Mauser C96

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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)

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Mauser C96 pistol 3
Broomhandle Mauser 2
Mauser C96 canonical 2

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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
in early 20th-century adventure fiction
designedBy Fidel Feederle
Josef Nickl
Paul Mauser
hasAccessory detachable wooden shoulder stock
wooden stock doubling as holster
hasCharacteristic broomhandle-style wooden grip
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
influenced C96 pistol
surface form: Astra 900 pistol series

Chinese domestic C96 copies
introduced 1896
magazineCapacity 10 rounds
20 rounds
6 rounds
manufacturer Mauser
notableVariantCharacteristic M712 Schnellfeuer
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
Chinese warlords
German military officers
Imperial Russian officers
usedInConflict Boxer Rebellion
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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mauser notableProduct Mauser C96
C96 pistol alsoKnownAs Mauser C96
C96 pistol alsoKnownAs Mauser C96
this entity surface form: Broomhandle Mauser
Paul Mauser notableWork Mauser C96
this entity surface form: Mauser C96 pistol
Paul Mauser designed Mauser C96
this entity surface form: Mauser C96 pistol
DL-44 heavy blaster pistol propBasis Mauser C96
this entity surface form: Mauser C96 pistol
Mauser C96 alsoKnownAs Mauser C96
this entity surface form: Broomhandle Mauser
Mauser C96 hasVariant Mauser C96 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mauser C96 Red 9
Mauser C96 hasVariant Mauser C96 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bolo Mauser