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 gives it the stability of a short-barreled rifle and doubles as a holster or carrying case, and a grip shaped like the handle of a broom. The grip earned the gun the nickname "broomhandle" in the English-speaking world, and in China the C96 was nicknamed the "box cannon" because of its rectangular internal magazine and because it could be holstered in its wooden box-like detachable stock.
With its long barrel and high-velocity cartridge, the Mauser C96 had superior range and better penetration than most other pistols of its era; the 7.63×25mm Mauser cartridge was the highest-velocity commercially manufactured pistol cartridge until the advent of the .357 Magnum cartridge in 1935.
Mauser manufactured approximately one million C96 pistols, while the number produced in Spain and China is large but unknown due to poor production records.
[One of my all-time favourite handguns. Used in both world wars and I've even seen it used in a John Wayne western... Which REALLY surprised the bad guys!! Maybe that's where they got the idea for putting it in RDR2?]
He's got a LOT of work ahead of him in the next 3 years. But at least he's got a bit more of a public personality than Starmer. We'll see how he gets on.
But at least Farage looks like he's shot himself in the foot (with a shotgun) over his by-election stunt. I'm rooting for Count Binface. Even if Nigel wins it still might ruin his political career. He's become a global laughing stock...
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That middle pistol is in RDR2! It's a special piece wielded by a legendary duelist the player has to track down.
https://reddead.fandom.com/wiki/Midnight%27s_Pistol
I see y'all have a new PM now. Mr. Burnham looks as excited as the man elected the next captain of the Titanic in his wikipedia photo..
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 gives it the stability of a short-barreled rifle and doubles as a holster or carrying case, and a grip shaped like the handle of a broom. The grip earned the gun the nickname "broomhandle" in the English-speaking world, and in China the C96 was nicknamed the "box cannon" because of its rectangular internal magazine and because it could be holstered in its wooden box-like detachable stock.
With its long barrel and high-velocity cartridge, the Mauser C96 had superior range and better penetration than most other pistols of its era; the 7.63×25mm Mauser cartridge was the highest-velocity commercially manufactured pistol cartridge until the advent of the .357 Magnum cartridge in 1935.
Mauser manufactured approximately one million C96 pistols, while the number produced in Spain and China is large but unknown due to poor production records.
[One of my all-time favourite handguns. Used in both world wars and I've even seen it used in a John Wayne western... Which REALLY surprised the bad guys!! Maybe that's where they got the idea for putting it in RDR2?]
He's got a LOT of work ahead of him in the next 3 years. But at least he's got a bit more of a public personality than Starmer. We'll see how he gets on.
But at least Farage looks like he's shot himself in the foot (with a shotgun) over his by-election stunt. I'm rooting for Count Binface. Even if Nigel wins it still might ruin his political career. He's become a global laughing stock...
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