Automatic pistol Mauser is one of the most colorful and recognizable pistols the first half of the XX century. Real weapons of legend, which won the military, civilian and police market. In addition, it is also one of the most popular pistols in the history of humanity, which is in the former USSR is primarily associated with the revolution of 1917 and the Civil War.
Pistol «Mauser C96» has been created by the efforts of the German company «Gebrüder Mauser», founded by brothers Peter Paul Mauser and Wilhelm. The company engaged in production of small arms, mostly rifles. Nevertheless, it is this self-loading pistol Mauser brought the greatest glory. Weapons were created in 1985. Created gun was not a Mauser, and three German designer-brothers: Fidel, Friedrich and Josef Federle, who were engaged in experimental development.
Interesting fact: August 20, 1896 one of the first pistols Mauser was presented personally to Kaiser Wilhelm II at an event in Katarinenholts in Potsdam. The emperor made a twenty shots at targets and was extremely satisfied with the pistol. A weapon was applied commemorative engraving: «Halte mich in Ehren! Kaiser Wilhelm II hat aus mir geschossen », which translates as" Honor me! Emperor Wilhelm II fired me. "
In the mass production of automatic pistol Mauser was launched already in 1897. Continued starting pistols in Germany until 1939. During this time, more than 950 thousand pieces of pistols into the world. It is interesting that at the time the gun was positioned as a miniature self-loading rifle. firing the pace is up to 90 rounds per minute. This alone was enough to make the C96 an incredibly popular.
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The gun used single-action trigger. Arms were produced in several variants which differ mainly used and the barrel caliber. Trunks there were 99 and 140 mm length. As used Mauser pistol ammunition cartridges 9 × 19 mm Parabellum, .45 ACP, 9 × 23 mm Largo, and 9 × 25 mm Mauser. However, the most popular was a modification of a "fierce" cartridge 7.63 × 25 mm Mauser. Just light it was about a dozen gun modifications.
Interesting fact: At the beginning of the XX century in China was deployed production of copies of this gun. The factory was located in Taiwan
Gun actively sold by Germany throughout the world. The most curious thing that in Germany Mauser C96 has not been used so widely. The gun got in the beginning of XX century in China with the expeditionary corps of the German Empire, which took part in the suppression of the "Boxer rebellion". The gun was handed over to the Austro-Hungarian Empire after the First World War. Even before the war Mauser actively purchasing Russian and the Ottoman Empire. In Spain and all had their own production of the German guns. There they were made under the name of «Astra 900".
Self-loading C96 actively used in military conflicts throughout the world until the Second World War. Weapons have passed the crucible of revolution and the Russian Civil War, the Spanish Civil War. In the first two years of the Great Patriotic War stocks Mauser pistols were handed over to the command of the Soviet Union for the national militia weapons and guerrilla groups.
Today «Mauser C96» is still used by some countries as a premium weapons.
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