Welcome to at the moment’s Photo of the Day! Here now we have a beast of a Mauser C96. This is an Early Mauser C96 (giveaway is the “cone hammer”) that includes a 20-round journal. These 20-Shot Mauser C96 pistols have been Mauser type of feeling issues out. At this time the world didn’t actually know what an autoloading pistol was alleged to be. So after they made the usual C96 pistol additionally they made a small run of six photographs, eight photographs, and 20-Shot Mauser C96 pistols. This method they might see what the market preferred and disliked. They even went so far as making very bizarre carbines with a purpose to doubtlessly curiosity the cavalry for navy trials.
“Late 20-shot Conehammer with 5-1/2″ bbl having a fixed front sight and pinned 1-10 rear sight. Long extractor and independently secured firing pin. Usual Mauser chamber address with Crown/Crown U on left chamber flat. Antler proof on right chamber flat. Unmarked frame except for SN on backstrap. Extensive disassembly shows all matching SNs including firing pin and replacement grips. Major components rust blued. Extractor, sight cursor, bolt stop, firing pin retainer, safety and replacement grip screw are fire blued. Trigger is in the white. Serrated wood grips. No lanyard ring. Correct and all orig 20-shot stock with lug numbered “8451” having the broadly serrated plunger as extra regularly seen with the 20-shot Flatside pistols.”
Fantastic Mauser C96, 20-Shot Conehammer, Milled Panel, With Correct Stock. (n.d.). Morphy Auctions. {photograph}. Retrieved January 4, 2023, from https://www.jamesdjulia.com/item/2203-373/.
