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Hi folks,
This weekend I could analyze a good pre-war commercial Mauser C96, with fantastic and not often seen hard rubber grips (beautiful, no cracks at all). The gun still has itoriginal blue finish with some rust-blue parts, as usual.
However, the owner told me that the gun is chambered for "a kind of 9mm Long". Of course, the 9mm Mauser Export cartridge came to my mind - but I never saw an example of this rare ammo or any gun that fired it. The magazine lift has a "step" in its frame (similar of those seen in the Red Nines). The serial number points that this Broom was made between 1911-1915, the same periode that the 9mm MAuser Export was issued and manufactured...
In fact, this gun is avaiable to trade, and I´m becoming inclined to buy it (the price is good...), but I´d like to know what yoy guys think about it or if someone has more info about this ammo and the C96s that were chambered to it. As the gun it is not mine (yet...), I can´t post pictures right now.
Thanks in advance,
Douglas.
This weekend I could analyze a good pre-war commercial Mauser C96, with fantastic and not often seen hard rubber grips (beautiful, no cracks at all). The gun still has itoriginal blue finish with some rust-blue parts, as usual.
However, the owner told me that the gun is chambered for "a kind of 9mm Long". Of course, the 9mm Mauser Export cartridge came to my mind - but I never saw an example of this rare ammo or any gun that fired it. The magazine lift has a "step" in its frame (similar of those seen in the Red Nines). The serial number points that this Broom was made between 1911-1915, the same periode that the 9mm MAuser Export was issued and manufactured...
In fact, this gun is avaiable to trade, and I´m becoming inclined to buy it (the price is good...), but I´d like to know what yoy guys think about it or if someone has more info about this ammo and the C96s that were chambered to it. As the gun it is not mine (yet...), I can´t post pictures right now.
Thanks in advance,
Douglas.