The M714 supports detachable box magazines, unlike the original C96, and a "Bolo" variant, with the "Bolo" model having a shorter barrel and grip. All variants of the M713 and M714 were available in 7.63×25mm and 9×19mm ammunition.

Jun 13, 2021 · I cannot give a definite answer concerning when the name Bolo was assigned to the small frame Mauser C96. Here is another way to look at it. The largest grouping of the prewar bolos are in the 40K to 43K serial number range. This range would date these pistols to 1905, based on the Mauser sales records listed on page 266 in "System Mauser".

Dec 10, 2017 · What I am trying to find out is which one would be more likely "bolo" (as in " bolsheviks") - prewar or postwar bolo (as I am trying to get as close to the russian related guns as I can)? And one more question - are those prewar bolo's considered to …

Jan 26, 2023 · This is a Mauser C96 Bolo pistol. The C96 Bolo really came to predominance after World War One when the Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919. To simplify, the treaty decided certain criteria for German arms manufacturers as far as their continued production of small arms.

7.63mm Mauser; 98% blue, very good+ bore, excellent grips, 4'' barrel, A very exceptional example Mauser "bolo" C96 pistol with original blued finish, fire blued small parts and grooved walnut grips. Matching serial numbers to include the grip panels and walnut holster stock. NS marked hammer.

Jan 29, 2016 · The “Bolo” Mauser is the short barreled (i.e. 3.9″/99mm barrel) version of the original C96. These pistols were made in large numbers for the new Bolshevik government of Soviet Russia and the name “Bolo” came from the word Bolshevik.

Aug 25, 2020 · Considered the first truly successful semi-auto pistol. Operated through a short-recoil, locked-breech mechanism. Awkward grip-shape gave it the nickname “broomhandle.” Loaded via a stripper clip. Tangent sights supposedly could be adjusted for accurate fire at hundreds of meters.

This is the classic C96 Early Postwar Bolo "Broomhandle" that was produced in 7.63mm for the Soviet Russian Army in 1919. This is a 99mm (3.9") Barrel or "Bolo" length and the large frame with wooden grips made by Mauser.

Aug 24, 2007 · Shown below is an all matching, original finish Bolo made around 1920. The finish is 95% or better (high spots worn) and retains approx 85% fire blue. The bore is excellent and all numbers match including the grips.

The Mauser C/96 “Broomhandle” Pistol was made from 1896-1936, and is an incredibly fascinating pistol to collect, with an immense amount of variants made over its long production run. The pistol featured here was made in the immediate Post WWI era, and was made at a very chaotic time in German Arms production.