Mauser C96 Broomhandle

[@insertnamehere001]

A Mauser Broomhandle inside a Mauser Broomhandle, it's genius.

[@lptomtom]

Broomhandle at 600 yards...now that's a challenge!

[@condorhigh2310]

"AH! A choice of a avid gun collector, it's a nice gun stranger"

[@serenity3948]

This just tells you played resident evil 4

[@ericmoney4572]

DL44 blaster. Most of the guns in star wars were literally just ww2 leftover weapons with doodads stuck to them and painted, most converted to blank firing configuration.

[@subrosa.photography]

eric money exactly! They weren't "modelled after" WWII/German guns, they WERE old guns.

[@ericmoney4572]

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[@MrTangolizard]

Chris R mostly old Brit guns to be honest Lewis sterling etc

[@subrosa.photography]

MrTangolizard correct, as the movie was made in England. I was just playing off what Eric said in the video. Check the link I put in my previous response, it details the guns used in the original trilogy.

[@sirboomsalot4902]

E-11s and the Rebel equivalent (forget the name) were Sterling SMGs

[@sanfordhoffman2392]

Those are so freaking cool and so far out of my price range. Great video. The next best thing to owning one is watching you guys pop off some rounds with them.

[@justaguy2182]

*“Ah, the choice of an avid gun collector! It’s a nice gun stranger!”*

[@most34-g7w]

Adios, Leon.... ©Luis

[@thegoldencaulk2742]

Bout damn time you took this one off the wall and shot it! These are just so goofy and awesome to shoot, sadly I wish I had a stock for mine.

[@thesmokinggun8674]

Look on eBay that have repros for no that much.

[@Twinspinner]

The Smokinggun problem is you have to apply to SBR it before you buy the stock, which sucks

[@thesmokinggun8674]

TwinSpinner so you can have an original one and it counts as C&r. You have a repro stock and it counts as SBR that makes no sense.

[@Twinspinner]

The Smokinggun oh I didn't think of that but yeah if you c&r the gun that's one thing, I don't know how sbr laws apply to c&r

[@bengrosser8722]

You can pick up an original stock for around 50 dollars

[@derekduffner6048]

How did you resist the urge to duel wield them

[@180SecondIdeas]

Holy smokes how fun is this?! Good to see different stuff on youtube. Thanks for the variety guys!

[@Mrgunsngear]

Broomhandle in a Broomhandle FTW!

[@91chevys10]

It's called a German Reload.

[@lukaslanger8077]

Its a carbine with a backup-pistol in the stock.

[@jeffcaldwell2991]

Good video. One of the few that I've found where the Astra is fired as well. I've always been very found of the Broomhandle. I'm 50 years old and I've been a fan of the pistol since I was a kid back in the seventies. I'm especially a fan of the 'Bolo' configuration which I finally purchased one a couple years ago. Again a very good video.

[@jimmohead]

Nice review. I'm just getting into firearms and love learning about historical pieces. Keep it up Eric!

[@TheSaikou96]

Such an awesome gun i wish I was of age before all of these guns had become basically unattainable to the average person. I’m 22 and definitely could not afford majority of milsurps I want

[@JoeyP322]

oscar trujillo start getting what’s out there little by little. Yea it’s more expensive now because the surplus firearms aren’t out there like it used to be, but don’t play the ‘I wish I did back then’ game a few years into the future, because you’ll kick yourself in the ass too hard... If you go on GB you can usually find something for the right price.

[@stephensmith4480]

Same here Biggus. A guy I worked with had to hand his C96 in under the Amendment of Firearms along with some other choice stuff. He was not a happy chap!!!

[@chrishighsite2522]

oscar trujillo I live in the PNW, I wouldn't call it common but a few phone calls would locate one.

[@MrPingn]

Joey P Agreed. When I was very little my dad and I went to a gun show. There was a barrel full of AKs for around $3-400 each. With a large box of magazines next to it. He still cringes every time he thinks about passing on them. He finally bought an SKS not too long ago. Jokes that he was shot at by them enough times to respect them. Might as well try it from the other end for a change. Lol

[@Bl4ckD0g]

oscar trujillo I know how you feel. I want an M1 Carbine, and Garand. Wouldn't mind a couple of M1903s either.

[@nazareth4u524]

Looked like bump fire! When you had the stock/holster connected there towards the end of the video. When you were rapid-firing! Clint Eastwood Used one also in his western Joe Kid and the thug in John Carpenter's Original Assault on precinct 13 used one to cap the little girl . Very disturbing scene. But very cool pieces of rich history!

[@d-cat8198]

Wow, watch that whole assembly wobble when fired with the high speed camera...pretty cool stuff. Great video!

[@ddnak36]

Thanks for the review on one of the pistols that I always wanted. I finally purchased one with the shoulder stock..it's not working but I plan to send it to a specialist in the states that can do repair on it...looking forward to that and maybe one day post a video on KZbin..

[@Lucky-bg1di]

I'm still waiting for a nice C96 reproduction. Sure its design wasn't reused for a reason, but it's still a gun I think looks good and can be made better with our modern technology. Besides, how else am I gonna feel like Booker Dewitt? ;)

[@topbreak38]

A Tula shirt with an American flag on it . . . Someone, somewhere, is spinning in their grave.

[@tankdempsey9546]

topbreak38 I KNOW RIGHT

[@emocowboy4684]

I don't get it, what is Tula?

[@seadog1334]

RYANimations russian’s arms manufacturers

[@veritasaequitas9252]

Stalin does. 😂😂😂

[@misteraustralian3335]

@@emocowboy4684 an Russian arms and ammunition manufacturer notably for making AK-47 ammunition

[@brucemccreary38]

The man who would cut two Lugers in half and make a .45 was John Vernon Martz from Lincoln, California. My brother worked for him for quite a few years and made grips, stocks, springs and other parts for him. He has passed away though; I think in 2012 or 2013.

[@pedrotome9119]

Despite the distance I knew this incredible man. It was through American guns magazines. Before internet. I wish I could know a small part of what he did!!!

[@BigSlanko]

I'm glad you guys make videos about guns and actually shoot guns. I don't know what the beef is with YankeeMarshall but I went to go watch some of his videos and it's just a lot of bitching and moaning. Don't care about the drama, just wanna watch gun videos and he's got nothing to offer but blabbering on about nonsense.

[@troym6816]

Coffice totally agree man. That’s all he does is bitch and moan!! I can’t stand it I don’t watch that dude at all

[@BigSlanko]

I actually watched a few of his vids seeing if it was worth it in there somewhere and just not for me. I know KZbinrs have their audiences they cater to and such so maybe we're just simple men.

[@ohcliffy]

He was a cop man, what do you expect?

[@jamesh5187]

Kelso lowk because he said 45 suck means he has no firearms experience? Lol

[@mikeylikes063]

Yankee marshall is not a gun channel he's a commentary channel. I have never seen him even fire a gun on his channel.All he does is bitch and moan about shit

[@aliengoboom]

I love the gun!😱🤘

[@johngifford7725]

Picked up a red nine this year. Love shooting it and the P08 artillery. Awesome guns. I wish a company like Pedersoli would make new ones out of modern steel on CNC machines.

[@terrygrossmann2295]

I really enjoy seeing the old firearms that still are usable over a hundred years latter.

[@PistolManiac100]

Always nice to see classic designs instead of all plastic.

[@IWatchedWhat]

I have wanted a C96 since I was a young child in the 60s. I wish someone would reproduce them.

[@willsmith1566]

I’ve been waiting for this video for a long time! One of my all time favorite guns, probably my favorite that I own

[@jeffhoser7717]

Next to be named as an "assault rifle " by the antis ! Nice to see someone actually shooting these great old guns ! Can't bear to think of how many of them I've walked past at gun shows over the years !

[@WachtAmWeb]

Winston Churchill carried a C96 into action at the Battle of Omdurman as his personal carry weapon - what an interesting design!

[@owenwolfco.8344]

I’ve held one before, it was made in 1918, and it was pretty front heavy. Also the rear sight jostles around which was something I didn’t expect.

[@LifeisGood762]

Being the fastest pistol cartridge until 1935 is incorrect. The TT-30 and TT-33 were chambered in simply a hotter version of this same caliber, the Tokarevs will even fire Mauser ammo just fine. Awesome video, thanks for sharing! I love how he always points the gun downrange before chambering a round. Smart man.

[@ttertt2]

Resident evil 4 anyone??

[@derhectix]

yes 😎

[@einzelfeuer_2855]

Red 9 with the stock and a Broken Butterfly. All you really need for most of the game.

[@leroysinclair8499]

Einzelfeuer _ Blacktail was better than the Red 9

[@EpicTomaHawk45]

@@leroysinclair8499 yeahhh, no, the red9 basically maximizes the power of 9mm rounds , in 50 rounds you get about 325 damage, , just 175 shy of 10 magnum rounds (maxed out broken butterfly) basically in 8 9mm bullets you get one maxed out broken butterfly shot.

[@nazimikouirene8947]

Ahhhh a choice of an avid gun collector its a nice gun stranger

[@chrishighsite2522]

Almost got one at my local pawn shop but they didn't consign the holster with it because the thought selling it together would qualify as an SBR. Last time I took that shop seriously for anything.

[@ShawarmaFarmer]

The Chinese called these Box Cannons. When I last visited China, I went into one of the museums commemorating the resistance effort against the Japanese and the Civil War itself and there were rows of Mauser C96 variants, Thompson M1928s with 50 round drums, Type 24(Similar to K98k) and Hanyang 88s (Gewehr 88 copies).

[@Achbar]

I love this Pistol, it is iconic and I wish there was a manufacturer making reproductions of this Pistol :)

[@tomw.6511]

AUTOMATIC of Ukraine started making a reproduction Mauser Broomhandle carbine a couple of years ago. Who knows, some of them might have been drafted into service against the Russians!

[@henrybucki7813]

i own 14 brooms and one is a schnell. have always loved the design, fun to shoot ,good video thanks

[@JgM-ie5jy]

Broomhandle in a Broomhandle FTW! The "Oberndoff Reload" ! One thing I would have liked to in the video was fieldstripping to show how no pins were needed ...

[@ar6985]

Takes you back to a time when people took pride in their work and were craftsmen.

[@cthulhu6697]

Awesome. Those are so cool. I guess the ammo is expensive and hard to find. It seems that, in combat, that clip feeding thing could get you killed. As to the Star Wars thing, even as a kid in the 1970s, when Star Wars hit theaters, I noticed that Harrison Ford's gun was a Broomhandle Mauser and the similarities (especially in uniforms) of the Empire to the SS and Whermacht. A really cool thing. Can you do some more oldies, like 8mm French revolver, Colt .38 Auto (pre-dates .38 Super), those giant WW1 Mauser anti tank bolt action rifles, Bren Gun, Luger P 09 Artillery Model with snail drum mag, the Lancaster SMG (50 round mag Brit SMG of WW2), I could go on and on, I like oldie military weapons.

[@TheSocketshock]

What I'd love to see is a destruction video of a M1 Garand. Hector Cafferata once talked about how during the Korean war he held off an entire regimental size force of Korean soldiers and had his M1 catch fire three times

[@mafiamanj15]

I love my broomhandle, mine's a Model 1930 commercial C96 with a shoulder stock made in the 50's. It's just a shame that the barrel is pretty worn down at this point, so the thing isn't very accurate, but it's still in good working condition, so I still take it to the range just a few times a year.

[@myfavoritemartian1]

There is a company that relines the barrel. It is not detectable from the outside and restores it to a real shooter.

[@donn7261]

If the clip will not feed into the mag properly, 1st. just flip the clip and try the other end. For my 1930 C96 his works about 75% of the time.

[@DamplyDoo]

Recently obtained serial number 5000. Original finish. Love it

[@gooondie]

Lewis guns were also used for blasters in Star Wars! The aesthetics of old guns are the best!

[@fs357mag]

A+ stuff. Thanks for an enjoyable 20 minutes.

[@loganvan358]

Where's the puma?

[@Dr_Mauser]

Hans Blaster was made from an actual Broomhandle. This caused them trouble when they moved filming to England, they couldn't import it, so they made another locally for those shots.

[@johnmullholand2044]

It was the other way around. They rented the guns from an agency in Britain, and had to remake a copy here in the States for reshoots and such (like the insert shot of Han drawing the blaster in the Greedo scene).

[@paulquinn4704]

I have the c96 mauser bolo, it's the shorter barrel version with a slightly different grip, mine was made between 1923/30, it's still get the stock/ holster but sadly no leather fixings.

[@thomasbrand2650]

Correction: The guns in Star Wars aren't modeled after these guns, they are these guns. The design team just make a few decorative changes. Han's DL-44 is this, the Mauser C96. The Rebel's A280 blaster is a Sturmgewehr 44, the Stormtrooper E-11 is a Sterling SMG. There's a few more I'd list but I can't remember their names at the moment.

[@thepaladin8554]

love the broomhandles, thanks for bring them out...

[@terry19481948]

great video , more vids on ww1 and ww2 guns needed !

[@darkseraph88]

so awesome seeing this! After years of asking, my dad just recently gave me the astra 900 and arisaka type 99 that my grandfather brought back from WW2. Neither gun had been fired in about 70 years and we fired the 900 for the first time, just an awesome experience and a fun shooter. Too bad there aren't many options for ammo. I've seen that the 7.62 tokarev is the same as the 7.63 mauser except maybe for powder charge. Anyone able to shed some light on this?

[@myfavoritemartian1]

I buy Tok ammo and pull the bullets to install an American powder in a reduced load. The TOK ammo will work in a .30 Mauser, but it is risky as hell!

[@theosbrewhaus9166]

Try using a standard AR-15/M16 stripper for your broomhandle, works very well for me...unsolicited tip... you can also make your own brass from cut down .223/5.56 brass.

[@OriginalOwner777]

It also helps that a modified mauser broom handle was used as the prop for han solo's heavy blaster pistol in the original star wars movies

[@blackjack3599]

Can we see a Wild West era of firearms? The Broomhandle would be a contender in the time i believe

[@ddnak36]

I just picked up one. Planning to send it to the states to be restored...

[@joejackson4202]

Really slings that brass outta there!

[@kenhelmers2603]

Nice pieces of history! Thanks for sharing them with us

[@elpistola1104]

Thanks , I've been wanting to see you do a video on the c96 I always see on the wall behind you,. I recently bought one also

[@stockbore]

Great video as always. Thanks for posting.

[@deepscuba7384]

Eric, Have you seen "The Rocketeer"? Best and most iconic scene of a hero with a broomhandle towards the end. You'll love it! I've got a Chinese copy with the 10 and 20 round detachable magazines in 9mm. Operates great... just wish I could get extra magazines cheap & easily.

[@autogabe]

Hey nice video. Can you guys do a video about the shooting in Texas because when I watched the news here in Portugal they didn't explained very well and I also heard something about a gun ban. Love your videos. Thanks

[@GrandadsGun]

Awesome vid guys!

[@chrisshooter589]

Fun fact - this was one of Winston Churchill’s favourite firearms. This and the 1911 which he carried regularly.

[@toxicmatrix1337]

WELCOME!!! What are you buyin? What are you sellin?

[@topbreak38]

There were S&W revolvers in the 1800s that had removable stocks if I recall correctly.

[@MikeSenn64]

I love this gun! Great video. I need to make a video with mine. The sound it makes is awesome and very distinct.

[@bowencreer3922]

What do ya think of a video on a Spanish Mauser in .308? Or something on new cartridges; .224 Valkyrie, .277 wolverine, 6.5 creed more, etc. Or the new ruger mpr, or m&p 10 sport?

[@tacticalsnowflake2595]

Great video guys.

[@johndeere1951a]

Astra is basically the same dollar value as the Mauser June 2021. Seem to appear in market more as long time owners/estates die off. Prices will continue to rise.

[@65Grndl]

Think of it as a miniature AR... without a buffer tube over the bolt. Also. Is there a puma on that Mauser?

[@drp1bb856]

Great video! Keep em coming!

[@andit1265]

lots of .22 competition guns have the magazine in front of the trigger guard :P

[@154Kilroy]

Luger was 1900 not 1908 and based on the C93 Borchardt, a (surprise) 1893 design. The Luger was adopted by Germany in 1908, that's probably where that mistake came from. Also, the Sterling was British.

[@Ddeamorin]

Hey guys I am Eric "and everything like that " from Iraq veteran 8888.

[@changhee95]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the schnellfeuer variant is the only mauser that uses detachable box magazines correct? If someone were to have a standard C96, they'd have to use a conversion kit to make it have a detachable box mag. correct?

[@davidgruen7423]

I personally think Mauser 98k plus C96 “Schenellfeuer” with stock is a good combination, equivalent of having a rifle and a submachine gun, at least it should be a very good personal defense weapon for a sniper.

[@terrygrossmann2295]

They produced a lot of different variations as well making little changes as requested by different military’s, and police departments.

[@2Aknight762]

My first exposure to the broomhandle was Clint Eastwood's movie Joe Kid.

[@wsnapper3377]

Was in Joe Kidd as well.

[@markhawkins6276]

From Russia with Love.

[@TheMancunianCandidate]

Yep, that big guy using it had some bad luck running into Clint though.

[@TheMancunianCandidate]

Ian Mangham that's right. He made him fall through a trapdoor in a bell tower to his doom. Classic Clint

[@STB-jh7od]

A spare gun with your main gun..love it.

[@on2wheels378]

Thanks for the upload!

[@mre.w.2850]

Hans solo blaster was actually a broomhandle with crap put all over it which is really cool, film industru then just used what rhey could, for example in from russian with love the front iconic poster image was of an airpistol they had as the prop departmwnt disnt have a walther to hand lol, think it was a bsa break barrel 😁😁 aweaome video guys superb gun

[@martinstrobel9297]

Hans Solo loved his too.

[@regsparkes6507]

Wonderful pistol, and video.....thanks!

[@JC622Kilo57J]

The guy with the Lugers...John Martz? RIP circa 2013. Ian has videos up about that man's creations.

[@Marcus2750-u1t]

What a sweet gun Eric, I love the ole gal!!

[@SvMobyduck]

I just had a beautiful idea for you. Make up some Peter powder, and show us how it shoots in a flintlock.

[@christianehmling5080]

I'm honestly considering saving up to find one to use as my carry piece

[@samrowland2816]

gThe P-08 Luger was adopted by the German army in 1908, but the German navy had already adopted it in 1904 , and it was around for a while before that, the Swiss adopted it first I believe.

[@tonytoy7673]

i just got myself an antique conehammer broomahandle made in 1897. the only problem seems that the bolt does not lock back. it only locks back half way. i can pull it all the way back but it doesnt lock there. can someone help me? will my gunstore be able to fix this for cheap? im in vancouver canada.

[@Slayer_Jesse]

I'd love if you could get your hand on a full auto version. Those were pretty much the OG SMG's.

[@albertbarese4170]

Slayer Jesse You mean the OG machine pistol?

[@96joe]

Very awesomely cool 😮👌👌 oh and where’s the puma 😂😂😂😂

[@thomasbailey7505]

There was also one shown and shot in a John Wayne Movie called Big Jake I believe!

[@crazywolfe702]

I've been wanting to see this!

[@landoplayz9774]

Fun fact: han solos gun is a c96 broomhandle with stuff to make it look futuristic

[@walterdavis4808]

"...You can keep your light saber,. I'll stick to my blaster ..." Han Solo

[@SwordFighterPKN]

One gun I really really really wish I would've bought back in the early 90's when they were cheap.

[@scottjua]

Nice man! I've got a few, and built them for live fire props. I made the one for Jerry Miculek. It's here on youtube somewhere.

[@Tenkai917]

Very nice. State of the art for its time, to say the least.

[@amandamyers5169]

Great video Eric as always... I just love The Mauser Broom Handle... I'd love to have one for the Collection... Very desirable piece an it is a very interesting piece of Firearms history... I want an example...😆👌🔫