Please help me identify this broom handle

[Kyrie]

Originally Posted by kurusu

I can think of two reasons.

9x25 Mauser
9x23 Steyr (with the 'Austrian connection" in mind).

Bingo.

And purely FYI, no offense intended, it's actually 9x22.5 Steyr. That's the factor which prevents using the 9mm(x22.5) Steyr and the 9(x23) Largo/Bergmann cartridges interchangeably.

Another consideration is the original serial number on the barrel/barrel extension, and the serial number range in which it falls.

Alas, C96 collectors generally have to deal with more ambiguity than do Luger collectors.

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by Kyrie

Bingo.

And purely FYI, no offense intended, it's actually 9x22.5 Steyr. That's the factor which prevents using the 9mm(x22.5) Steyr and the 9(x23) Largo/Bergmann cartridges interchangeably.

Another consideration is the original serial number on the barrel/barrel extension, and the serial number range in which it falls.

Alas, C96 collectors generally have to deal with more ambiguity than do Luger collectors.

118,xxx is well within the "Red 9" serial number range; as is 133,yyy;
why is this a consideration?

[Kyrie]

Originally Posted by DonVoigt

118,xxx is well within the "Red 9" serial number range; as is 133,yyy;
why is this a consideration?

Yes sir, that is a correct statement. But this is a C96. Here is what "C96 collector think" looks like:

In what other serial number range does the serial number 118207 fall? What are the distinguishing characteristics of the C96 pistols that bookend that serial number range?

Is there any uncertainty that a "Red Nine" with a serial number of 133855 was delivered as a part of the Imperial German Army contract for C96 pistols chambered for the 9 mmP?