what caliber is my c96 broomhandle

smitter1 · 04-12-2021, 07:50 PM

still triyng to figure out the caliber of this gun. I got some .30 mauser rounds today and place one round each of .30 mauser and .30 luger in the breach, pics attached. 1st is .30 mauser and the round sticks out a few mm from the breach, and the .30 luger (green primer) sits flush. Can anyone tell me which is correct. thanks for your help.

.30 mauser
https://www.flickr.com/photos/192708...posted-public/

.30 luger
https://www.flickr.com/photos/192708...posted-public/

Vlim · 04-12-2021, 08:01 PM

.30 luger sits too deep. The extractor on top of the bolt would not grab it.

Safe to say the caliber is .30 Mauser.

04-12-2021, 07:50 PM	#1
smitter1 User Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 9 Thanks: 2 Thanked 10 Times in 2 Posts	still triyng to figure out the caliber of this gun. I got some .30 mauser rounds today and place one round each of .30 mauser and .30 luger in the breach, pics attached. 1st is .30 mauser and the round sticks out a few mm from the breach, and the .30 luger (green primer) sits flush. Can anyone tell me which is correct. thanks for your help. .30 mauser https://www.flickr.com/photos/192708...posted-public/ .30 luger https://www.flickr.com/photos/192708...posted-public/

04-12-2021, 08:01 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 sits too deep. The extractor on top of the bolt would not grab it. Safe to say the caliber is .30 Mauser.