The Mauser C96 (Construktion 96) is a semi-automatic pistol that was originally produced by German arms manufacturer Mauser from 1896 to 1937. Unlicensed copies of the gun were also manufactured in Spain and China in the first half of the 20th century.The distinctive characteristics of the C96 are the integral box magazine in front of the trigger the long barrel the wooden shoulder stock which can double as a holster or carrying case and a grip shaped like the handle of a broom.
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length (km)
0.312
weight (kg)
1130.0
origin
German Empire
type
Machine pistol, Semi-automatic pistol
used in war
Finnish Civil War, Korean War, Russian Civil War, Xinhai Revolution, Boxer Rebellion, Chinese Civil War, Second Boer War, Vietnam War, World War II, Irish War of Independence, Mexican Revolution, Second Sino-Japanese War, Soviet war in Afghanistan, World War I, Spanish Civil War
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