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Mauser C96
The Mauser C96 (commonly called the "Broomhandle" or "Broomhandle Mauser" due to its distinctive grip) was a German semi-automatic pistol manufactured from 1896 to circa 1937. It was one of the first semi-automatic pistols to see widespread use and was copied in Spain and China. There are several major variants, though continual product improvement at the Mauser factory led to dozens or hundreds of individual variations arising over four decades of manufacture.
- The original C96 was the full-sized, ten-shot model in 7.63x25mm Mauser.
- The "Bolo" model was produced in limited numbers before the First World War, then produced exclusively by Mauser for most of the 1920s due to restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles.
- The "Red 9" was a 9x19mm model produced to fill a contract for the German army during the First World War. As it was externally identical to the concurrently produced 7.63mm version, its caliber was prominently marked on each side of the grip.
- The "Schnellfeuer" was introduced in the early 1930s, in response to the select-fire C96 copies produced in Spain by Beistegui Hermanos. It used ten or twenty round detachable magazines and a select-fire mechanism designed by J. Nickl (early) or K. Westinger (most commonly seen). The Schnellfeuer is popularly known as the "M712", though this designation seems to have originated in a Stoeger catalog and not at the Mauser factory.
- The Astra 900 was another Spanish copy, produced by Unceta & Cia. It retained the overall shape and locking system of the C96, but used a trigger mechanism of original design.
- The Astra 903 was Unceta's equivalent of the Schnellfeuer, though unlike Beistegui's later versions the 903 was not compatible with Schnellfeuer magazines.
- The Type 17 was a .45 ACP version produced in Shanxi, China under the orders of ruling warlord Yan Xishan in order to maintain ammunition compatibility with the Thompson M1921 clones his Taiyuan factory already produced. C96 copies of varying quality were also produced by Chinese arsenals at Hanyang, Taku, and several other locations.
The Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" pistol and variants has been seen in the following films and television shows used by the following actors:
Specifications
(1896-1937)
Type: Pistol, Machine Pistol
Caliber: 7.63x25mm Mauser, 9x19mm Parabellum, 9x25mm Mauser Export (rare), .45 ACP (Type 17)
Capacity: 6 (early), 10 or 20 (very early) round fixed box magazine, or 10 or 20 round detachable box magazine
Fire Modes: Semiautomatic (C96), Semi/Full-auto (Schnellfeuer "M712", Astra 903)
Mauser C96 "Broomhandle"
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Department: File 649 | 1949 | |||
| Queen of Outer Space | The astronauts weapons were short magazine C96 Mausers painted gold | 1958 | ||
| Lawrence of Arabia | Turkish Army officers | 1962 | ||
| From Russia With Love | Robert Shaw | Red Grant | 1963 | |
| The Second Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World | Tom Adams | Agent Charles Vine | 1965 | |
| The Naked Runner | Frank Sinatra | Sam Laker | Modified to convert into a sniper rifle. Used in "The Protectors", and in "Star Wars" | 1967 |
| Salt and Pepper | John Le Mesurier | had shoulder stock attached | 1968 | |
| The Great Silence (Il Grande Silenzio) | Jean-Louis Trintignant | Silence (Silenzio) | 1968 | |
| Young Winston | Simon Ward | Winston Churchill | 1972 | |
| Joe Kidd | Don Stroud | Lamarr Simms | 1972 | |
| Joe Kidd | Clint Eastwood | Joe Kidd | 1972 | |
| Black Caesar | Fred Williamson | Tommy Gibbs | 1973 | |
| Hell up in Harlem | Fred Williamson | Tommy Gibbs | 1973 | |
| The Wind and the Lion | Antoine Saint-John | Colonel Von Roerkel | 1975 | |
| Three Days of the Condor | Max von Sydow | Joubert | 1975 | |
| Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) | Several "Street Thunder" gangmembers | Equipped with silencers | 1976 | |
| The Spy Who Loved Me | Richard Kiel | Jaws | 1977 | |
| Star Wars series | Harrison Ford | Han Solo | as the "DL-44 Blaster" | 1977 - 1983 (Original release) |
| Mad Max | Geoff Parry | Bubba Zanetti | 1979 | |
| Breaker Morant | Boer Commando | 1980 | ||
| Raiders of the Lost Ark | German soldiers | 1981 | ||
| Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | Mel Gibson | 1985 | ||
| Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Kazim | 1989 | ||
| Teen Agent | Roger Rees | Augustus Steranko | 1991 | |
| Michael Collins | IRA forces | 1996 | ||
| All the King Men | Turkish Officer | 1999 | ||
| The Mummy | The Medjai | 1999 | ||
| Hey RamBollywood movie | Kamal Hassan | Saket Ram | 2000 | |
| The Mummy Returns | Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje | Lock-Nah | 2001 | |
| Kung Fu Hustle | Axe gang members | 2004 | ||
| Down in the Valley | Seen in the gun cabinet | 2005 | ||
| Hannibal Rising | Gaspar Ulliel | Hannibal Lecter | 2007 | |
| Speed Racer | Matthew Fox | Racer X | 2008 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fallout | 9mm Mauser | Gizmo the casino boss | 1997 | |
| Fallout 2 | Found in a locker in the back of New Reno Arms | 1998 | ||
| Fallout 3 | Chinese Pistol | Commonly used by Raiders and Civilians | 2009 | |
| Medal of Honor: Underground | unusable | 2000 | ||
| Silent Storm | Mauser K96 1912 | 2003 | ||
| Hitman: Blood Money | as the "WW1 Pistol" | 2006 | ||
| Medal of Honor: Airborne | available during the "Der Flakturm" level | 2007 | ||
| Mafia II | 2010 |
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Notation | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reilly: Ace of Spies | David Suchet | Inspector Tsientsin | 1983 | |
| The Professionals | Carbine Variant | 1977-1983 | ||
| Rough Riders | Spanish and German officers | 1997 | ||
| Rough Riders | Brad Johnson | Henry Nash | 1997 | |
| Band of Brothers | Used by French soldier to execute German soldiers | 2001 | ||
| Kung Fu Killer | 2008 | |||
| The Unit | Used by an attempted assassin | 2006-2009 |
Anime
| Film Title | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunsmith Cats | it is seen the shop and at Rally's house | 1995-1996 | |
| Hellsing | a Vampires Nazi can be seen holding two | Hellsing: 2001-2002, Hellsing Ultimate: 2006-ongoing | |
| Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade | at the shooting range and in the end scene | 1998 | |
| Black Lagoon | Rotton the Wizard | Black Lagoon: April 2006–June 2006, Black Lagoon: TSB: October 2006–December 2006, Black Lagoon: RBT: July 2010–ongoing | |
| Dogs: Bullets and Carnage | Heine Rammsteiner | 2009 | |
| Kochikame | 1996-2005 | ||
| Eden of the East | Seen with stock in Takizawa's closet | 2009 |
Animation
| Film Title | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantis, The Lost Empire | Helga Sinclair | 2001 | |
| The Brak Show | 2000-2003 |
Mauser C96 "Red 9"
Specifications
Type: Semiautomatic, short-recoil operated, single-action trigger
Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum
Capacity: 6 (early), 10 or 20 (very early) round fixed box magazine
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silent Storm | Mauser K96 1926 | 2003 | ||
| Resident Evil 4 | Red 9 | with an optional stock and fitted with an underbarrel laser pointer | 2005 |
Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer
Specifications
Type: Select-fire pistol, short-recoil operated, single-action trigger
Caliber: 7.63x25mm Mauser Capacity: 10 or 20 round detachable box magazine
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitting Target | Oliver Reed | 1972 | ||
| Thunderbolt and Lightfoot | assassin | 1974 | ||
| Brannigan | Daniel Pilon | Gorman | 1975 | |
| The Fifth Element | Luke Perry | Billy | 1997 | |
| Wanted | Morgan Freeman | Sloan | 2008 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Skull Man | The Skull Man | 6 round magazine | 2009 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timesplitters | "Mauser Pistol" | fully automatic secondary fire | 2000 | |
| Silent Storm | Mauser M.712 | 2003 | ||
| Day of Defeat: Source | version with a stock | 2005 | ||
| Team Fortress 2 | SMG | Loose basis | 2007 | |
| Red Dead Redemption | "Mauser Pistol" | Appears as a standard Mauser C96 | 2010 |
Shansi Type 17
Specifications
Type: fully/semiautomatic, short-recoil operated, single-action trigger
Caliber: .45 ACP Note: in games they are often mistaken to use 7.65 mausers or 9mm paras.
Capacity: 6 (early), 10 or 20 (very early) round fixed box magazine
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | 2004 | |||
| Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | 2008 | |||
| Fallout 3 | The "Chinese Pistol" | 10mm | 2008 |
Mauser C96 "Bolo" model
Specifications
Type: semiautomatic, short-recoil operated, single-action trigger
Caliber: 7.63x25mm Mauser, 9x25mm Mauser Export (rare)
Capacity: 6 (early), 10 or 20 (very early) round fixed box magazine
Film
| Actor | Character | Title | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lethal Weapon 2 | Joss Ackland | Arjen Rudd | 1989 |
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Notation | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reilly: Ace of Spies | 1983 |