Set of Mauser Gauges for Parabellum

Vlim · 09-19-2008, 06:35 PM

The last photograph was taken in the Oberndorf weapons museum. It's housed on the second floor of a former Mauser building, the so-called 'Schwedenbau' (Sweden Building), that was erected to facilitate work on the Swedish rifle contracts at the turn of the century. The attick of this building was used to assemble the C96 pistol.

The museum itself is not very large, but the sheer volume of history and atmosphere certainly make up for the lack of size. We spotted a number of interesting guns, several rare prototypes and an example of the Mauser car.

It was also very interesting to find out that the part of the complex where the Parabellum was assembled is still standing today. It did survive the French destruction in 1948.

So for anyone who has a chance to visit the little town, make sure you visit the Oberndorf town and weapons museum!

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09-19-2008, 06:35 PM	#17
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	The last photograph was taken in the Oberndorf weapons museum. It's housed on the second floor of a former Mauser building, the so-called 'Schwedenbau' (Sweden Building), that was erected to facilitate work on the Swedish rifle contracts at the turn of the century. The attick of this building was used to assemble the C96 pistol. The museum itself is not very large, but the sheer volume of history and atmosphere certainly make up for the lack of size. We spotted a number of interesting guns, several rare prototypes and an example of the Mauser car. It was also very interesting to find out that the part of the complex where the Parabellum was assembled is still standing today. It did survive the French destruction in 1948. So for anyone who has a chance to visit the little town, make sure you visit the Oberndorf town and weapons museum!