A. J. R. Cormack - The Mauser 1896
Profile Publications Ltd | 1973 | ISBN: N/A | 22 pages | PDF | 2.6 MB
Small Arms Profile 19
Profile Publications Ltd | 1973 | ISBN: N/A | 22 pages | PDF | 2.6 MB
Small Arms Profile 19
The Model 1896 was first patented on 11 December 1895. One Mauser photograph shows an early pistol with the date 15 March 1895; this date is probably that of the trial rather than the design. Apart from the use of a spur hammer and the chambering of the pistol for the Borchardt cartridge there is very little difference between this pistol and any of the later pistols.