This video showcases a rare and high-end Tsingtao Ironworks C96 Mauser pattern sporting carbine from Warlord-Era China. The presenter highlights its excellent condition and craftsmanship, noting it's a copy of the Mauser pre-war commercial carbine with fine details. The carbine exemplifies the pride of work by skilled craftsmen during that period. The description also promotes a book on Chinese Warlord-Era handguns.
This video delves into the Mannlicher Model 1896 pistol, highlighting its innovative design advancements over earlier models. It discusses the shift to a locked breech action and a bottlenecked cartridge to improve ballistics and handling. The description notes early blowback models were quickly replaced by locked systems. Key improvements in 1897 included the transition from a 7-round fixed magazine to a 6-round detachable magazine, though stripper clips remained an option. The video clarifies potential date confusion due to patents and commercial release timings, suggesting Mannlicher's focus on military contracts. It also mentions the availability of variations like longer barrels, shoulder stock lugs, and sporting carbines.
This video features a highly rare scoped Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Sporting Carbine, serial number 12 of only 30 large-ring carbines produced. The carbine boasts its original long barrel and detachable stock, with a vintage telescopic sight added around the time of purchase, not from the factory. The quick-detachable claw mount is typical of German sporting arms from the era. The presenter draws parallels between this 1900s setup and modern pistol-caliber carbines with compact optics, highlighting that tactical applications are not a new concept but were executed with historical style.
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