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German MAUSER C96 Broomhandle Pistol PRE-WWII Chambered in 7.63x25mm C&R Type Used by WINSTON CHURCHILL in the BOER WARS
Guns International #: 102350618 Seller's Inventory #: 226668
Category: Mauser Pistols - Broomhandle - Mauser Pistols
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
Phone: (314) 707-7373
International Phone: 314-707-7373
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
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Description:
German MAUSER C96 Broomhandle Pistol PRE-WWII Chambered in 7.63x25mm C&R
Type Used by WINSTON CHURCHILL in the BOER WARS
Here we present a Mauser C-96 Broomhandle Pistol, made circa 1930 with a production run between 1896 and 1937. The Mauser Construktion 96 was the Mauser Company’s most successful pistol and was even used by the likes of Winston Churchill during the Boer Wars. He is attributed as saying that it was “the best thing in the world”.
The distinctive characteristics of the C96 are the integral box magazine in front of the trigger, the long barrel, the wooden shoulder stock which gives it the stability of a short-barreled rifle and doubles as a holster or carrying case (optional), and a grip shaped like the handle of a broom. The grip earned the gun the nickname "broomhandle" in the English-speaking world, because of its round wooden handle, and in China the C96 was nicknamed the "box cannon" because of its rectangular internal magazine and that it could be holstered in its wooden box-like detachable stock. With its long barrel and high-velocity cartridge, the Mauser C96 had superior range and better penetration than most other pistols of its era. The 7.63×25mm Mauser cartridge was the highest-velocity commercially manufactured pistol cartridge until the advent of the .357 Magnum cartridge in 1935.
This overall condition is good. Original patina. The action is excellent. The bore is clean with rifling that is visible but virtually a smoothbore. The grips are original and quite worn with tape residue due to the attaching screw having rusted in half.
This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.
Barrel is 5-1/2 inches.
Caliber: 7.63x25 Mauser Auto
Overall condition as seen in photos.
Very Fast. Very Safe. FREE SHIPPING. Will need to be sent to your local FFL or C&R licensee. This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.
ancestryguns
$1625
#226668
SOLD
Curio/Relic: Yes