Broomhandle - Forgotten Weapons

Mauser Showdown at the Range – C96, Carbine, and Schnellfeuer

December 23, 2011 Ian McCollum 9

I’ve been promising this range video for a while now, and here it is. We took all three configurations of the C96 Broomhandle Mauser – a pistol, a carbine, and a machine pistol – out […]

Early Automatic Pistols

July 22, 2011 Ian McCollum 6

Let’s take a look at some of the early (but reasonably successful) automatic pistol designs, shall we? We have a Mauser and a Bergmann to compare – unfortunately a Mannlicher pistol was not available for […]