Mauser C96 Pistol, "Red 9"
name: label: licensee
content: Mauser
label: maker
content: Mauser
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Introduced in 1896, the Mauser Construktion 96 semiautomatic pistol was chambered for 7.63x25mm aummunition and featured an integral box magazine. The wooden shoulder stock doubled as a holster. Many people know it as the "broomhandle" Mauser. During the war Germany contracted with Mauser for pistols chambered for 9mm ammo to augment the standard 9mm Luger sidearms. Many military units branded a big red "9" in the grips so soldiers would use the right ammunition.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.37857
label: catalog number
content: 37857
label: accession number
content: 103374
label: serial number
content: 138228
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Pisa
label: Other Terms
content: Pisa; Firearms; Center Fire; 9 Mm; Rifled
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 3/4 in x 5 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 29.845 cm x 13.97 cm x 3.81 cm