C96 Broomhandle mauser pistol

This C96 "broomhandle" Mauser pistol was made in Germany in 1912. It it chambered in 9mm, but used to be calibre 7.63mm. It's old and a very interesting pistol.

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[Rmeister007]

I found a Chinese replica from 1936 selling for $2500! How is it to fire one of these things? I know they've got a lot of firepower and range, but are they accurate?

[DARIVSARCHITECTVS]

@Rmeister007 They do not have huge firepower, and are only a bit different than shooting any other 9mm pistol. As for accuracy, they are good, but the shooter's skill is the most important factor. I suck using pistols, personally, and excel using assault rifles and beltfed machineguns. The cool thing about the C96 is its history. It was one of the first automatic pistols made in great numbers. It is all milled parts, making it very expensive to produce by today's standards.

[minitos1]

isnt it russian? i guesed it cause of red ochestra 2 heroes of staligrand

[DARIVSARCHITECTVS]

@minitos1 Stop making INCORRECT comments based on video games, kid.  You just show the world how ignorant you are. The Mauser c96 is German. The Chinese also made copies of this gun for their police in the 1930's. I suppose you think real life is like THE SIMS....

[DARIVSARCHITECTVS]

@ambspier What has purity got to do with an antique weapon? Would you call my M1 Garand pure American? It was designed by a very clever Canadian, mind you...

[hellomynameisnipple]

The very sad thing is that my uncle tried to the wrong bullet in it and got it stuck so he threw it in the river.

[cakeliar1]

I was a little surprised to see how many rounds fit into that little "case", if you will.

[Gnomebitten]

Notice you've got a scrape there on your thumb. Hammer pop back and getcha there?

[Frankozoid10]

@DARIVSARCHITECTVS The poor guy just asked you.... You don't need to be so agressive.... just for any answers.... I am not a kid, I understand about weapons and I really like your videos. Cheers from Brazil

[MrGerardnl]

aah mauser aint that some sweet stuff over there, :) in my opinion this gun is way more buetifull then the 1911 :)

[MetalRuule]

Resident evil 4's Rednine! :D Leon handles it a lot better! :O oh damn

[SenorUkulele]

@DARIVSARCHITECTVS The funny thing is is that in the game hes talking about, Red Orchestra 2, the C96 is, completely correctly, a German weapon. So he's wrong twice!

[cptkorean]

lol. you shouldve shot it sideways.