At the end of the 19th century, with the advent of smokeless ammunition, the development of firearms entered a fast lane, and many classic weapons appeared. For example, in 1896, the German Mauser Arsenal introduced a pistol called "C96", which is often referred to as a box gun, speed machine or mirror box in China.
The Mauser C96 itself is a very good pistol. In the past, the Chinese army used a lot of equipment, but the Mauser C96 gun family is actually more abundant than we thought. It not only has pistols, but also many rare carbines. .
In the photo is a Mauser C96 carbine, which was manufactured in 1900 and has a history of 120 years. Its special feature is the use of a "cone hammer" design, that is, the hammer is shaped like an awl, and the Mauser C96 carbine with a conical hammer design has only 30, and there are less than 5 surviving, which has become a rare sight. Collections too.
It is not difficult to see from the photos that the carbine itself has undergone a lot of modifications, such as the use of a long barrel, such as the addition of a handguard, buttstock, and a triple mirror. It is worth mentioning that Mauser did launch a hammer version of the C96 carbine, but only a mechanical sight was installed. The mount and scope were actually modified by the gunsmith in the later stage, but the scope is also a product of a German company. , And the design of the lens holder is very clever, so it does not violate the harmony at all.
The lens mount is installed on the left side of the receiver, and the two connecting mounts of the scope are not on the same horizontal line. This design is to ensure that the sight and sight can be normal In this way, the carbine has two aiming systems, which can be replaced according to actual conditions.
German gunsmith's design ability is indeed very strong. The lens holder and the scope are connected by a bayonet. The removal method is very simple. Just press the top of the lens holder. Device, you can remove the scope from the carbine, the whole process only takes 5 seconds.
C96 carbine uses a long barrel similar to the Ruger P08 artillery type, which allows the warhead to have a longer acceleration stroke. The 7.63mm Mauser is still fired, but it is used with the scope. The effective range can be increased to 200 meters.
The highest gear of the rear sight is 500 meters, which is equivalent to the maximum range that a carbine can reach.
The number of this cone hammer version is "12", and the overall preservation condition is very good. Regardless of the sights are installed later, but it is also a product 120 years ago, and the history is as long as the carbine , And because of the proper design, the scope and the carbine match very well, so the auction house’s valuation is as high as $51,750 (about 370,300 yuan).
The picture shows another Mauser C96 carbine. Its barrel is actually longer than the hammer version. It also has a scope, but it was modified in batches during World War II. History The value and rarity are not as good as the Cone Hammer version, so the price is only 2650 US$18,900. It can be seen that time does have a huge magical power, making the Cone Hammer version a top collectible.
