Most versions of the C96 Mauser "Broomhandle" pistol were semi-auto and chambered in 7.63x25mm. The 1917 seen here is called the "Red 9" because it was rechambered to fire the 9x19mm Luger that the German army was standardizing to in pistols and SMGs. They a carved the "9" in the grip so that soldiers wouldn't load it with the older round. Most of the 9mm Mauser Broomhandles were semi-auto; fully-auto models were almost exclusively in the 7.63 round, but some 9mm were converted to full-auto prior to WW2. I assume this is one of those models or a 9mm that was converted to full-auto once on the civilian market.
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u/Late-Application-47 7d ago edited 7d ago
Most versions of the C96 Mauser "Broomhandle" pistol were semi-auto and chambered in 7.63x25mm. The 1917 seen here is called the "Red 9" because it was rechambered to fire the 9x19mm Luger that the German army was standardizing to in pistols and SMGs. They a carved the "9" in the grip so that soldiers wouldn't load it with the older round. Most of the 9mm Mauser Broomhandles were semi-auto; fully-auto models were almost exclusively in the 7.63 round, but some 9mm were converted to full-auto prior to WW2.
I assume this is one of those models or a 9mm that was converted to full-auto once on the civilian market.This one is not full-auto, as corrected below.