Mauser C96 pistol explained

Field stripping the Mauser C96- The first four stripping steps- The takedown latch is of paramount importance- Dismounting the firing pin in very early models- The bolt retainerAdvanced dismounting the Mauser C96- The extractor- The rear sight blade and latch- Magazine floorplate plunger and trigger- Dismounting the lock sub-frame- Hammer and safety lever- Sear actuator and sear spring- Mainspring plunger and rocker coupling- Mainspring and guides- When replacing the rocker coupling (tip 1)- To assemble the barrel group (tip 2)- To reassemble the action frame and the barrel group (tip 3)Technical description of the Mauser C96- The Mauser C96 pistol consists of four main parts- The barrel and extension- The magazine well- When the bolt is drawn rearwards with a empty magazine- The rear and front sight- The bolt stop- The barrel extension- The bolt- The receiver- The lock sub-frameOperation of the Mauser C96- A "prop-up" type of locking- Close-up animated sequence- Full size animated sequence- Hammer and sear relation- Disconnecting work of the forward mainspring plunger- Locking and unlocking of the bolt- The bolts rear travel- Disconnection in early models- The ejectorThe safety of the Mauser C96- Long type safety lever on early models- Late safety of the first type- Late safety of the second type or "NS" safety- Hammer-operated safety lever- Universal safety- Model 1902 safety prototypePrototypes and pre-production Models- A working prototype materialized by the summer of 1894- German patent (No. 90430)- Six-shot and a twenty-shot model- The final stage for mass production- The spur hammer replaced by a "Cone Hammer"- The twenty-shot version- An experimental 6 mm cartridge- 1896 prototype of a ten-shot carbineMauser C96 early Models- Last minute changes before the mass production launch- Introduction of the two locking lugs- Improvement of the lock sub-frame- The mainspring front plunger- Minor changes- From about the serial number 360 onwardMauser C96 "Cone Hammer" variations- Modification of the barrel extension- Cone Hammer 10-shot variations described- The left rear milled out side panel modified- Cone Hammer 6-shot variations described- Cone Hammer 20-shot variations described- Cone Hammer resold by Westley Richards- Rear sight with a peep type apertureMauser C96 "Large ring Hammer" variations- At about serial number 15,000, the "Flat side" variation- Italian Navy contract- Modification of the trigger and rear sight- firing pin with a single locking lug- The "shallow-milled" panel variation- Large ring "Bolo" 10-shot- The "Bolo" variation- The new two-lug firing pin- Large ring 6-shot "Officer Model"Mauser C96 "Small ring Hammer" variations- Small ring Hammer 10-shot- The improved "NS" safety- Shorter extractor- Modification of the barrel extension- The barrel rifling was changed- The Mauser banner trademark- The 9 mm Export- The "Red Nine" variation- Small ring Hammer 6-shot- The reinforced chamberPost-War 1920 Reworks and 1930 Model- 1920 Rework 10-shot- Under the new German Republic of Weimar- Mauser pistols out of Germany- French Gendarmerie- The long barreled "Bolo"- Post War regular 10-shot production- Post War special and experimental models- Early 1930 models- The new "Universal Safety"- 1930 model (711) with the frame for the selective fire model The "Schnellfeuer" Model- A selective fire carbine prototype- Joseph Nickl model- Karl Westinger model- Technical description of the Westinger model- Dismounting the Westinger modelHow the Mauser C96 "Schnellfeuer" functions- The lock frame of the "Schnellfeuer"- How act the selecting-fire lever- The second sear- The articulated member of the trigger- A specific area was milled out in the barrel extension- To render the full automatic option inoperative for everSince the year 2000, "HLebooks.com" is specialized in textbooks on collectable firearms.If you encounter problems with the images not showing off, go to the Parameters of your device and select "APPs". You will find there, the list of all the APPs available in your phone.Click on the APP concerned by the problem, and, in the "storage" section, suppress data and cache.Then, come back to the APP parameters and select the "Permission" section ("no permission allowed" should be mentioned). In that section activate the "Storage" option. Run your APP again.