This video dives into the history and details of the Shansei .45 ACP Broomhandle pistol. It explains how during the Chinese civil war, the demand for shoulder-stocked pistols led to copies of the Mauser C96. The video highlights the unique development of a C96 variant chambered in .45 ACP, a caliber popular due to Thompson submachine guns. It notes that these Shansei pistols, scaled up from the original Mauser design, were produced in two batches: one in the late 1920s and early 1930s, and another for export in the 1980s. Despite being similar in size to the C96, they are wider and heavier.
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