The Mauser Broomhandle Pistol

Produktion Seriennummern

*Jahr*	*Seriennummern*	*Kommentar* *(auf Englisch)*
*1896*	*1-359*	*Pre-production pistols marked with SYSTEM MAUSER above the chamber*
	49	Step-barrel 6-shot cone hammer
	52	Step-barrel 20-shot cone hammer
	107	Step-barrel 10-shot cone hammer
*1897*	*1-1000*	*Turkish Government Contract Numbered in their own Seperate series in FARSI*
	658	Turkish Contract Cone Hammer
*1897-1899*	*360-14999*	*SYSTEM MAUSER cone hammerSemi-perforated safety head revision Chamber markings changed to WAFFENFABRIK MAUSER OBERNDORF*
	393	Early production 6-shot cone hammer
	630	Early production cutaway cone hammer
	743	Early production 20-shot cone hammer
	985	Early production cone hammer final version
	1000	Milled panels over grips and triggers phased out
	1958	Standard cone hammer with rear sight stamped 1-10
	2534	Standard cone hammer with rear sight stamped 100-300
	3693	Adjustable sight 6-shot cone hammer with rear sight stamped 50-500
	6217	6-shot cone hammer with 4.75 barrel
	7160	Fixed sight cone hammer
	8441	Late 20-shot cone hammer
	10128	Standard cone hammer with rear sight stamped 50-300
	12000	Large ring hammer introduced
	12281	Early transitional large ring hammer
	14999	Cone Hammer Phased out
*1899*	*15000-20000 were not used in lieu of this Series which was numbered 1-5000*	*Model 1899 Italian Navy Contract flatside variation*
	300	Model 1899 Italian Navy Contract flatside variation
*1899-1903*	*20000-34999*	*Firing pin retained by single lug to solid bolt Unmilling of centre of left rear panel stopped*
	20533	Late transitional large ring hammer
1899	21000	Trigger fitting redesigned with integral pins
	21024	Early Flat Side
1900	22000	Lugs used to retain rear sight instead of pins
	22130	6-Shot Flat Side, Grip not slotted for stock
	23000	Late flatside with rear sight stamped 1-10
	23887	Late flatside with rear sight stamped 50-1000
1902	29000	Shallow Panel milling added
	29171	Adjustable sight 6-shot flatside
	29178	Fixed sight flatside Bolo or Officer¹s model
	29260	Early large ring hammer Bolo
	29507	Early 6-shot large ring hammer
	29561	Adjustable sight 6-shot large ring hammer
	30302	Early shallow-milled panel large ring hammer
1903	31000?? Approx BTW 30302-31186	Mauser company name and addresses starts to appear on side of frame
	31186	9mm shallow panel large ring hammer
	31234	Late shallow-milled panel large ring hammer
	34090	Deep-milled panel large ring hammer
*1904-1914*	*35000-100000*	*Firing pin retained by two opposed lugs to solid bolt. Small ring hammer introduced and large ring hammer phased out*
		35461 Early small hammer
		38552 Step-barrel large grip Bolo
		39507 Step-barrel FULL SIZE
1905	40000	Long narrow extractor changed to a shorter wider one
		40058 Reinforced chamber 6-shot large ring hammer
		40240 Early small hammer Bolo
		40243 Late large ring hammer Bolo
		40872 Late adjustable sight 6-shot
		42604 Early Bolo
		43164 Reinforced chamber small hammer 6-shot
		43620 Late 6-shot small hammer
	44000	Non-adjustable rear sights phased out
	84672	Removable magazine model 1930 made from standard 1896 model
	85000-95000	Mauser banner trademark stamped on top of the chamber
	855490	Mauser banner over chamber
1912	100000	Rifling changed from 4 to 6 grooves
*1910*	*154000-155000*	*Persian order of 1000*
	154002	Persian contract Pistol
1913	120000	Batch of assorted serial numbers supplied to western US distributor Pacific Arms
1914	160735-161906	Batch of assorted serial numbers supplied to western US distributor Pacific Arms
*1914-1918*	*270000-430000*	*Start of war production*
	273339	Standard prewar commercial
1915	280000	New Safety introduced Marked with an Inter-twined "NS"
	290090	Standard wartime commercial
1918	430000	End of war production
*1919-1921*	*430000-500000*	*Post War Production* *Until appox 1930 The Mauser Banner On the Left side of the Frame was NARROW*
1919	432000?-433000?	French Gendarme order of 1000 with Bolo barrel on large frame
	432087	French Gendarme Version
	433900	End of standard wartime commercial model
1920	NON SPECIFIC	Treaty of Versailles modifications including cutting back of barrel length to four inches and fixed rear sight on existing stocks of Weapons Commonly Know as a 1920's Rework.
1921	440000	Lanyard ring rotated 90 deg
		474486 Long-barrel Bolo
*1921-1930*	*500000-799999*	*Mauser banner trademark stamped on top of the chamber. The Bolo model production was restarted*
		515091 Late postwar Bolo
		595864 Late fixed sight Bolo
	650000	Deeper colour blueing introduced
	732110	Model 1930 transitional
*1930-1937*	*800000-980000*	*Model 1930 Introduced with "New Universal Safety"*
	803115	Early model 1930 with universal safety
	900302	Late model 1930
	913314	9mm model 1930
	914751	8.15mm model 1930
1937	950000	End of 150000 produced and shipped mainly to China
	950001-980000	980000 Last 30000 produced

***Thanks To........***
Graeme Caselton (gcaselton@easynet.co.uk) kindly supplied the following rough breakdown of model variations, dates and serial numbers pertaining to the C96 Mauser. I deeply regret to report that he did so at the time he was about to hand in his 1915 Std. Wartime Commercial for destruction under Britain's new and reprehensible ban on the private ownership of hand guns. A moment of silence, ladies and gentlemen, for the senseless destruction of a piece of history. And moreover, for the passing of freedom in the very country which gave us the Magna Carta. We live in a sad and frightening time, my friends. *-Reprinted As Received From* *Kyrie Ellis* *kyrieellis@aol.com*

Email: joeyd@northwest-denture.com