History of the Mauser C96 pistol

The C96 pistol began to be produced in 1896 and started to be used in the German Army during the First World War. Used on many battlefields and developed under license by several countries like China or the Soviet Union, the Mauser C96 gradually became efficient.

Winston Churchill, who wass at the beginning of 20th century military in the expeditionary corps of the British Army, was armed with a C96 pistol during his campaign and he said about it: "this weapon saved my life several times."

In 1932, German engineers decided to create new models of the C96 pistol, called 711 and 712 models. The weapon acquired a shooting modes selector for semi-automatic and automatic (burst), located on the left side of the pistol.

The automatic mode has a very high rate of fire (1000 rounds per minute), but because of its heavy weight (1.3 kilos) and a reloading difficult to make, the 711 and 712 Mauser C96 mod. were distributed only in little to the German Army during the Second World War and the Battle of Normandy.

Mauser C96 pistol sheet

Country creator/user: Germany
Name: C96 mod. 711-712 (1932)

Shooting mode: semi-automatic and automatic (burst mode)
Caliber: 7,63 mm
Magazine: 10/20 bullets
Maximum range: 200 meters
Rate of fire: 1,000 rounds/min (mode automatique)

Weight: 1,3 kg
Lenght : 298 mm

 

 

 

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