Scoped C96 "Broomhandle" Sporting Carbine

[@chpe2501]

Aesthetically probably my favorite carbine on this show so far.

[@grahamr4916]

Dok_ Hope 100% agree. This looks SO COOL

[@tbthtgrv4g796]

@@grahamr4916 ⁰000⁰

[@God-Emperor_Elizabeth_the_2nd]

Han Solo’s pistol and Bobba Fett’s rifle had a baby

[@grzegorzswist]

@@God-Emperor_Elizabeth_the_2nd and it was a child conceived with love.

[@jasonsantos6430]

2019: Mall ninjas 1919: Emporium dragoon

[@matthewfarrelly186]

I'm dying

[@NorthKoreaUncovered]

Is there a version of this gun they didn't make? Up next "Heavy Barrelled, C96 with Bipod, and Drum Magazine".

[@roempoetliar7995]

Jessie Edsell belt fed detachable box canister with tripod and tracks with v3 engine and 3" front shield

[@ZoSo1973]

Ali Rama If only you were around back then

[@michaelbritt7609]

It wouldn't surprise me if one of those turns up someday

[@Ferromancer86]

Bullpup C96 when

[@jeremyluteran505]

Ali Rama nailed it 😂😂😂

[@TheSquidPro]

Everything about this gun is "why", this is some historical tacticool.

[@tylerjames5482]

it is because certain countries had restrictions on importation of rifle so mauser and star made pistols with detachable riffle butts to send to china

[@hoppinggnomethe4154]

why not?

[@xj53pq7]

And we think of all this stuff as modern concepts, but they were building pistol caliber, takedown sbr's with quick detach scopes in the 1800's. Awesome.

[@Gameprojordan]

They existed but were ultra rare, specially made, and expensive. Can't compare it to the modern day where someone can cheaply modify their guns with an endless variety of attachments

[@montimuros2837]

It's literally impossible to search the internet for guns without any of your videos popping out.

[@ForgottenWeapons]

Just part of my plan for world domination. Glad it's working!

[@nicolaspeterkin9154]

Except when you search a gun from my country , you are not going to see any forgotten weapons video there

[@ChadThundersneed]

Nicolas Peterkin what country

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Sounds like Ian popping up is a bad thing.

[@shoelessbandit1581]

@@aduantas the problem with the Antarcticain firearms industry is that the penguins keep it a very close secret so the orcas don't know what they're up to

[@timinator855]

Look at that quality build, its that old and still looks brand new ( metal wise ).

[@mrgiggles2279]

thay made things to last back then for sure.

[@hobbitilius]

I'm sure it was babied by all of it's owners because of its worth but the craftsmanship is exceptional, that's for sure.

[@YouCaughtCzars]

Whoever owned these all these years took exceptional care of it. It actually makes me pretty happy, a lot of guns from over a century ago can still run like new as long as they're well maintained and looked after. I know I want my own guns to be passed on years down the road and still operate until the heat death of the universe.

[@FUZYsquatch]

mr giggles They knew the value of a lifetime customer. Now it’s “how can we get this guy to buy from us again”

[@mtnbound2764]

the crasftmanship is gorgeous, but also it was probably quite expensive back then. I imagine it was well cared for. i bet there are examples of broomhandles that are pretty rough looking as well.

[@Paelorian]

This carbine is so far ahead of it's time. Even by today's standards that's a handy take-down pistol caliber semi-auto. Comparable to a Ruger 10/22 Takedown in many respects. It would have been amazing in it's time not just for small game but even for many defensive or military roles. For a weapon of it's capabilities, it's lightweight and compact, both in use and even moreso taken apart for storage. It's a pistol cartridge, but the most powerful pistol cartridge of the era. If facing multiple opponents the rapid firepower of this carbine could often be a lifesaver compared to the bolt-action rifles typical of the era. This is the turn of the century, before the BAR, before the Thompson, before the Remington Model 8. If I was alive then this is a gun I would be desperate to own. Heck, even into World War II this design could still hold it's own in combat in a select-fire Schnellfeuer variant with 20-round detachable magazines. Upgrade the scope when available and put a brass deflector on the forward scope mount to take the impact of the ejected brass. Of course, by the end of WWII you have Sturmgewehrs and M2 Carbines that offer more utility than earlier designs. At the turn of the century when it comes to outright practicality I'm usually more a of a Luger guy (on style I love the C96), but in a carbine like this the deficiencies of the Mauser are minimized and the advantages highlighted. I always thought these Mauser carbines were some of the best weapons available when introduced, and adding a low-power scope on a quick-detach mount above the iron sights like this sweetens the pot. Given the limited effective range of this weapon and the limited performance and fragility of early scopes, open sights may be more practical for defensive use, but they're certainly a boon for hunting in any case.

[@Kattbirb]

If only this actually was Han Solo's blaster. With the scope in a usable position he might have seen the sequel trilogy coming.

[@thepancakemann]

Brilliant

[@GaMeRfReAkLIVE]

Thats a flashlight on his blaster i believe

[@Kattbirb]

@@GaMeRfReAkLIVE Nah, that's a vintage scope. You can still find some from that time every now and then.

[@GaMeRfReAkLIVE]

@@Kattbirb i know what it is irl. I mean in universe thats a light

[@Kattbirb]

@@GaMeRfReAkLIVE Do you have a link to that? Every source I can find lists it as a scope. The original prop even used another German scope (an old Hensoldt).

[@ferencgobor749]

Hans von Solo :D :D :D

[@MrBioniclefan1]

Ferenc Gobor lol too funny

[@nigelft]

He definitely would have shot first with this ...

[@offduty23]

His ship, Der Jahrtausendfalke, did die Kesselweglaufen in less than zwölf parsecs.

[@gustavgnoettgen]

Hans Ledig

[@conlinbryant5037]

Unironically, Han Solo's blaster is just a sniper cut down into a pistol.

[@artokiiskinen1058]

This has got to be the coolest gun in a while in the channel. Weird how a gun can be simultaneously futuristic and historic looking.

[@Gameprojordan]

It's because you associate the scoped C96 with Han Solo's sci-fi blaster in Starwars

[@Infernal969]

I thought that porn wasn't allowed on YT.

[@phileas007]

Too late, I'm here. (add viscous laughter)

[@TheMegaEggers]

+phileas007 water down that laughter m8

[@TatsukiHashida]

Infernal969 why?

[@MarioPerez-wh9ej]

Infernal969 Gun Porn ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@butterfinger4393]

this video made me cum 5 times in 2 minutes!!!

[@lancerevell5979]

A superb example of firearms art. I have lusted after this C96 Carbine for decades. A beautiful weapon!

[@clintoncox7286]

By far the coolest little utility rifle I've seen when I say utility I mean small practical and easy to use anywhere.

[@sergeantbigmac]

Man can you imagine how advanced this mustve been in 1899?! ...When you realize most non military people wouldve still been using muzzleloaders/single shot rifles with bolt action smokeless powder rifles still pretty new, and this comes on the scene! Wow that mustve blew some minds back then.

[@Stip96]

wow, I've actually been in the Carl Goluch store in Linz a few times when I was a kid, while my mom was shopping for shoes next door. I'll try to stop by and show them the video :)

[@ForgottenWeapons]

Cool! :)

[@BigSwede7403]

Being able to show that the stuff you made is still in use almost 100 years later... You can´t buy PR like that. :)

[@Stip96]

yes, exactly!

[@german_spirit7545]

Kommst du aus Linz wa? Coole Sache :)

[@Matt_The_Hugenot]

Stunning. With its layout and all the different modifications possible the C96 was truly ahead of its time.

[@ZeekWolfe1]

This gun was a prop in an old Hawaii Five O episode where a hit man working for Wo Fat shoots but does not kill a spy because of specially hardened ammunition. This shooting is done to ingratiate the spy to the real target. Jack Lord and Eric Braeden (Hans Gudegast) played the lead roles. Nice gun!

[@LeDibeau]

Ah - ya always show the finest pieces of guns. Gunsmith / Gunshop Goluch is still located in Linz as also in Vienna and Altaussee in Austria.

[@tillmannfischer]

Would be interesting to contact them and ask them whether they still have information on this job.

[@LeDibeau]

Goluch is established since 1896 & they have also an english homepage so why dont ya drop them a line? Send 'em the link to Ians video. But keep in mind, that the job was done about 100 years ago. www.goluch.com/1/carl-goluch-1896-jagdreisen-jagdkurse-jagdausruestung/

[@LeDibeau]

Usualy they keep Records, so why not send 'em a mail. information: Ing. Marco Schmid [e-mail] Not only 100 years ago. I forgot to mention the 22 airraids at Linz in WW2, 20.000 Bombs werde dropped, about 700 undetonated are still lying in the ground. The last bomb exploded in 2004, it was digged out by an excavator.

[@LeDibeau]

Yes - maybe. But mounting a scope on a rifle or handgun seems to be no problem for a skilled gunsmith. I once asked a nearby gunsmith, if he can mount a scope on my Jager 30M1 Single Action, he said: " I can mount you a scope on anything, but do you really want to mutilate that beautiful piece of machinery?" No, I did not.

[@keenanmcbreen7073]

So many of these early auto pistol carbines are SOOOO aesthetically pleasing and cool AF.

[@user-oi8sq6ci8j]

i love how those old scopes look. Can't find a modern scope with the same silhouette

[@-oiiio-3993]

Claw mounts and 'Vienna Snappers' are often found on pre WW2 Mannlicher Schoenauer rifles and stutzen (full stocked carbines). My M1910 Take Down Model has a claw mounted Gerard B.

[@REDRoverMike]

I’d like to shake the hand of that gunsmith. That’s next-level craftsmanship from a lost era.

[@AldanFerrox]

Kahles still exists today. The company was founded in 1888 near Vienna and the the scopes they make are pretty popular in Europe.

[@Capta1nTaterS]

I have no experience with Broomhandle Mausers, but I just finished a 2 year degree program in Gunsmithing, and by God I'd like to build one just like it. But I don't want to ruin a highly collectible/expensive firearm. Curse you Morality!!

[@ForgottenWeapons]

There are lots of really ratty condition C96 pistols reimported from China that would be good foundations for a project like that.

[@Capta1nTaterS]

I'll have to look, thank you! Please keep the great content coming, I always learn so much from your channel!

[@sgthop]

@@Capta1nTaterS Been a couple years since this was posted, did anything come of your search for a beat up broomhandle to make awesome?

[@Seeker-wq8jc]

RIP, I was just about to reply saying look for a rusted out piece of crap that has no real collector value, kind of gun that you have to replace stuff on, which would hurt the value anyway so who cares, and Ian it appears beat me to it by four years.

[@robertslaughter7044]

Well if you do... Mount the scope differently... Such that the rear sight functions out to 1,000m. And such that the standard stripper clips can be used. I think what we have here is a, once upon a time, great pistol that an amateur gunsmith put a scope on.

[@-oiiio-3993]

Claw mounts and 'Vienna Snappers' are often found on pre WW2 Mannlicher Schoenauer rifles and stutzen (full stocked carbines) as well as Oberndorf Mauser rifles of the same period. My M1910 Mannlicher Schoenauer Take Down Model (proofed 1922) has a claw mounted Gerard B.

[@curtisgage8471]

I have wanted one of these since I was a kid. Still can't tell you why, I saw it and just knew it was the only gun I'd ever really want.

[@aleramone23]

They can be more than a century old, but the build quality of those C96 can be seen easily.

[@XBrh53a]

And it was done without any CNC machines. Thanks for all your work.

[@YourAverageStrummer]

That thing must be the single most awesome firearm I've ever seen in my entire life. Wow....

[@SynthLizard8]

That's a thing of beauty!

[@310ronin]

I always get happy when you post something new and interesting. Thanks for brining these weapons in to the spotlight. Best opening so far.

[@51WCDodge]

This setup was a favorite of 1960's British TV Action shows used in a black attache case by the Evil Villan.

[@JerryEricsson]

I have always loved the broom handle, owned 3 of them at one time, but always seemed to find something better that I wanted at the time. The scope looks much like the old JC Higgins Scope on my fathers old .22 Remington Target Junior rifle that now rests in it's mount in my dinning room, awaiting it's transfer to my son, come time for me to Join Dad in the happy hunting grounds.

[@Jesses001]

Great work done to that carbine. Clearly an experienced gunsmith. I have a feeling that is going to go for a LOT at the auction.

[@philp8872]

Maybe I can drop in some knowledge: Goluch was a gunsmith and dealer here in my hometown Linz in Austria until about 25 or 30 years ago, probably the son or greatson of the Goluch who most probably made this scope mount. (They also are known to have stamped guns they were only selling, a common practice of some gunsmiths here in Austria and also Germany.) Then his son in law ran the buisness for about another 15 or 20 years under the name Schmidt before it got closed. I belive he or his sons are still in the gun trading buisness although without a physical store. The company which made the scope is Karl Kahles in Vienna, Austria, the are still into the buisness producing decent scopes, not as famous as Swarovski or Zeiss but a little bit cheaper and of about the same quality. I have a very similar Kahles scope with 4x magnification on my Mannlicher-Schönauer Stutzen Modell 1908, Cal 8x56M.Sch. which I still use as my main hunting rifle as long as light conditons are good. Being a bit smaller in diameter I belive the magnification of the scope on this C96-Carbine is 2.5x, that was pretty common in those days, you had mostly 2.5x or 4x. I´m not sure, but I strongly belive the scope and mount are from the interwar period. I´m no expert on these old scopes, but I´ve seen a lot of rifles from the interwar period with this style of scopes dating from the 1920´s and 30´s. Scopes for hunting didn´t really kick off before WWI in Austria and Germany, first because they were seen as "unfair" in the eyes of the old hunters, second because only the sniper rifle scopes of WWI really made the benefits of a scopes clear. My M1908 "Schönauer" (as we simply call them to distinguish from other Mannlicher rifles) is also from the 20´s. The mount is called a 3-point "Suhler" mount, Suhl being a famous gunsmithing town in Germany. Normaly it would be 4-point (like on interwar or postwar M98 sporting rifles), but some gun designs don´t allow this: In the case of the C96-carbine the rear mounting point is so off to the side because of the bolt being in the middle, placing another mounting point on the other side would really make a very wide gun, I think they tried to avoid that. Mannlicher-Schönauer rifles always had a 3-point mount because of the bolt handle travelling through the middle of the rear part of reciever, that´s why I´m so familiar with this. Most of the Mannlicher-Schönauer rifles from the interwar period have a 3-point "Wiener Schnäppermontage" (Vienna snapping mount), a little bit different and weaker than the Suhler mount. Suhler mounts for Mannlicher-Schönauers only became standard after WWII, or maybe in the late 30´s. Anyway, the stile of the socpe and mount really look like 1920´s or early 1930´s. In my eyes that is definitley a beautifull time-correct upgrade of the C96.carbine, pushing its value! I wish I could find AND afford one!

[@philp8872]

Wow, two likes in four days on a four year old video with close to 600 comments! Maybe someone can forward this to Ian, he might be interested in scopes and mounts of that period! Also the lucky buyer of this beautiful C96-Carbine! Geetings from Austria, Philipp

[@-oiiio-3993]

I concur with your assessment. My 1922 proofed Mannlicher Schoenauer M1910 (9.5X57 - .375 Nitro Express Rimless) Take Down Model wears a claw mounted Gerard B (4X) scope. Claw mounts are often found on Oberndorf Mauser rifles of the same period. The scope and mounts were on the M1910 when my Grandfather bought it 'second hand' at Colombo, Ceylon, in 1931. It is my understanding that British gunsmiths and buyers preferred the claw mount over the 'weiner snapper'.

[@philp8872]

​@@-oiiio-3993 Sure, the Wiener snapper was more common in Austria, while the Suhler claw was kind of standard in Germany right after WWI and also on British imported Mausers as well as Schönauers. Mounts and modifications like Take-Down were usually made by british gunsmiths. Thing is, the Wiener snapper was very easy to fit on Schönauers as well as German M88 rifles and Carcanos. They all have the bolt handle travelling through the split rear of reciever. The Suhler 4-point claw mount was designed for break open action rifles (single shot, double barrels etc.) and Mauser M98 (and similar bolt actions like for example the earlier M96). When mounted on a Schönauer the Suhler is not a 4-point as it is normaly but a 3-point like the Wiener. And, as I stated before, this 3-point Suhler claw mount became standard on Schönauers also in Austria post WWII or maybe in the mid ´30s. I´m not an expert on this like a serious collector or gun dealer specialiced on those beauties would be, but I have seen and handled at least two dozens of pre WWII Schönauers. And as an austrian hunter my perspective is of course focused on the austrian variants which got their scopes mounted by austrian gunsmiths.

[@-oiiio-3993]

@@philp8872 My Mannlicher Schoenauer M1910 Take Down was built as a 'take down' at Osterreichische Waffenfabriks Gesellschaft Steyr. Though some MS were converted to 'take downs' by British gunsmiths, usually with the interrupted screw system, OWGS produced and sold their own 'factory made' Take Down Model on prototype models of M1900 as well as on production models of M1903, M1905, M1908, M1910. They used the system, also employed by Westley Richards, whereby the action is secured by a lever at the trigger guard and a forend pin. After removing magazine, turning lever and pulling pin the entire barreled action is lifted out. 'Zero' does not change. The MS Take Down, as 'factory built', is well illustrated in the (U.S.) 1939 Stoeger catalog. Mannlicher Schoenauer rifles and stutzen ordered with telescopic scopes generally had 'Vienna Snapper' mounts installed by guild shops in the Steyr region of Austria. My M1910's (three point) claw mount may have been added post manufacture for British export, perhaps when it obtained its British proofs. It was with the rifle when purchased 'second hand' by my grandfather in 1931 at Colombo, Ceylon, then a British colony. It is cased but the case label is long gone.

[@-oiiio-3993]

​@@philp8872 Soon after Steyr Werke resumed MS production post WW2 with the M1950 Steyr made and mounted their own 'swing away' scope mounts and, by 1952, included a flat machined and removable 'side plate' that could be replaced with an aftermarket side mount scope if desired. These variants are also well illustrated in Stoeger catalogs of the time.

[@jefferyrader5153]

I feel like I may have impacted the channel, every since I had the NFA exemption question you've added that comment. Great example and great video. Love what you do Ian!

[@goodbonestructure]

FIFTY ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS?!?!? worth it lmao

[@papabeanguy]

guns like that are so cool because over 100 years ago some gunsmith built that for probably just some random customer, I wonder what the gunsmith would think about how over 100 years later thousands of people all over the world would be looking at his work

[@lonsdale16op]

I'm a 3d artist (using that term loosely) and your videos give better reference than anywhere else online.

[@terminator6267]

Wow. That is the most cool-looking carbine. Even if it is old. I like how versatile this pistol is. I am hoping DICE applies these kinds of upgrades to this pistol in Battlefield 1 even if it interferes with WW1 lore at the cost of the speed of pulling out the weapon.

[@joemama.556]

this was someone's super fancy toy. bet that man was as happy as anyone can be.

[@Canukles]

Wouldn't it be great to have a schnellfeuer version of this for the ultimate tacticool c96.

[@hobbitilius]

And with detachable 20 round magazine. Ultimate tacticoolness.

[@thefamousemickey]

And a spare C96 in the stock.

[@Jose-kb6nc]

Badass McRexy 3: Ultimate Badass.

[@tostie3110]

Sebastian Mustermann Rare 40 round magazine

[@MrBioniclefan1]

Comradical lol yes

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

It IS pretty cool, you're 100% right Ian! Love the videos! Keep up the excellent work.

[@flyingninja1234]

That's a great piece. Someone really had a great idea, when they added a scope to an already neat carbine.

[@peterpayne2720]

This is a really pretty carbine. I'd go for it if I could. Such a cool example of a gun that was modified a century ago.

[@doomiesa2830]

How in the hell I missed this video. That probadly is the coolest piece I have ever seen in this whole channel.

[@WhoopsStreamingChannel]

8 dislikes ,..... why ?, should be a millions of likes , love this channel , well because of battlefield 1 ! thanks for bring us pretty sweet guns !

[@samuraivictor7408]

these have to be my favorite pistols ever love the look love the design and some of the stocks actually hold the weapon itself

[@daveh777]

That barrel is a BOSS!

[@TheMegaEggers]

Love all your videos Ian, especially when you go into the culture of guns and mods.

[@excrubulent]

This is the most art deco gun I've ever seen.

[@alangjr93]

I had no idea the ATF granted exceptions to the NFA for collectible firearms such as this one. That's actually pretty neat.

[@zello8722]

Only if it doesn't put you in equal technological footing with the government

[@-drake3614]

A beautiful piece of engineering.

[@vncube1]

Yes yes yes yes yes finally you're reviewing the world's most beautiful pistol carbine :D

[@definebruh3416]

The c96, probably the most configurable guns ever made

[@angryscottishgamer1832]

This is one of my top episodes old weapon mods would be really cool to see in the future

[@virginianelson1524]

Crazy to think people had these in the 1900s

[@57WillysCJ]

I could see this set up for a canoe trip through the wilds of North America before WWI. Not likely as it is in top shape but I think a lot of guys would have carried right through the 1960s. Be a sweet canoe/snowmobile gun for Canada and Alaska today.

[@ThomasRonnberg]

Definitely in the TOP 10 coolest guns in the world

[@chaosmauser661]

If only I had money and lived in the US, gotta love a Mauser.

[@rogerhwerner6997]

Damn, that carbine is in superfine condition, barely a mark on it. Beautiful.

[@stephenravenvex1532]

what a super cool looking gun.

[@xXxKAMIKAZExXx]

Pistol Carbines look so cool and interesting. I don't know why but I love them.

[@kurtbergh]

l'm glad l'm not the only one who came here before the video had been in KZbin for a full minute.

[@mrbdzz]

Wow! 1671 likes and 0 dislikes. This must be a record! (And well deserved!)

[@matsudaindustries2530]

1000 likes vs 0 dislikes Never seen this on youtube (: That means people really like you, keep going Ian

[@superyoshigalaxy101]

Ian smiling just makes me happy and smile. I dont know why. It just does

[@maggithemp]

The mount is seen often (and was probably intended for) on the mannlicher schönauer hunting rifles

[@-oiiio-3993]

Quite correct. Also seen on Oberndorf Mauser rifles of the same period. My MS M1910 Take Down Model has a claw mounted Gerard B scope.

[@avus-kw2f213]

Truly a remarkable gun

[@GinSoakedBoy]

Always been a Broomhandle fan (blame he who shot first), but this was particularly cool looking. Thanks for the vid.

[@Papperlapappmaul]

This might just be one of the very few options to have a C96 with a Picatinny rail on top without having to hate yourself. Just get a gun smith to build a rail for you that fits the scope mount and you can run anything from a red dot to a thermal scope on a C96 carbine without modifying the gun.

[@brandonscott5273]

It's such a great disservice to history that only 30 of them were produced. Because I am a major fan but I know I will never own one myself.

[@jacobmccandles1767]

3 million of these and a steady supply of magazines did have been a WWI game changer (okay, a simpler gun would have been necessitated, but...) So many things equivalent in purpose to the M1 carbine of WWII were ignored during WWI. They'd have been the assault rifles of their day.

[@drbirtles]

Beautiful BUT functionally I have questions: I'm curious how you would load that effectively with stripper clips with the scope mounted? would you have to load by hand or detach the scope to use clips? and how would this affect zero? also wouldn't the vertical ejection of brass beat the shit out of the underside of the scope? lots of questions.

[@ForgottenWeapons]

I expect you would take the scope off to load, and that brass would bounce off the bottom of the scope.

[@scubaman2546]

Forgotten Weapons Re: bouncing brass. I'd assume the small cartridge size wouldn't damage the optics significantly, eh.

[@pinchpeak5203]

woulda made more sense to side mount it

[@Vicus_of_Utrecht]

Scuba Man It will. Not immediately, but it will. Glass doesn't like impacts.

[@baronvonpanzer6594]

David Ward the scope appears to be a little off set, so the stripper clip shouldn't affect loading and reloading. But what do I know, I'm only in highschool.

[@DoRC]

Its so tactical!

[@erikthomsen4768]

It's an DL-44 carbine blaster rifle, from 😀star wars😀.

[@frontlinebassist777]

This is a really really cool gun.

[@HappisakVideos]

I've had the honour of handling the actual Han Solo Cantina blaster. Back in 2003 I visited a warehouse/ factory in London UK where they take firearms and convert them to movie use. They had guns from Aliens/ Bond/ Star Wars all screen used and we got to handle them. The cream was Solos gun. It was amazing! I found out a few years later it ended up into a private collectors hands.

[@wasdwazd]

Ian's joke in the beginning actually made me wonder if anyone had thought of a DL-44 blaster carbine.

[@FindecanorNotGmail]

Was this Bapty's? I'm a collector and replica prop builder with a special interest in that particular gun. In our collectors' circuits the whereabouts of the actual firing Mauser C96 is unknown. What are known, however, are casts of that gun in "resin" (plastic) with different attached parts. If the actual Mauser C96 is in someone's hands then I would be _very_ interested in getting to know more. The C96 used in Star Wars (1977) is unique in that it has a custom thick barrel with a threaded end for fitting a silencer, and a scope mount on two threaded rods on the lower receiver. The top and bottom receiver are maybe not from the same original gun. Either have been used in other movies with different top/bottom.

[@DavidJones-ir3ks]

What a cool weapon

[@hanktorrance6855]

Beautiful gun and great presentation

[@jasonarmstrong5750]

looks like something Boba Fett would use

[@erikthomsen4768]

From one carbine too a other.

[@jasonarmstrong5750]

Erik Thomsen yeah, pretty much

[@rogerramiussergeialexander5541]

Well, they did just cobble together a bunch of old gun parts for the original star wars movies, so it makes sense

[@TruthNerds]

@@erikthomsen4768 He'd fire this carbine on Tatooine…

[@RavioloComboli]

More so Han Solo, it’s using the same scope and type of gun.

[@dustinhinzman]

Really love your videos. Love history and guns so freaking awesome

[@keyboardwarrior2145]

imagine a mix between this beauty and a folding stock luger

[@nathen6908]

thank you for informing me of guns I never new existed thank you

[@TheLakabanzaichrg]

Looks like a pretty comfy weapon.

[@kylev.1163]

The only handgun that you can continue to fuck with multiple accessories and attachments and it get sexier.

[@thespankdmonkey]

Just by the engraving around the scope mounts you know this was a ver y important firearm to the original owner and they only wanted the finest. It would be interesting if a provenance for this firearm could help solve the mystery.

[@RichardGoth]

Great gun Ian. seems like the sort of thing Kaiser Wilhelm (with his bad arm) would favour...

[@rickautry2759]

Wow. That thing looks like it'd be a blast to shoot!

[@ericswain70]

A work of art

[@colinsmyth9211]

C96's eject straight up. So yeah. Straight into the scope. I see potential malfs and a damaged scope after some good use. Still a cool piece.

[@MrBandholm]

What a pretty and nice gun!

[@doraran5158]

One of these must have ended up in movie prop house as I believe I've seen a similar gun in some old movies from early '30s. Supposedly the stocked Mauser pistol often used by movie villains was what prompted legislators to include them in the1934 Firearms Act. In reality few if any were ever used in crimes.

[@jamesluke7377]

Karl Robert Kahles is/was the founder of Kahles Optics, primarily outdoor optics still in business today.

[@trevorthefilthyrat3742]

if they still make this gun, it would make a awesome backpack gun

[@KincadeCeltoSlav]

Oh how Beautiful! Thank You GunGuru Ian!

[@wastool]

That's a lot of firepower in a compact package for that time period.

[@John-ww6li]

Wow Ian, if that sweet little carbine was chambered in 9x25mm Mauser calibre, it would be a handy, compact hunting rig.

[@kevinoliver3083]

Or you could use Westley Richards soft nose bullets. Which, in 7.63x25mm, expanded to three times the original diameter.

[@sgtredrhino2009]

I can't unsee this

[@skylarpatterson3363]

Reminds me more of Boba Fett's EE-3 blaster carbine design and function wise.

[@JudeFergy]

Except this literally is Han's blaster. A lot of the original Star Wars weapons were just modified WWI and WWII prop weapons, and Han's blaster literally is just a sci-fi'ed C96.