nkronsch
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Post by nkronsch on Oct 9, 2010 10:49:15 GMT -5
Was this variant of the mauser c96 actually used? or did it even exist in WWII? This is the only WWII gun in my price range, but I want to go to a skirmish next weekend. I definitely don't want a modern gun, but I sort of want an AEG, but I can't find an AEG as my price is $200, and I need to buy bbs, a spare mag for my pistol, and a holster. www.airsoftpost.com/product_info.php?products_id=25033one more thing, does anyone know a good reliable website I can buy the AGM sten? I already have four mp40 midcaps, but then my mp40 broke. I am looking around $150 for the sten.
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Post by zzs8mm on Oct 9, 2010 10:55:12 GMT -5
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nkronsch
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Post by nkronsch on Oct 9, 2010 11:09:18 GMT -5
Thank you. But still, does anyone know about the Sten?
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Post by customairsoftweap on Jul 1, 2011 16:15:51 GMT -5
A Mauser with a C96 stock like that would have not been issued to German soldiers in WWII. Soldiers did not have them at all. The only types of C96s that would have been used were the normal semi-automatic version and the fully automatic version. Some tank crew men did use the fully automatic version over the Mp-40 because of the increased rate of fire and its small size. The full auto version often came with a wooden holster that could be attached to the bottom of the grip for increased accuracy and stability in firing. I have never seen a C96 with a stock like that in service anywhere in the world. I do believe that a prototypical version was created an briefly tested my the Wehrmacht and Chinese Red Army, both militaries rejected the prototype.
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Post by cairo1 on Jul 1, 2011 22:55:26 GMT -5
actually that's wrong. Carbine the C96 was actually a most common pistol, as it was much more successful in the chimerical market then the millaterl (in Germany that is) the carbine version was a very early series, that was only short lived. they made a few thousand, and sold them world wide in 7.63x25 Mauser. a 9mm C96 was not made until WWI which was a stop gap measure due to lack of lugers.
Stocks were actually quite common. many pistols were bought or sold with them, or they could be ordered as an aftermarket piece.
as for the automatic type, with the detachable magazine, the M712, they were intended to be sold to china to compete with the Spanish C96 copies. while their are some examples of ones used by the Wehrmacht, they are quite un common. only a few thousands would be available.
to be frank, the short magazine C96 would be a rather common "i brought a pistol from home" gun. as opposed to ye olde reichsrevolver.
you can thank Joe Schroeder for this knowledge, he attends my local gun shows, and is a acutely a friend of mine. he wrote the book on these things, and if anyone wants his autograph, i could help you in that department.
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