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1. Mauser Broomhandle Serial Number
2. Mauser Broomhandle Serial Number Date
3. Mauser Broomhandle Serial Number Info
4. Mauser Broomhandle Serial Numbers

The first Mauser C/96 pistols chambered for the cartridge appears in the 50000 serial number range, and appear to be for a military contract, as they lack the standard Mauser markings over the chamber. Mauser C96 Cone hammer Pistol (REF #8) C96 Cone hammer 7.63mm Mauser Broomhandle Pistol with all matching Part numbers including grips and Walnut Shoulder stock Very Early Serial No.75xx. Those made before 1914 have serial numbers between 1 and 61,000 and those made during or after 1914 have serial numbers between 61,000 and 152,000 (1914-1917) and between 200,000 and 403,000 (1919-1934). The latter figures include 1914 models in both 6.35mm and the larger 7.65mm (.32 ACP), added to Mauser’s pocket pistol offerings in July 1914.

Make: Mauser

Model: Standard Wartime Commercial C96 Broomhandle

Serial Number: 294613

Year of Manufacture: 1915-1921 (www.oldguns.net)

Caliber: 7.63mm Parabellum

Action Type: Single Action Semi-Auto with Internal Magazine

Markings: The top of the barrel chamber is marked “WAFFENFABRIK / MAUSER / OBERNDORF A/N”, The left side of the chamber is marked with a double-crowned “U” definitive proof and the left shoulder with “294613”. The top rear of the bolt is marked with a double-crowned “U” and “613” and the top of the bolt stop is also marked “613”. The back of the lock mechanism and the top of the backstrap are marked “294613” and the back of the hammer is marked “613” and with a “NS”, indicating New Safety, which is the correct safety for this model. The right side of the frame is marked “WAFFENFABRIK MAUSER / OBERNDORF A. NECKAR”. The right side of the barrel at the chamber is marked with a crowned “Gothic W”. The flat on the underside of the barrel is marked “8”, “Y” and “5” and the barrel in front of the flat with an “M” over a six-pointed star. The inside surfaces of the grips are marked “613”.

Barrel Length: 5 ½”

Sights / Optics: The pistol is mounted with a “V” notch rear sliding elevator sight with markings from “50-1000” that is pinned to the barrel extension. The front sight is an inverted “V” blade fixed to the barrel.

Stock Configuration & Condition: The grips are serrated brown walnut that shows oil staining. There are 34 grooves in the grips. The smooth areas of the grips show a few light bruises and small dings, with abraded spots in the bottom surfaces from a lanyard. The serrations show light wear to medium wear except for the bottom three grooves, which are worn smooth in spots. There are few tiny dings and bruises in the serrations of the left grip and drag lines in the right serrations. The grips rate in about Very Good overall condition.

Type of Finish: The pistol is blued with a fire blue finish on the extractor, bolt stop, safety, rear sight slider, rear sight spring and the rear section of the sight ladder and sight. The cocking piece on the bolt, the hammer, and the lock mechanism are finished “In The White”.

Finish Originality: The finish is original.

Bore Condition: The bore is gray with light to moderate wear in the rifling. There is light erosion in the grooves the length of the barrel.

Overall Condition: This pistol retains about 65% of its metal finish. There are tiny spots of solid erosion scattered over the sides of the frame and barrel extension, the top of the bolt and rear sight slider, and the front strap. There are tiny dings, a few scratches and thinning in the barrel, and thinning on the magazine floorplate, backstrap, frame rails and edges of the frame and barrel extension. There are a few tiny dings in the barrel extension, scratches at the top of the backstrap and scratches on the sides of the lock frame. The serrations on the hammer are relatively sharp, the serrations on the cocking piece show light wear and tiny nicks on their edges, and those on the safety are sharp. The grip screw is sharp and the markings are clear. Overall, this pistol rates in about Very Good condition.

Mechanics: The rear of the frame is slotted for a shoulder stock. The barrel is tight to the frame. This pistol has the “New Safety”, designed so that the hammer must be pulled back further than a full cock in order to engage the safety. The action functions correctly. We did not fire this pistol. As with all used firearms, a thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance standards.

Box, Paperwork & Accessories: This pistol comes with a wooden shoulder stock/holster. The shoulder stock is walnut with an oiled finish. It has a spring-loaded metal clasp at the front that locks the stock into the dovetailed slot in the backstrap of the pistol. The top tang of the clasp is marked “652”. The rear of the stock has a push-button release hinged cover that covers the grip of the gun when used as a holster and serves as a butt plate when attached to the pistol. The cover is tight in the holster when closed. The hinge and the tangs of the front clasp are blued and show thinning and are sprinkled with pinprick surface erosion. There is a crack from the back of holster through the push-button release to the screw that fastens the release to the inside of the holster. There are multiple dings, bruises, and draglines scattered over the stock, along with a few deep dings on its underside. There is oil staining around the front clasp. The shoulder stock is in about Good condition.

Our Assessment: The Broomhandle Model 1896 Mauser is certainly an interesting looking firearm. The Broomhandle pistol revolutionized the way many gun designers thought about handguns and forced countries to re-think arming their soldiers with revolvers. The Chinese liked them so much, they not only armed their troops with them but made a version on steroids chambered for .45 ACP. This is a Standard Wartime Commercial model with a 5 ½” barrel and chambered in 7.63mm Mauser. The pistol has all the correct markings with matching serial numbers on the small parts, including the grip panels. It comes with a wooden shoulder stock/holster, but unfortunately, the serial number on the shoulder stock is different than that of the pistol. The pistol is in about Very Good overall condition as refinished with 65% of its finish remaining. The bore is gray with light to moderate wear in the rifling and light erosion in the grooves. This model is collectible, and with its original finish and matching numbers, this one is sure to make it into a Broomhandle collection or any collection of early German or European pistols.

CA Legal or CA Private Party Transferable: This C&R eligible pistol can be transferred as a dealer sale in California and CAN be sold as a Private Party Transfer (PPT) at our Simi Valley shop. All cartridge firing handguns (even C&R’s and antiques) sold to a California resident must be DROS’d. This does not apply to out of state residents. /adobe-zii-for-adobe-cc15-cc18-3-04-tnt-dmg.html.

The Elusive and Mysterious 9mm Export Broomhandle

Everyone is familiar with the “Red 9” 9mm Luger Broomhandle, but very few people know about its earlier cousin, the 9mm Export Broomhandle.

The Mauser C/96 “Broomhandle” Pistol was manufactured from 1896 until approximately 1936. During those years the pistols remained basically the same, going through some internal and external changes, but nothing that changed the basic premise of how the gun worked. C/96 pistols were primarily chambered for the 7.63mm Mauser cartridge, although a notable run were made for the German Military in 9mm Luger during WWI.

Beginning in the years prior to WWI, Mauser realized that a more powerful cartridge might be of interest to some of its foreign customers, so they designed a 9×25 cartridge, called the 9mm Mauser Export. This is a straight walled 9mm shell, with a 25mm long casing. In contrast, the 9mm Luger is a 9mm cartridge with a 19mm long casing.

The first Mauser C/96 pistols chambered for the cartridge appears in the 50000 serial number range, and appear to be for a military contract, as they lack the standard Mauser markings over the chamber. Other Mauser pistols in this serial number range that are in standard 7.63mm Mauser do have chamber markings, lending credence to the idea that whichever entity bought the first 9mm Export guns specifically asked for no chamber markings.

Pictured here is an example of a very early 9mm Export pistol without chamber marking. Unfortunately, no documentation as to which country they might have been for has ever surfaced. The only tantalizing clue to emerge is that some of these pistols were imported into the United States in the 1960s from an unknown country in the “Near East.”

9mm Export C/96 pistols do not have any identifying marks denoting their caliber, and are virtually identical to a regular 7.63mm C/96. The main difference internally is that sometimes the magazine follower will be grooved to help feed the straight 9mm case. We should note that this is also found on some Red 9 C/96 pistols, but here again, not ALL guns will have the grooved follower. The example pictured here (to the right) does not have the grooved follower. Since this part is numbered to the gun, it is obviously not a later replacement, and left the factory without the groove.

Mauser Broomhandle Serial Number

9mm Export C/96 with the grooved follower and Mauser banner.

9mm Export C/96s can appear in any serial number range of Pre-WWI guns. Here is an example (to the left) of a Mauser C/96 in 9mm Export made for the commercial market, during a period of 10,000 guns that had the Mauser logo on the chamber flat. This gun appears unfired, and has its original matched holster stock as well.

Mauser Broomhandle Serial Number Date

C/96 pistols in 9mm Export continued to be made in extremely limited numbers until WWI. They are generally found in standard full size configurations, although some short barrel (Bolo) examples are known.

Mauser Broomhandle Serial Number Info

The cartridge outlasted the C/96 pistol, with the 9mm Export being adopted for limited use in some submachine guns by the Austrians, Swiss, and Hungarians between about 1930 and 1945. Ammunition continued in sporadic production, ceasing in about 1960.

Today, Mauser C/96 pistols in 9mm Export are highly sought after on the collector market, and will bring a premium depending on condition and configuration. Epson wp-4530 download mac.

Mauser Broomhandle Serial Numbers

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9mm Export – Military

9mm Export – Commercial

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