The Broomhandle no-one wanted. The 6-shot C96 Mauser
Royal Armouries
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18m
The world of early 20th-century firearms dawned a new era as revolvers began to be swept away by higher magazine capacity and faster reloading pistols.
The C96 exploded in popularity with shooters worldwide, sparking a frenzy of variants – some favoured, others... well, let's just say ‘less so’.
Join Jonathan as he examines one such rare example and explains his admiration for this often-overlooked smaller, shorter ‘officer’s model’ C96.
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