Shooting the 9 mm Mauser C96 "Red 9" Broomhandle pistol 

"Ah! A choice of an avid gun collector. It's a nice gun stranger."

One of the most beautiful guns ever produced in history.

"Ah, the choice of an avid gun collector, it's a nice gun stranger." ~ The merchant

man, this pistol only makes me think back when I played Resident Evil 4. Damn, that game was good AF!

I've had two C96, the first in .30 Mauser and the second in 9mm Luger. Due to the dificulties of getting ammo I used the first very little, but the 9mm I used a lot. Wonderful gun! Regards

Nothing says Made in Germany like ten thousand machined parts. Amazing pistol, especially for its time.

You have guts, disassembling a C96 on top of some grass and logs.

Who here plays RE4

The only good C96 I have ever found on youtube. This is more of a documentary type of video, and all gun reviews should be done in this fashion, not some minecraft quality shot from a handphone camera with impromptu speech.

This is hands down the sexiest pistol to ever touch the hands of men.

That Mauser looks as if t was manufactured yesterday. Fab condition - everything holster/butt and the leather. Boy, would I like to own it? You bet!!!

What a well filmed, narrated and edited video! I will definitely check out more of your videos.

Awesome video! Really excellent production. This gun is also the foundation of Han Solo's blaster in Star Wars. When I was a kid I used to read the Spirit comics and he had this gun also. Its amazing seeing the milling work from over a hundred years ago and how its just as fine as anything we make today with CNC machines.

What a lovely pistol ! Thanks for showing it !!

Nice concise presentation, very interesting and professional. The stock and stripping tool/ammo pouch accessory is really something else, what a package. Gotta love a piece of history like that! Cheers mate.

I have seen many pictures of this pistol, have even seen a couple in display cases in museums....but this is the first time I have seen one in this detail and, live fired!! MOST impressive!! Thank you.

Very enjoyable video!

A beautiful piece of history. Thank you so much for posting this! Tom - Vista, CA - USA

I am impressed! This is easily the best looking Mauser C96 I have seen on RU-vid. It looks almost brand new.

I enjoyed seeing this iconic weapon/design come to life with your explanation and range time.

Richtig gut und sehr geschmackvolles Video! Danke!

This gun was so awesome, that Han Solo still used it 10000 years later :) Thanks a lot for yet another great milsurp review!

That is absolutely the best broomhandle I've ever seen. Very close to mint. Congratulations on finding it.

Thanks for this wonderful, clear, concise seminar on this fascinating pistol. Well prepared and well presented.

Thanks for posting this video. It was very well done. I learned a lot!

I like this guy's going into the history on his videos. As for the take down, I would have lost a spring.

This is one of the best looks at this gun I've seen. Nice work!

This is my favourite pistol. The dismantle and assembly process is pure asmr.

Such an amazing design with only one screw for holding the wooden grips together.

An icon in firearms history, and that is a particularly nice example. Thank you for sharing and doing the takedown as well.

Great video! It was informative with really good historical pictures and the take down and re assembly was really well done! Thanks

Cap and Ball my most favorite subscription. Awesome vids Thanks keep up the fine work Martin

Very interesting! And this is one of the coolest gun designs ever!

Its really cool how you can hear the subsonic crackling when you fire it.

One of the rarer gun videos presented by an articulate and intelligent gun nut. Bravo.

Sooo beautiful, that level of craftsmanship is a thing of the past

Used to turn Ganados into swish cheese.

I knew this pistol from the game "resident evil 4" back in the day. it's good to see an actual real one.

What a good explanation about the C96 and moderation about the handling of it.

Awesome video! I was just looking to see it discharge but I got to learn about its history and assembly and reassembly; very impressed.

I have one that I bought from the U.S. Vet that brought it back from WWII, complete with its papers he needed to bring it back as a souvenir. Vet told me as they were going into Berlin an old man was in a bombed out building and shot 4 soldiers with it killing 3 of them before he killed him with his thompson. I always figured it was an old WWI vet with his pistol

Wow! That Red 9 is in excellent shape and the finish on the gun and the stock is very, very nice. Most of the ones that were exported from China are in not very good shape - they have to be refinished and need new parts and springs and sometimes the barrel needs to be relined.

This is a very well made and informative video, thanks for making it!

Thanks for the break-down procedure, now I can clean mine with confidence.

Han Solo approved.

Leon Kennedy approved

What is the most informative and best gun channels I have seen in a long time

Broom-handle is a piece of art and even today after more than one century is still accurate and fun to shoot.

As the owner of a C96 made in 1905 (and in the original 7.63 mm Mauser), a couple of comments: (1) the manufacturing quality is very, very good. (2) the ergonometrics when shooting with the shoulder stock attached are extremely poor, in terms of the hammer repeatedly "whacking" the web of your hand/thumb if you use a "normal" grip as shown here (i.e., wrapped around the stock). From the video, the problem may be more manageable with the "Red 9s," as the 9mm Parabellum is a bit less powerful than the original 7.63 mm Mauser (which reportedly was the most powerful "standard" pistol cartridge until the .357 Magnum was introduced). But with the 7.63 mm, it's a handful! (3) Any version of the C96 has a LOT of "little parts." I did not have any problem disassembling/reassembling . . . on my nice, dry, clean WORKBENCH. But doing the same in a muddy, wet World War I trench would be a NIGHTMARE. ON a related point: I love your videos - particularly those which show you hunting with "antique" firearms -- and shooting better than I ever could with something more "modern"!

Great video, I only knew it was the gun that Han Solo's DL-44 was based off of. And I've see the actual one in a few films, but never knew anything about it. I had no idea that it had a holster which doubled as a stock, it's all so well crafted, it's art.

One of my favorite pistols of all time. Great video ^^

Thanks for the easy to follow disassembly. Wish my C96 looked half that nice.

Excellently presented video but I am very mystified why you did the disassembly over those logs and grass. I realize it's aesthetically very pleasing but we all know what happens if some small piece falls between the firewood. But thanks for a very well presented, informative piece.

resident evil 4

excellent video and description, thank you kindly 👊🔥‼️

Great video! Great instructional tutorial and history as well!

il est magnifique

Idk why i came here, maybe couse RE4 Remake lmao

That example of the pistol is in extraordinarily good condition. It is quite a beautiful piece. Thanks for sharing it.

ealous to the core. not only have the opportunity to hold this masterpiece of engineering, but also to produce the shots.

i have five red 9s.love them all waiting on a m712 to clear atf.by the way great vidio. but i would never take it apart out doors.

Man, you sure have an awsome accent

Capandball....excellent video!! You and Forgotten Weapons are my two favorite youtube channels.

Great video. Thanks a lot for your excellent job! This is really wonderful pistol with unique design.

Very nice video! Please don't use a screwdriver to push the magazine plate button! You will scratch it needlessly. Use the tip of cartridge, as instructed by the manufacturer

3:42 "This is 600 Jews of muzzle energy." That's a rather unfortunate mispronunciation :|

Great Vlog, I appreciate your interest in cap n ball, and classics history making firearms. Its cool too your in Hungary, and into firearms. USA here. But glad to call any friend into fantastic history of firearms a pal. I subscribed, and gave thumbs up. Keep up great work.

Very nice video! Thanks What a beautiful piece of technic!!

"adiós, Leon"

Ahh... A choice of an avid gun collector. It's a nice gun stranger. -Merchant, Resident Evil 4, talk about Red9.

Delightful video, you really are an excellent demonstrator.

Beautiful job with the milling on the side of the frame there, you don't see that very often. Oh, and only about 34 parts, that's a good improvement in complexity over the predecessor and even most modern pistols.

The Best gun ever!!!

Awesome video, I truly am in love with this gun! Here's an odd question: you can shoot the Tokarev cartridge in the 7.63 Mauser, but since it is a stronger cartridge, it will put more stress on the bolt, which is a logical conclusion. But wouldn't a stronger recoil spring adress this problem? Or is it the pressure on the chamber that you should be worried about?

I'm so very glad I've discovered your channel! Greatings from the Romanian neighborhood!

Brilliantly-well presented. Good summary on the history, without getting bogged down in the minutiae. Disassembly/reassembly especially good, even if you did disassemble over grass. :p

Excellent production and presentation!! What a beautiful example of a classic pistol. Thanks. p.s. Winston Churchill carried a Mauser machine pistol as a cavalry officer during the Boer War. He purchased the pistol with his own money because his shoulder was weak and he was not confident in relying on his sabre during combat.

Classic, somehow reminds me of Lovecraft's novels.

I love this gun. It's mechanical artistry at its finest.

i see the president has equipped his daughter with ballistics

i love how he uses a pile of chopped wood to keep the pistol parts together while he strips it down.

This was my favourite 9 mm weapon to use in Resident Evil 4!

That was very interesting. Thanks for uploading!

wonderful and modern design features, thank you.

I'm going to be honest. I don't know much about firearms whatsoever. (GASP, an American who doesn't know every gun ever??) haha, but there's always been something about this gun design and how it looks like it would fit in the hand that I've always sort of 'liked'. It's difficult to describe. The shape of the gripe, maybe. The narrow barrel. I just like it. I don't think I'd mind buying one in the future. I mean, I guess a gun that looks that nice probably costs a lot of money and yes a gun license is a no brainer but still, it's a very aesthetically pleasing gun. :)

Wish somebody would make a new production replica of this.

Great video. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience.

Great review of an equally great pistol.

I love this gun, Powerful piece of german engineering,my favorite weapon in RE4, bioshock infinite and Máfia 2

I am a member of a gun club in West Ealing. Whenever any of us fire any guns using a round >9mm we get an involuntary erection. Why should this be?

Great video, one of my favorite pistols.

A very well done video, on a great old Mauser pistol.

Amazing feat of machining. Amazing how they were able to start with nothing and design a pistol, where as today everything is based off of the same couple designs.

4:11 - "The C96 is a pizza fart."

Such an iconic design. It's one of my grail to add to my collection one day

This is definitely a masterpiece, I would have dozens of it and never feel boring

Resident Evil 4 anyone?

Is it mandatory to perform both, disassembly and assembly on fire logs?

Great video. Very well presented and extremely informative. Kudos to you!

Thank you for this highly informative video!!!