32 ACP

Beretta 1919 Pocket Model .25 ACP

Reichsrevolver

S&W No.3 3rd Model Russian, .44 Russian

Francotte model 1866 pinfire revolver. 11mm pinfire

Gasser 1873, 11x36R Gasser

Rast-Gasser 1898. 8x27R Gasser

Serbian Nagant 1891, 7.5x23R Nagant

Colt Police Positive, .32 S&W Long

S&W No.2 DA, .38 S&W

Belgian copy of the British Bulldog, .450

On the pile of books - unknown revolver

Gasser 1870 with 9″ barrel, 11x36R Gasser

Belgian copy of the Colt 1851 Navy, .36

Gasser 1870/74 with 5″ barrel, 11x36R Gasser

French Mle 1892, 8x27R Mle 92

Belgian made pinfire revolver, 9mm pinfire

Mauser C96 Carbine

The 14.5-inch barrelled carbine is one of the rarest C96s you can find, with only around 1,000 manufactured during early production runs.  They do not have the instantly recognisable 'broom handle', instead they have a detachable shoulder stock.  The carbine's longer barrel and stock make it the most accurate and controllable C96, with sights ranging out to 500 yards (the standard C96 has sights marked out to an even more ambitious 1000 yards).  It feeds from the standard 10 and 15 round box magazines and while not entering military service it became popular with civilian markets in Africa and China especially.   Today they can be seen at auction for anything up to $12,000 and many fake reproductions can be found.   

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Bergmann-Bayard

The Bergmann-Bayard physically resembles the Mauser C96 and shares some mechanical similarities beyond the magazine position.  The Bergmann-Bayard also uses a short recoil locking-breech firing mechanism which improved on the C96's short recoil system by using a refined locking breech.  

This locking system designed by Theodore Bergmann was used in a number of other designs including the MG 15Na Bergmann.  Chambered in 9x23mm Largo feeding from either 6 or 10 round box magazines. They were first manufactured in Germany between 1901 and the beginning of the First World War but while they were offered for trials with the German Army they were not selected with the Luger P08 chosen instead.  They were adopted by the Spanish and Danish armies, with the Spanish ordering several thousand in 1905 and the Danes selecting the Model 1910, which remained in service until 1946. 

Due to the relatively small manufacturing capacity of Bergmann's factory some of the Spanish contract was made in Belgium at a in Bayard, leading to the pistols becoming known as Bergmann-Bayards.  A .45 ACP Bergmann Model 1903 was trialled by the US Army during its pistol selection process in 1906, it eventually lost out the the Colt .45.  Some of the first batch of Danish models had an early plastic pistol grip however, these were later replaced with standard wooden grips when the brittle plastic was found to be prone to chipping.

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Recap Of This Week’s Posts:

Here's the recap of the posts from the past week, quite a few pistols and rifles, enjoy!

Pistols:

Adams Revolver (British Army Mark III, Model of 1872)

Bullet Proof Vest Test & The Smith & Wesson Model 10

Model 1842 Tower Cavalry Pistol

Mauser C-96:

Mauser C-96 (9mm)

Mauser C-96 Cutaways

Transitional Pistols

Deutsche Werke Ortgies

Rifles:

M-1817 Common Rifle (Percussion Lock)

Fallschirmgewher-42

Winchester Model 1903 ‘Automatic’

Fusil Gras Modèle 1874

The Mad Minute (SMLE)

Sub Machine Guns:

STEN Assembly

Machine Guns:

Maxim Gun:

The Maxim Gun:  Britain’s First Machine Gun

British Maxims

Ordnance of the Week:

The Armstrong Gun

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Mauser C-96 Cutaways

A pair of excellent cross sectional diagrams showing the inner workings of the timeless Mauser C-96.

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