8.15mm C96 Mauser cartridge???

alvin · 06-24-2009, 07:58 PM

Hi, Doug. For C96, I confirm that "Far East" does have huge amount of them, rack after rack in the museums, but almost none of those could be classified as rare (if I don't count some special non-factory markings). Probably the only exception was a few factory engraved ones, but the engraving patterns were seen before. They do carry tons of "one-of-a-kind" hand-made C96s, but those were not Mauser.

Regarding 9x25, there are a few on US market recently. I believe those 9x25 were made by Mauser for South American market before 1910. For some reason, US gun market is like a magnet which attracted many guns from other places. For example, PIA just sold a nice Argentina LRH with matching shoulder stock, if it were not marked so on its magazine well, who would know its provenance.

06-24-2009, 07:58 PM	#13
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Hi, Doug. For C96, I confirm that "Far East" does have huge amount of them, rack after rack in the museums, but almost none of those could be classified as rare (if I don't count some special non-factory markings). Probably the only exception was a few factory engraved ones, but the engraving patterns were seen before. They do carry tons of "one-of-a-kind" hand-made C96s, but those were not Mauser. Regarding 9x25, there are a few on US market recently. I believe those 9x25 were made by Mauser for South American market before 1910. For some reason, US gun market is like a magnet which attracted many guns from other places. For example, PIA just sold a nice Argentina LRH with matching shoulder stock, if it were not marked so on its magazine well, who would know its provenance.