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Title: The ‘Broomhandle’ Mauser
Condition: New
Author: Jonathan Ferguson
Illustrator: Peter Dennis
Contributor: Peter Dennis (Illustrated by)
Format: Paperback
Type: Paperback
ISBN-10: 1472816153
EAN: 9781472816153
ISBN: 9781472816153
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Genre: Law & Politics
Topic: Architecture & Antiques, History, Military History
Release Date: 19/10/2017
Description: At a time when most handguns were limited to six rounds, the ten-shot Mauser caught the attention of the world for its unprecedented firepower and formidable high-velocity 7.63×25mm cartridge. This saw its ultimate expression in the first-ever select-fire handgun – the ‘Schnellfeuer’ machine pistol, fed by a detachable magazine and offering both full-automatic and single-shot modes. The C 96 was the first semi-automatic pistol to see combat, arming both sides in the Second Anglo-Boer War, and seeing service with the German, Russian, Chinese and other militaries. Widely purchased commercially, it was carried by none other than Winston Churchill in the Sudan and South Africa, became prized by the Irish Republican Army and Soviet revolutionaries, and even armed Han Solo in the ‘Star Wars’ movies.Featuring full-colour artwork and an array of revealing photographs, this is the engrossing story of the C 96 Broomhandle Mauser, the ground-breaking semi-automatic pistol that armed a generation of military personnel, adventurers and revolutionaries at the turn of the 20th century.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 248mm
Item Length: 184mm
Item Width: 7mm
Item Weight: 272g
Book Series: Weapon
Release Year: 2017

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