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The grip earned the gun the nickname "broomhandle" in the English-speaking world, and in China the C96 was nicknamed the "box cannon" (Chinese: 盒子炮; pinyin: hézipào) because of its rectangular internal magazine and because it could be holstered in its wooden box-like detachable stock.
Mauser Broomhandle 7.63 cal serial no.10705, Mfg 1897, barrel 5.5 inch, rear sight adjustable 50/500, 23 groove wooden grips, bore excellent overall gun in excellent condition with all matching number ...Click for more info. Seller: 131cg. Area Code: 732. $9,130.00.
The self-loading, semiautomatic Mauser C96 pistol’s distinctive wooden grips inspired its “Broomhandle” nickname. Its wooden holster doubled as a detachable shoulder stock. Debuting in Germany in 1896, the C96 hit the curious U.S. market five years later.
The Mauser C96 is one of the most iconic handguns ever to serve in battle. It’s easily recognizable because of its distinctive “Broomhandle” grip and boxy design. With the hinged buttplate pivoted open, the wooden shoulder stock doubled as a holster. A small piece of spring steel kept the gun from rattling.
This grip led the pistol to become known as the Broom Handle due to its resemblance to the most mundane of household implements. U.S. soldiers look a Mauser C96 captured from a Japanese officer on Okinawa during the late spring of 1945.
HARD TO FIND GREAT CONDITION BROOMHANDLE WITH STOCK/CASE. Waffenfabrik Mauser C96 “Broomhandle” semiautomatic pistol chambered in 7.63×25mm Mauser (.30 Mauser Automatic). Late Commercial Flatside with 5-½ inch barrel, 100-1,000 meter rear sight, and large ring hammer.
The Mauser Broomhandle pistol also has the unique feature of a wood shoulder stock, which attaches quickly to a dovetail groove on the rear of the grip frame. The stock doubles as a holster that conceals its entirety, with the exception of that odd shaped grip.
In fact, the grip was so distinctive; it inspired the gun’s nickname–Broomhandle. Because of this distinctive look, the C96 frequently appears as a “foreign” or “exotic” pistol in TV shows or films, and its instantly recognizable shape makes it a popular gun with collectors.
The C96 has a distinctive look due to its long barrel, integral magazine in front of the trigger, rounded handle-like grip, and wooden holster/carrying case that also doubles as a shoulder stock. In English-speaking countries the gun was nicknamed “broom handle” for its unique grip.
As the first production semi-automatic pistol that worked reliably, strange as it looks, the Broom Handle Mauser is a milestone in design. It served for decades, before becoming an evolutionary dead-end when simpler, cheaper and easier to manufacture Browning type actions became the norm.