Mauser broomhandle pistol serial numbers

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They are generally found in standard full size configurations, although some short barrel (Bolo) examples are known. This gun appears unfired, and has its original matched holster stock as well.Д¬/96 pistols in 9mm Export continued to be made in extremely limited numbers until WWI. Here is an example (to the left) of a Mauser C/96 in 9mm Export made for the commercial market, during a period of 10,000 guns that had the Mauser logo on the chamber flat.

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The only tantalizing clue to emerge is that some of these pistols were imported into the United States in the 1960s from an unknown country in the вЂњNear East.вЂќД©mm Export C/96 with the grooved follower and Mauser banner.Д©mm Export C/96s can appear in any serial number range of Pre-WWI guns.

Unfortunately, no documentation as to which country they might have been for has ever surfaced. Pictured here is an example of a very early 9mm Export pistol without chamber marking. Other Mauser pistols in this serial number range that are in standard 7.63mm Mauser do have chamber markings, lending credence to the idea that whichever entity bought the first 9mm Export guns specifically asked for no chamber markings.

The first Mauser C/96 pistols chambered for the cartridge appears in the 50000 serial number range, and appear to be for a military contract, as they lack the standard Mauser markings over the chamber. In contrast, the 9mm Luger is a 9mm cartridge with a 19mm long casing. This is a straight walled 9mm shell, with a 25mm long casing. C/96 pistols were primarily chambered for the 7.63mm Mauser cartridge, although a notable run were made for the German Military in 9mm Luger during WWI.Д«eginning in the years prior to WWI, Mauser realized that a more powerful cartridge might be of interest to some of its foreign customers, so they designed a 9Г—25 cartridge, called the 9mm Mauser Export. During those years the pistols remained basically the same, going through some internal and external changes, but nothing that changed the basic premise of how the gun worked. The Mauser C/96 вЂњBroomhandleвЂќ Pistol was manufactured from 1896 until approximately 1936. The Elusive and Mysterious 9mm Export BroomhandleД®veryone is familiar with the вЂњRed 9вЂќ 9mm Luger Broomhandle, but very few people know about its earlier cousin, the 9mm Export Broomhandle.

Mauser broomhandle pistol serial numbers