Pawn shop find: Mauser C96 Red-9 Broomhandle

Milsurp Collector · 04-25-2013, 12:56 AM

Got this two weeks ago at a pawn shop that I drive by every day on the way to work. It is a few blocks from my office. I had checked them out in the past but they didn't sell guns. Two weeks ago I noticed they had a sign out saying that they were now selling guns. I bought this on the day after my birthday as a present to myself.

lugerholsterrepair · 04-25-2013, 01:36 AM

James..Sweet find! Looks very nice..I like the red 9's!

Edward Tinker · 04-25-2013, 09:17 AM

A friend of mine just wrote me yesterday saying to keep an eye out for a red nine

Douglas Jr. · 04-25-2013, 09:19 AM

Right as rain.
Congratulations. It's a lovely birthday present.

padredan · 04-25-2013, 10:30 AM

great find. congrats

alvin · 04-25-2013, 09:40 PM

Wonderful 9.

The sales of 9x19 is now known. Totally 140,649 "Red 9"s sold from 1916 to 1921. Both the s/n volume and Imperial Acceptance volume match today's collectors sample observation almost perfectly.

Year #sold #accumulative
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1916 24463 (24463)
1917 30000 (54463)
1918 64952 (119415)
1919 0
1920 14301 (133716)
1921 6933 (140649)

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[Edit] Studied the article published by Mauro and Vlim on June 2012 Gun and Sword Collector, and looked up "Mauser Archive" data again.... There were a few "Pistole7,63 Cal. 9" in 1927 Inventory List, but only 9 instances. That's a very small number. I would think those nine pistols were for Mauser internal experimental only, or special order, or, they might be 9x25 so they had 50-1000 sight. God knows. Too rare to tell. Inventory of 1921 showed only two 9mm (these must be Red 9, only two instances left unsold when they wrote down that table. Unfortunately, I did not see month/day on that table), and 409 C96 with hard rubber grips.... those 409 pistols must be so call "French Gendarme" variation which were fit in rubber grip in large volume. The other 34 pistols with wood grips were probably leftover of "Wartime NS 7,63".

04-25-2013, 01:36 AM	#2
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,134 Times in 1,439 Posts	James..Sweet find! Looks very nice..I like the red 9's! __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

04-25-2013, 09:17 AM	#3
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,974 Thanks: 2,072 Thanked 4,608 Times in 2,123 Posts	A friend of mine just wrote me yesterday saying to keep an eye out for a red nine __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

04-25-2013, 10:30 AM	#5
padredan User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: louisiana Now, but from the Rebublic of Texas Posts: 937 Thanks: 429 Thanked 316 Times in 182 Posts	great find. congrats __________________ In this world nothing is free, except the grace of God

04-25-2013, 09:19 AM	#4
Douglas Jr. User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: South America Posts: 948 Thanks: 598 Thanked 584 Times in 254 Posts	Right as rain. Congratulations. It's a lovely birthday present.

04-25-2013, 09:40 PM	#6
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Wonderful 9. The sales of 9x19 is now known. Totally 140,649 "Red 9"s sold from 1916 to 1921. Both the s/n volume and Imperial Acceptance volume match today's collectors sample observation almost perfectly. Year #sold #accumulative ==================== 1916 24463 (24463) 1917 30000 (54463) 1918 64952 (119415) 1919 0 1920 14301 (133716) 1921 6933 (140649) ====== [Edit] Studied the article published by Mauro and Vlim on June 2012 Gun and Sword Collector, and looked up "Mauser Archive" data again.... There were a few "Pistole7,63 Cal. 9" in 1927 Inventory List, but only 9 instances. That's a very small number. I would think those nine pistols were for Mauser internal experimental only, or special order, or, they might be 9x25 so they had 50-1000 sight. God knows. Too rare to tell. Inventory of 1921 showed only two 9mm (these must be Red 9, only two instances left unsold when they wrote down that table. Unfortunately, I did not see month/day on that table), and 409 C96 with hard rubber grips.... those 409 pistols must be so call "French Gendarme" variation which were fit in rubber grip in large volume. The other 34 pistols with wood grips were probably leftover of "Wartime NS 7,63".