History of WWI Primer 09B*: Mauser C96 at War Documentary
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Othais and Mae delve into the story of this WWI classic. Complete with history, function, and live fire demonstration.
C&Rsenal presents its WWI Primer series; covering the firearms of this historic conflict one at a time in honor of the centennial anniversary. Join us every other Tuesday!
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C96 Geschichte & Modelle, Band 1-9
Manfred Kersten, F.W. Moll, & Walter Schmid
Mauser Pistolen
W Darrin Weaver, Jon Speed, & Walter Schmid
Paul Mauser: His Life, Company, and Handgun Development 1839-1914
Mauro Baudino & Gerben van Vlimmeren
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La Mauser 1899 e la Regia Marina Italiana
Vincenzo A. Fortunati
Ammunition data thanks to DrakeGmbH
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It was actually called the "Red Nein", and the red nine was there to remind the German sergeants what they needed to yell at any privates trying to load 7.63.
Boy, that nine->nein-joke never gets old
@@FantadiRienzo 9?
@@FantadiRienzo Never mind it does only work in English. :)
Reminds me of the old joke about Project Apollo, that NASA called the Saturn V "four nines" reliable not because it had 99.99 percent parts reliability, but because they had asked their rocket scientists if total reliability was possible and von Braun and three of his assistants had all said "Nein."
@@carlcarlton764 It works pretty well in German neun (9) and nein (no) are close enough to make jokes about them.
Fun fact: the C96 was so popular in China during the warlord period that examples left by the invading PLA can still be found in the capitol wasteland today.
This is true, other logan
Little lacking in the power department however
@@baker90338 lacking in firepower? The 7.63x25mm was considered the highest velocity bullet until the 7.62 tokarev, and then the .357 magnum.
Also the Type 80 machinepistol/carbine. Which has some notable improvements to the original M712.
@@ironwolf2244 by the time I was using one in DC it kinda wasn’t working well. Granted it was chambered in 10mm for some reason
I love how May has the color of her hearing protection match the shirt and the cap. High fashion of the shooting arena indeed.
I love the way Mae has that slight Lilley Munster thing going on with her hair.
Yes but do her shoes match her belt?
This is serious fookin' business.
I guess I'm in the minority here but I like the way the fast forward works to avoid Mae all together.
@@MrPither999 bruh
I’m still blown away by reading different variations of Churchill’s actions in the Sudan and being armed with one of these and coming out alive while everyone else was getting killed due to them sticking to swords and lances while Churchill had the Mauser due to an injury
The makers of the 1972 film, The Young Winston , starring Simon Ward claimed to have found Churchill's C96 and used it in the film. Don't know what happened to it subsequently.
@@51WCDodge It was probably given back to the family.
@@samiam619 doubt that as he would have had it taken off him when he was captured and imprisoned as a POW. He later escaped but that is another story.
@@somersethuscarl2938 I doubt the boers destroyed it, so it could have been recovered post war and traced back to him.
@@joewilson3575 Very possible but then it would have been owned by someone in RSA so could not be "returned" to the family
About the price difference between the Red 9 and the standard Mauser pistol: this was probably just because of the inflation. 60 RM in 1914 were worth 78 in 1916, 91 in 1914 and 82 in 1918 (gold standard)
A note: While _Rittmeister_ does indeed literally mean "riding master", in the context of the Kaiser's army (and other Germanic and Nordic armies of the time), it was specifically a cavalry officer's rank, equivalent to the non-cavalry rank of _Hauptmann_ (captain).
This is also the reason why Manfred von Richthofen - The Red Baron - was promoted to the rank of Rittmeister, not to Hauptmann in April 1917. He originally had transferred to the air service from the cavalry, so he kept using that rank structure.
And in the Swedish army in the past in the arrillery a "Styckjunkare" was the equivalent to a Captain, I my be wrong, but when the army rationalized the Grades they got the rank of Captain.
Same with the Russian cavalry, which used a few foreign terms. Also worth noting that Ritter is knight, at least in the Austrian context. Ritter Max von Fancypants for instance is roughly equivalent to Sir Max von Fancypants.
@@Lowlandlord Some of the German monarchies before 1918 could also make you a Ritter. Viceadmiral Franz Hipper became Franz Ritter von Hipper after the battle of Jutland, and thus was raised into the Bavarian nobility.
@@Lowlandlord The gentry in Sweden has their "own" house and hall, Riddarhuset och Riddarsalen, where all noble Swedes family crest is represented. So a noble family I a family of Riddare and that equals to Knight, or in old times Riders, because only the rich and noble had horses to ride on, in war, later on the cavalry evolved, but still only the rich would have them, and if they performed well on the battlefield they may be knighted and become a Riddare.
It’s like you guys knew I had just purchased my Red 9. And have been repeatedly looking up the multiple lacking Red 9 videos out there. Thank you for filling a void in the RUclips world! Mine is also marked 1920 for the treaty of Versailles but does not have any of the requirements of the Treaty. The curator of Mauser is helping me out by certifying mine and giving me the particular history of why my Red 9 made it through the Treaty with no modifications.
It's debatable whether C96 is more popular in central powers or anime.
@@WastelandArmorer Wait, are you saying that the central powers aren't bent on destroying western civilization?
But isn’t it the official sidearm for all villains in spy films🤔👍👎
Probably one of the coolest pistols ever made. Once again, thank you for way too much information.
I find the "filler" content before and after the "War Were Declared" segment to be quite educational and interesting.
It’s 5:13 am where I live but you can be damn sure I’m going to watch the entire episode. Thank you guys for the amazing vids recently.
You're an inspiration to all of us
I would love more C96 episodes. I also must thank you. I was able to identify my grandfathers WW1 gun. A Spanish made 32 cal. Love your show.
C96 are soooo expensive right now, wish I’d picked on up years ago. Now I want one even more after this A/B episode series!
If you're gonna do the postwar guns you can't call the story of the Broomhandle complete without covering the Spanish and Chinese versions
Didnt the Chinese get some of the full auto?
@@extragoogleaccount6061 yes
YES YES YES to Mauser self-loading rifle developments! I don't give a hoot about WWI service or what not. Othias and Mae: you have an obligation to humanity!
I am so glad I happened to get a C96 the week before the 1899 episode. This has been awesome.
Congratulations. Truly an aspirational gun. Not a great gun to shoot but absolutely worthy of its place in history.
In terms of wartime scarcity, I could see not needing to provide, maintain or replace magazines as a bonus to selecting a pistol like this.
On that note, how many magazines would someone be able to requisition? If a low-ranking officer, assistant machine gunner, or some other auxiliary soldier only had a pistol, were they likely to get more than 2 magazines for their luger? There might be some merit to being able to stow away a few stripper clips versus feverishly trying to cram rounds into one of two depleted magazines while things were going poorly.
Stripper clips are trickier to manufacture than most people think. They tend to be made out of much better steel than a box magazine, and very tight tolerances to work well. And they are single use items. Box magazines are much more economical if the army is using European magazine retention protocols. And if you need more than two pistol magazines you should have already found a rifle.
I have a class at 730 tomorrow.
Oh look, a nice C&R video.
Work at 630 for me.....
That is what caffeine was invented for!
Fun fact: When the "Red Nine" C96 pistols went out, some unit armorers mis-interpreted the orders and started putting "9"s on grips of all "new model pistols" issued to their unit. This resulted in some of the P.08 Long "artillery" Luger pistols having red "9"s marked on their grips, as well.
Now that's a dream gun
I think this episode does a really good job of showing how the entire Personal Defense Weapon concept was born. The M1 Carbine of WW2 proved to be exactly the kind of weapon to solve the problems presented in this episode--you need one weapon for troops needing something better than a pistol but lighter, handier, and smaller than a rifle. And so you get a light, handy carbine with plenty of firepower, good range, and something you can give to just about all kinds of troops that aren't riflemen.
I still find it strange that so much effort has been spent to problem which already has been solved: assault rifle, except that became the infantry rifle. So next step is compact submachine gun or machine pistol. Uzi with folding stock and Vz-61 Skorpion are nice fillers to that niche. Close range firepower in PDW is more important than long-range accuracy.
@ 17:09 “Complicated and dubiously helpful, no one liked this.” Describes so many things I’ve done in my life.
One of my favorite all time pistols, in any variant. Thank all of you who brought this to us.
You guys are great! Love the various old models you feature. WWI was the epoch of small arms development.
Your presentation is just perfect; scholarly and fun👌
I have learned a great from you guys. A friend once had a P08 and i showed him how to break it down from what I have picked up here. Hang in there ya'll
I'm so glad I wasn't RUclips unsubscribed you guys kill it every episode and the combination of Othais and Mae is the best duo on RUclips :)
I thoroughly enjoy shooting my 1911 commercial C96. Also, I recently purchased the shoulder stock rig (from SARCO) and it required a couple of hours of very careful filing to get it to fit properly.
This was a fun and EDUCATIONAL episode(shout to my algorithms out there)🤣 Wonderfully done guys this was much needed today, Mae...never give up on your music lol🤣
Another great video. Thanks Othias and Mae!
Again an excellent instalment in explaining the works of the gun. Mae is excellent, they work excellently together.
Great episode! Informative and entertaining, as always! Thanks!
You two do such a great job with every episode! Thank you for such great content!
EDUCATIONAL AND ASSUME patches!
Love your videos, always hang out for the next one. Keep up the good work guys
This type of video is what brought me to this channel however I love what you are doing with the hand trap videos.
@0:56 I saw that bell and thought, FINALLY! C&Rsenal got corporate sponsorship from Taco Bell!
It is so good to see Mae and Othias having genuine fun doing this show! 😊
Love the show, love the C96. Looking forward to the next one
>video is nearly an hour long
>its nearly 4am and I need to sleep
Oh well looks like that can wait a bit
Love these, never stop guys
I refuse to comment when I have nothing to add. Period. I’m glad this is well understood.
Love you guys, keep making these~
Another great topic, So many variations to an iconic weapon.
Ahh, a choice of an avid gun collector. It's a nice gun stranger.
hehehe...thank you
obligatory comment
Bruh 😂 nice!
I just watched the first original episode; you guys are so cute! What I needed as a push to joined patrion. Great work and thanks.
These revisit episodes are excellent.
Deep red 99 had me in stitches! Always loved the look of this pistol
When you guys mentioned revisiting some of the older handguns I hoped the C96 would get its day... not only did you give me the Italian Contract but now the Red 9!? you spoil me, keep making great videos.
Another great episode!
Already love the new clips logo. Gonna check it out asap
Thank you for the history of this unique arm!
The red 9. Omg thank you for all your hard work
Can't wait for the next episode! The Bolo has an interesting backstory and the Schnellfeuer (I hope I spelled this correctly) has seen a wide use in the '40s
I'll watch this a second time tomorrow while on the exercise bike.
Thank you for your awesome work!
The French soldiers in WWI had a nickname for the Mauser C96 (as well as to other fast repeating guns) « la machine à découdre » : « The unsewing machine » an analogy to the sewing machine and it’s repetitive sound. The word « découdre » referring to death.
Love your work!
Just had one of these drop into my lap. Great to learn about it here.
Touching and moving the left hand of the Kaiser at that time had me really on edge! Glad he accepted the correction gracefully.
Keep up the great content!
Another great episode. Love the channel. Enjoyed the "Clip". Feed the algorithm.
thanks guys! well done.
So much mechanical function that ya don't realize you're taking for granted woooow so cool to see the development
Quite lot of Mauser C96s (both 7.63 and "Red 9") came back to the United States and to the UK as war trophies. They were often advertised for sale in American newspapers during the 1920s and 1930s.
Love your videos!!
I've been waiting for this episode. The C96 was a minor weapon with a lot of history.
The red nine is pretty high on my wish list. Of course I'd love one of the later ones that have a detachable box mag.
Another great vid on the c96
That muzzle climb comparison shot is amazing!
Would love to see a video of the C93 if you can ever get your hands on one. It’s my favorite gun ever and a minute with Mae shooting the gun would be even cooler
I love the Red 9 with a stock. So iconic
Great episode. Love them "Red 9s"; got 4 of them and I want the whole contract lot!!
Used them in some IDPA-style matches against current plastic "wondernines" and surprisingly for all (me included) always managed to stay around top half of the scoreboard, clunky reloading (Good clips are a must), relatively slow firing rate and all. Trick is not to handle them above the wood line, kinda like the antique single-handed target shooting position; odd at 1st. but you get used to it; otherwise you'll end up with a sore hand between index finger and thumb.
This is my favorite handgun of all times. Uncomfortable as a German I''m not allowed to own one of theses fancy guns so thank you much for showing us this gun and telling us its history.
P.S.: NS means New Safety, but it stands for Neue Sicherung, in German of course. Germans didn't mark their guns in English, sorry. As a weapon collector I would collect them. They are best known as a Pistol of the Russia Revolution and the following Civil War, also with the Chinese Revolution. A weapon that was used on so many big conflicts and became a Symbol of it.
Thanks for sharing!
How pleasing to come home from a bike ride to this
Awesome video!
Henry in 9 Hole Reviews should to a practical accuracy test with these two pistols.
I'd love to see Henry put these on at 200.
I wanna know if the tangent rear sights really are just optimistic calculations
@@joet.s.6283 I have no doubts that he would hit the target. If Kaiser Willhelm was able to hit the target consistently at 200m, Henry would do fine. (I know Kaiser Willhelm was an avid shooter, but i doubt that in his age his eyesight was better than Henrys)
they need to do an Canadian Hi Power also.
The Kaiser didn’t have a birth defect. He suffered a birth injury. his shoulder was shattered during birth and the nerves were damage to his arm. That is why he had very limited use of his arm or some say a withered arm. Love your content.
It’s impressive how fast you can make these videos 👍👍
love you guys. great content. RUclips algorithm continues to disappoint.
"Ah I see you have an eye for this kinda thing, guns ain't just about shootin, there about reloadin! Youl see what I mean"
Thanks for this video
Enjoying the regular rhythm of content
Great episode, & sure I could use more C-96 episodes.
GREAT VIDEO !!!
Wonderful video as usual :)
Yes more obscure fun history!
Beautiful.
Great GunMom & Beardy video!
Thanks!
Luger stole patents from a lot of people and then sued them. Including a suit from John Browning, who sued Luger and won over the toggle lock in 1922. Luger saw the Browning design at an exposition where he signed in under a pseudonym and not seeing his name, an assistant signed in his real name. The assistant ended up being hired by another company after Luger found out and fired him. It's in the Guns of John Browning book and a few other places. It's funny because Luger was given honors in Germany for the toggle lock and people still credit him, even though he lost the suit and had to pay Browning.
Later, the high power is better.
always gotta give that obligitory comment. y'all never disappoint with the weekly videos. thanks so much for the continued effort!!!!
also its very satisfying to find out that this pistol (well c96 in general) helped wrench back some control for Paul Mauser. A truly ingenious and revolutionary man screwed over by financial finagling.
my comment to help the channel
I'm curious how effective the C93 Borchardt was as a stocked pistol. And did the Borchardt start off the stocked pistol fad?
No, stocked pistols have existed as long as pistols have. So roughly 400 years before the borchardt.
The Colt 1851 probably started the fad, since for a while a stocked revolver was the only practical way to implement a repeating shoulder-fired gun.
@@hailexiao2770 No, stocked muzzleloaders had been around for centuries before that. Some militaries issued a pair of flintlock pistols to cavalrymen, one smoothbore and one rifled where the rifled one had a detachable stock in case your horse got killed and you had to fight as infantry. Both pistols would work for short range typical cavalry tactics, but the smoothbore was quicker to reload.
As a young boy I was fascinated by the broomstick and luger, still am. Enjoyed your video very much, thank you.
Excellent narrating!
Love how the range conditions (mud, puddles, etc.) add to the realism of testing a WW1 pistol
Great video
(comment for the algorithm) I bet Othias combed through the British press reading articles about the Mauser. At the time of the Boer war lots of young officers decided to invest in a sidearm - there was lots of debate "Webley or Mauser?" A Mr. W T Webley by some coincidence thought the Webley was best (would blow big holes in people where the Mauser bullets whistled through them and left small neat holes which might only slow them down...). Others liked the range and greater capacity of the Mauser.
Never clicked on a video so fast
Excellent episode as always. I shall engage with it.
Not sure how many times it's been said now, but let me say it too!
I really enjoyed the more -as Othais described it- podcast-y May segment. It was a lot of fun to listen to. Would be lovely, if we could get more of that in the future, instead of just the dry stuff.