Mauser C96
E407069
The Mauser C96 is a distinctive early semi-automatic pistol, recognizable by its broomhandle-style grip and integral box magazine, widely used in the early 20th century and iconic in both military history and popular culture.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mauser C96 pistol | 3 |
| Broomhandle Mauser | 2 |
| Mauser C96 canonical | 2 |
| Bolo Mauser | 1 |
| Mauser C96 Red 9 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3747193 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Mauser C96 Context triple: [Mauser, notableProduct, Mauser C96]
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A.
Mauser 1910 pistol
The Mauser 1910 pistol is a compact early 20th-century German semi-automatic handgun chambered in .25 ACP, notable for its use as a civilian and police sidearm before and during World War I.
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B.
Gewehr 98
The Gewehr 98 is a German bolt-action service rifle introduced in the late 19th century that became the standard infantry weapon of the German Empire and a foundational design for many later Mauser rifles.
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C.
Mauser HSc pistol
The Mauser HSc pistol is a compact German semi-automatic handgun introduced during World War II, notable for its streamlined design and use by both military and police forces.
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D.
Mauser 1893 rifle
The Mauser 1893 rifle is a bolt-action military rifle developed in the late 19th century that introduced key design features—such as a staggered-column box magazine—that heavily influenced later Mauser and modern bolt-action rifles.
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E.
Mauser 1903 rifle
The Mauser 1903 rifle is an early 20th-century bolt-action military rifle developed by the German arms manufacturer Mauser, notable for its robust design and influence on later service rifles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mauser C96 Target entity description: The Mauser C96 is a distinctive early semi-automatic pistol, recognizable by its broomhandle-style grip and integral box magazine, widely used in the early 20th century and iconic in both military history and popular culture.
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A.
Mauser 1910 pistol
The Mauser 1910 pistol is a compact early 20th-century German semi-automatic handgun chambered in .25 ACP, notable for its use as a civilian and police sidearm before and during World War I.
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B.
Gewehr 98
The Gewehr 98 is a German bolt-action service rifle introduced in the late 19th century that became the standard infantry weapon of the German Empire and a foundational design for many later Mauser rifles.
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C.
Mauser HSc pistol
The Mauser HSc pistol is a compact German semi-automatic handgun introduced during World War II, notable for its streamlined design and use by both military and police forces.
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D.
Mauser 1893 rifle
The Mauser 1893 rifle is a bolt-action military rifle developed in the late 19th century that introduced key design features—such as a staggered-column box magazine—that heavily influenced later Mauser and modern bolt-action rifles.
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E.
Mauser 1903 rifle
The Mauser 1903 rifle is an early 20th-century bolt-action military rifle developed by the German arms manufacturer Mauser, notable for its robust design and influence on later service rifles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
firearm
ⓘ
semi-automatic pistol ⓘ |
| action |
locked-breech
ⓘ
short recoil operated ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mauser C96
ⓘ
surface form:
Broomhandle Mauser
|
| barrelLength | approximately 140 mm ⓘ |
| caliber | 7.63×25mm Mauser ⓘ |
| chamberedIn |
.45 ACP
ⓘ
7.63×25mm Mauser ⓘ 9×19mm Parabellum ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | German Empire ⓘ |
| culturalAppearance |
basis for Han Solo’s DL-44 blaster in Star Wars prop design
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in early 20th-century adventure fiction ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Fidel Feederle
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Josef Nickl ⓘ Paul Mauser ⓘ |
| hasAccessory |
detachable wooden shoulder stock
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wooden stock doubling as holster ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
broomhandle-style wooden grip
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fixed barrel ⓘ integral box magazine in front of trigger ⓘ internal magazine loaded by stripper clips ⓘ long, narrow receiver ⓘ tangent rear sight ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Mauser C96
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Bolo Mauser
Mauser C96 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mauser C96 Red 9
M712 Schnellfeuer ⓘ
surface form:
Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer
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| influenced |
C96 pistol
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surface form:
Astra 900 pistol series
Chinese domestic C96 copies ⓘ |
| introduced | 1896 ⓘ |
| magazineCapacity |
10 rounds
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20 rounds ⓘ 6 rounds ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Mauser ⓘ |
| notableVariantCharacteristic |
M712 Schnellfeuer
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surface form:
M712 Schnellfeuer is select-fire with detachable box magazine
Red 9 variant chambered in 9×19mm with red "9" in grips ⓘ |
| overallLength | approximately 288 mm ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1937 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1896 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British officers
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Chinese warlords ⓘ German military officers ⓘ Imperial Russian officers ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Boxer Rebellion
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Chinese Warlord Era conflicts ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Warlord Era
Russian Civil War ⓘ Russo-Japanese War ⓘ Second Boer War ⓘ Spanish Civil War ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
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Subject: Mauser C96 Description of subject: The Mauser C96 is a distinctive early semi-automatic pistol, recognizable by its broomhandle-style grip and integral box magazine, widely used in the early 20th century and iconic in both military history and popular culture.
Referenced by (9)
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