Any one here have C-96 Broomhandle's?

[PAINTBALL GUY 3]

Hello all, Any one here have C-96 Broomhandle's? If you do, postum up. Let all of Canada see.

Thank you.

 

[PAINTBALL GUY 3]

Anyone? If ya dont know what thay look like.....

 

[Ganderite]

ya, i got a red 9 and a 30. seen one , seen em all.

 

[PAINTBALL GUY 3]

ya, i got a red 9 and a 30. seen one , seen em all.

Aw, your no fun.

 

[Goonsquad]

I've actually been looking for a Red 9 myself, but they are less common around than the .30 cal units it seems. I'm also having difficulty finding a non-museum grade shooting example that is priced fairly. Meh, wait and see I guess...

 

[cyclone]

The Chinese .45's.....a real reason to shoot "gangbanger-style" (controls the arc of fire vis-a-vis recoil).

 

[mardig88]

they're so special pistols
lever arms has one in the carbine setup for 600 dollars but they say it's not recommended for shooting

 

[CobraGT]

Anyone know, are there any Mauser M711's floating around here in Canada? If so, what're they classed as?

(The Mauser C96 was the pistol - the M712 "Schnellfeuer" had a detachable 20 rd box magazine and fired fully automatic. Some semi-auto only versions of the M712 Schnellfeuer were built and sold to the civilian market as the M711 - these're the ones I'm wondering about )

 

[Maple Leaf Pilgrim]

Check with Redleg.

 

[brit84]

yay, han solo's blaster!

 

[Nabs]

Here is mine. Prewar commercial in 7.63 Mauser, all matching parts but missing the extractor clip. Circa 1914.

 

[Nabs]

I've actually been looking for a Red 9 myself, but they are less common around than the .30 cal units it seems. I'm also having difficulty finding a non-museum grade shooting example that is priced fairly. Meh, wait and see I guess...

With only ~ 150,000 made before wars end, I wish you luck finding one.

 

[NAA]

Broomhandle

I've never been able to "warm up" to them.

Hence never owning one or being interested in doing so....

NAA.

 

[PAINTBALL GUY 3]

Nice Nabs. How much did you pay for that one?

 

[MTF]

I own a "Red Nine". I collect and so have never shot it, but I like the pistols a lot. They are just wonderful designs. This is the third one I've owned over the years (I'm old). They're all shooters, but finding parts if something breaks is a real problem. When police first started using "bulletproof" vests, the high velocity .30 loading was a standard for testing them. I've always like the optimism of the rear elevator sight.

 

[Nabs]

Nice Nabs. How much did you pay for that one?

I learned from experience not to post the asking price but I can say it was reasonably priced compared to other firearms at a gun show in Southern Ontario.

 

[Greenhorse six]

I'am waiting for Norinco to start making them to get one.

 

[can14]

I have a .30 mauser that i got with a pistol buy from israel. It has all kinds of proof markings from the various owner's in the middle east.

 

[NavyShooter]

 

[Snow Dog]

This one was given to me by a friend of the family. His uncle was a member of the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles during WWI. The story handed down is that the gun was taken by him off a dead German sargeant at the Battle of Vimy Ridge (April, 1917). The story is hard to prove but the gun fits the time period (the leather holster is dated 1917) and I have the gentlemans service records and they place him and his unit at the Vimy battle.