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C96 Turkish Contract

The first and unique contract for the C96 cone hammer finalized in 1898. The   photo   shows   the   C96   sn   960   with   rare   historical   documents   from   the   Paul   Mauser private archive: A   covered   leather   document   presented   to   Paul   Mauser   in   1908   for   his   70th   birthday   from Mr. Bey, chief of the Ottoman delegation in Germany. An   historical   photo   showing   from   the   left   Mr.   Doll,   Mauser   Director   Smith   and   H.   Husny Bey, responsible of the Turkish committee in Germany. For more information see the Paul Mauser Private Archive web site .

C96 Italian Contract

Early    C96    Italian    Contract    Flat    Side    from    the    Mauser    Glass    Plates    Archive    with    rare documents from the Paul Mauser Private Archive. In   the   back-ground,   business   card   of   Felice   Grondona,   Italian   Mauser   Importer,   found   in one   of   the   Paul   Mauser   diary,   with   an   handwritten   note   of   Paul.   Paul   Mauser   diary   dated 1900 reporting a meeting with Grondona. Letter from the Italian Navy Ministry to Mauser. For more information see the Paul Mauser Private Archive web site .

C96 Persian Contract

Persian C96 with rare documents from the Paul Mauser Private Archive. From   the   left:Personal   address   book   of   Paul   Mauser,   the   booklet   Selbstlander   Fragen   by Gen.   R.   Wille   from   the   Mauser   library   (1902),   the   original   copy   of   the   letter   kept   in   the Mauser   archive   from   Paul   Mauser   and   Theodor   Schmid   to   Maréschal   M.   Reza   Kahn,   Persian point of contact for the contract. The background is a blue print of the tool for C96. For more information see the Paul Mauser Private Archive web site .

Mauser Mod. 1910

Mauser   pocket   pistol   model   1910   with   as   background   the   Mauser   production   and   cost booklet from the Paul Mauser Private archive. For more information see the Paul Mauser Private Archive web site .

Mauser Mod. 1910 and variations

Interesting   picture   showing   the   earliest   documents   found   in   the   Paul   Mauser   archive   dated 1908 and referring to the pocket pistol production. A   selection   of   Model   1910:   two   Sidelatch,   one   numbered   291,   a   1910/1   and   a   rare   Nickel plated 1910/34. For more information see the Paul Mauser Private Archive web site .

Paul Mauser Experimental C78 (Zig-Zag) Revolver

After spending much of his time in an important collection in Germany, the Paul Mauser experimental C78 Zig-Zag revolver in calibre 10.6mm used for the Patent 3903 “Innovations in Revolvers” (Additional patent to No. 2564 of 2 March 1878 - Patented in the German Empire on April 9, 1878, and effective through 1 March 1893) is available for detailed analysis. Additionally, most of the original letters exchanged in 1878 between Paul and Wilhelm Mauser and Wilhelm and his wife Josephine concerning the development of the C78 revolver are available in the Paul Mauser Archive. This gives us the opportunity to describe the genesis and the chronology of the C78 revolver and the different patent models and prototypes made by Paul Mauser himself. For a revolver description follow the link: Paul Mauser Experimental Revolver.