what caliber is my c96 broomhandle

mrerick · 04-03-2021, 09:36 AM

Do not consider using Tokarev ammunition in your C-96 pistol.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.62%C3%9725mm_Tokarev

This is an Eastern Bloc round, but loaded to a higher pressure level than the original ammunition designed for the C-96...

Vlim · 04-03-2021, 12:38 PM

.30 luger is just shorter than .30 Mauser.

Despite the designations 7.63 and 7.65 the actual bullet diameter is similar.

schutzen-jager · 04-03-2021, 02:09 PM

after WWI Finland acquired a quantity of C96's - in 1923 they adapted the P08 in7.65 parabellem as issue + many of the C96's were converted to 7.65 luger - personally never seen one - most were marked with SA in a box to denote army issue -

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mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,376 Thanked 3,140 Times in 1,520 Posts	Do not consider using Tokarev ammunition in your C-96 pistol. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.62%C3%9725mm_Tokarev This is an Eastern Bloc round, but loaded to a higher pressure level than the original ammunition designed for the C-96... __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

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schutzen-jager User Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: peoples republic of New Jersey Posts: 187 Thanks: 208 Thanked 187 Times in 86 Posts	SA marked ? after WWI Finland acquired a quantity of C96's - in 1923 they adapted the P08 in7.65 parabellem as issue + many of the C96's were converted to 7.65 luger - personally never seen one - most were marked with SA in a box to denote army issue -

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04-03-2021, 12:38 PM	#2
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,991 Times in 1,205 Posts	.30 luger is just shorter than .30 Mauser. Despite the designations 7.63 and 7.65 the actual bullet diameter is similar.