It rode higher, almost to the top edge of the trigger guard, on the rare and short-lived compact model that did not survive into the 20th century this model held only six cartridges. Its integral magazine machined into the gun forward of the trigger guard, the magazine’s housing normally extended down level with the bottom of the trigger guard. While awkward and cumbersome by today’s standards, the Mauser C96 design represented a quantum leap forward in handgun reloading speed in the late 19th century. A rearward tug on the bolt then chambers the topmost cartridge. The rectangular bolt enclosed in its receiver or frame is locked back during this procedure.
This had extensions that tapered out to the sides, intended to give better traction to the shooter’s thumb, rather like the hammer spur attachments found on modern lever action rifles that have been mounted with telescopic sights.īuilt with a short-recoil, locked breech mechanism, the C96 loads with stripper clips through the top of the mechanism’s ejection port. Patented with a spur-shaped hammer, the gun would be produced primarily with a ring-shaped hammer, and for a time early in its epoch with a “coned” hammer. Pistol in wooden holster/case/shoulder stock. The design is credited to three brothers: Fidel, Friedrich, and Josef Feederle. It was the first truly successful semiautomatic pistol. A brief history Of The Mauser PistolĬompleted in prototype in the year 1895, patented in 1896, and coming off the production line in 1897, this pistol would be produced by Mauser until the late 1930s. It was a harbinger of things to come, of the profound changes in battle tactics and technology that would take place in the 20th century. However, the Mauser was a far-reaching weapon in a much more important way. That proved to be rather over-optimistic. Many of these Mauser pistols left the factory with tangent sights that could supposedly be adjusted for accurate fire at hundreds of meters. Its integral magazine, loaded via stripper clips, sat ahead of the trigger guard, and its rather awkward grip-shape gave it the nickname “broomhandle.” The C96 was the first military semiautomatic pistol to prove itself both rugged enough and reliable enough for field use, though its substantial size and a shape not conducive to concealment would limit its appeal as a “personal gun.” Its stripper clip loading mechanism would never be as fast to reload as a semiautomatic with removable box magazines, particularly if the design encompassed the thumb button magazine release popularized by the Luger of 1902. The C96 pistol is one of the most recognizable handguns ever made. A detachable buttstock was available, converting the pistol into a carbine.
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