My 16 year old son studies the history of WW2 weapons. Of course, schools don't allow it so he does this on his own time. This is one of his all time favorite guns. He saved enough money to buy himself a replica. Can't wait to show him this video. Thank you.
Great work guys. It’s a shame that you couldn’t get the spent cartridges to eject, but that’s the beauty of this channel - your honesty. Not every old firearm will be able to be returned to full working condition, but the journey to restoration is just as entertaining as the result.
Take care and NOTICE : If this C-96 was in use by the german army in ww2 : Some of this guns got fired with the cccp Tokarev Ammo 7,62 x 25 . You can fire the TT-33 with 7,63 x25 Mauser Ammo bud beware of firing the C-96 with 7,62 x 25 Tokarev because this cccp Ammo offer more explosiv power pressure !
Not only. It was also widely used in China throughout the 20's to the 50's, much more than in German hands. The gun we saw here may well be a chinese manufacturing, and it could explain the problems of extraction since the chinese-made C96 quality ranged fron excellent to very poor sometimes with some rather scary adjustments...
I trained as an armourer in the British Army during the 80s. Part of my job was working on many of the IRA weapons that were recoverd from hidden weapons dumps found by Army patrols around XM and South Armargh. We had to sort, record and put forward weapons that may have been used in terrorist activities. Worked on everything from pre WW1 Metfords, US Thompsons SMGs, AK47s and 74s right up to current army weapons that had been lost or stolen as well as many home made weapons. Really interesting work!
An amazing restoration of the Mauser. Being almost 100 years old, I believe that you did all you could in the restoration process. Congratulations on the restoration. I always enjoy you being these items back to life. Enjoy the week ahead, and say hello to your brother for me. 😊
Great job you did restoring the Mauser firearm. Even though the markings are gone, at least you got the gun to fire. It also looks much better than before. Excellent work.
What a shame to see the condition of this classic. No markings, no rifling, and no hope until it fell into your hands. Mighty fine restoration, guys. Even after remote test firing, you've got balls to shoot it by hand!
Boy , seeing that gun all rusted up got me right in the feels ! It's always been one that ranks high on my want list ! Great cleanup and refinish work as always . My guess is that the gun won't cycle because of the rough condition of the chamber . The round fires , but with the extra space and the pressure the brass is basically pushed into every nook and cranny created by the rust , basically forming the case to the rough chamber . Not much you can do there , as the rust has already oversized the chamber . Glad to at least see it somewhat functional again ! .
@@TheKinzlerBrosTürkiye’den merhaba sizi izlemek büyük bir keyif mermi yatağını iyi bir polisaj yapsanız boş kovanları çıkarır yada mermi yatağına gömlek geçirebilirsiniz
One thing I learned from an older gentleman at my local firing range was denture cleaning tablets!! They ONLY work on regular firearm steel, yet they eat the rust off like crazy without damaging the firearm! Although, they'll take any remaining bluing off as well!!
Again a great piece of fine gunsmith work! This pistol was more used by the Russians 1918 1930 in the citizen war than by the Germans. Many german officer, espcecially from Prussia disliked this Mauser because her design . Red and white russians always loved it,,not at least to have wooden holsters to use as a gun butt. A famous poem from Mayakovsky (Majakowski) quoted : Speak out , comrade Mauser ! Thank you for your nice work .
I saw this pop up on recommendations, and it reminded me of the time I saw a gold-plated Mauser, and I got to see it fire, a very beautiful German handgun.
Well done. You did a great job. What surprises me next to the talent required to do something like this is that the result often looks good after such an effort. The money spent on this solution is quite expensive. It's a good old gun. Is gun rust damaged after cleaning the barrel? Can it still shoot?🤪😝😜🤩😍
Mauser c 96 was Not a soldiers side arm, a weapon for Majors, colonels, Generals AND the big Boss AND entourage. A normal soldiers Had No pistol, only the k 98. Later the stug 44.
The C96 was from 1896 the Kar98k is from the 1930's, the Kaiserliches Heer used in 1896 the Ordonanzgewehr aka the Gewehr 88 or sometimes called the Judenbüchse (The Gun had some Issues and when I belive right was the Designer Jewish and the Soldier sayed Judenbüchse because of that and sayed that the guy would produce bad Rifles for the Army), at 1898 came the Gewehr 98 with the legandary and excellent Mauser System, in 1908 came for the cavalry the Kar98AZ a shorten Version of the Gewehr 98 and in the same Year the Kaiserliches Heer become one of the Legandary Pistols of all time the Luger P08. The Kaiserliche Heer wanted the P04 but with 9 x 19 and not 7,65 Parabellum so Georg Luger design it for 9 x 19 and so came the P08, Btw. the earliest Luger Pistol is from 1896 or 1898. Back to the Rifles, in the 1920's all Machines and Plans for the Kar98AZ where now in Poland, so they came with the Kar98b, the Poles produced the K98. In the 1930's came the Kar98k for the Wehrmacht and the Walther P.38, at this point nearly every Soldier should become a Sidearm, in 1936 the Production for the C96 now Modell 710 stopped forever. In 1942 came the MKB 42 from Haenel and Walther, the first name was MP42 but they later renammed it to Karabiner 42 due to the Caliber and used K42 as shortes, but great K alone stands in the Wehrmacht for Kanone (Canon), so they renamed it to MK42 and later to MKB42. In 1943 came the Gewehr 43 and the MP43 what was later renamed to MP44 and than to STG44. In 1944 the last P08's where Produced. So many ofthe German Soldiers had in WW2 a Sidearm, only in the Kaiserliches Heer had only Group leaders and Officer upwards a Sidearm.
I’ve tried fixing one of these that has a hammer that wouldn’t stay cocked. Parts were from different c96 judging by the serial numbers not matching but a good cleaning really helped.
I had a nickel-plated .30 cal., that I took apart out of curiosity. I had the same hammer trouble upon reassembly. It's not an easy task, but I got it right on the second try. (I stupidly traded it off).
That was a cool restoration, major changes rust before, beautiful blued pistol after. I love the side grips with lines, filed in "ribbing". Kudos my Friend!!!🦆
I didn't have much hope for this one, but even though it doesn't cycle, the resto came out amazing. PS, I've seen discoloring like that, when I worked in a small gun shop. Nice one.
The "Broomhandle" Mauser pistol first made in Germany in 1896 is one of the most iconic guns of World War I & II. When I was in the gun business in the 1960s you could buy German Lugers, P-38s, and German C96 Muser "Broomhandles" for around $35.00. If we only knew. Matching numbers was the way to go back then.
There were companies that would restore and do an original rust-blue (kind of grey) finish. But I doubt that they would even have attempted to bring back such a sad specimen. What a tragedy, considering how rare they now are. (Nice try).
Nice restore. Did you try replacing the extractor? They are still available online. I picked up an old C-96 "frankengun" (mixed parts, mismatched serial numbers) about 10 years ago at Cabella's that needed a new extractor. The extractors are spring steel and can get fatigued and no longer grip the cartridge extraction groove properly. Can't be fixed/tuned like on 1911. Mine is a genuine Mauser, not chinese copy, with long barrel, but bad pitting on receiver, almost no blueing left. Cost me only $ 300 due to mismatched serial numbers. Need to get it reblued/refinished, only the outside is damaged, internals are pristine, barrel has been relined. Nice gun but health problems have kept me from doing the project.
I’m surprised Cabela’s allowed it to even be sold to/from them with mismatched serial numbers. Though if the gun still functions properly or the parts are just aftermarket then I suppose that would waive the serial number flag.
@@Darkoriax17 Parts were original Mauser C96 parts, just from different guns. Only aftermarket part is the new extractor I installed to replace worn out/weak one. Cabela's would have never function tested it, not their policy. They are strictly "caveat emptor" as far as their guns go. I found most Cabela's staff to be barely competent and generaly lacking in gun knowledge, their prices are overly inflated too in general. Stopped shopping there over a decade ago due to poor selection and excesive pricing.
I always find it amazing that despite so much rust you're not dissolving the entire piece.. It goes to show that rust is really a natural protection layer.
I hate to sound rude but was this gun given a fake rust coating? The rust doesn't look very realistic to me, but the weathering does. I'm not saying the video is fake but I am suspicious that the rust might have been enhanced by using paint or fake rust.
Most of these channels are fake. If it looks like Cheetoh dust, it's a dead giveaway. This video is fake as hell, but it got a million views so they will never admit it or stop doing it.
I rebuilt a C96 like that one, a 1916 .30, 30 years ago, so working off old memory. It was in rougher shape than that one, some deep pitting. That one looks like a WW1 gun, or maybe an export to China, as I think the German WW2 versions (1930) were generally 9MM. It was an tough accomplshment to rebuild. Fun but touchy one to shoot, I never used a full stripper clip of ammo - guaranteed jam - always 2 or 3 rounds less. It was a pain to deep clean. I had to do a full spring change on the rebuild, if I remember right, and there was a inner linkage that liked to slip; I got good at field stripping it. If I remember correctly, the Chinese / Russian ammo was just a bit small for it, otherwise you were looking for very expensive ammo. I parted with it, went to a collector as a wall hanger, so I guess I did a reasonable rebuild job visually.
You did your best, maximum respect. That particular model is usually referred to as the "Bolo" broomhandle. It was an attempt to reduce the overall size of the original model, note the squared off grips. For some reason thousands were bought by the bolshevics in the early 20's hence the name bolo!
Cool video, thanks for sharing this ! have you ever considered using chemicals instead of a sandblaster ? would be interesting to see if it makes a difference on the treatet surface 🤔
My uncle (no longer with us) had a Broom Handle Mauser that he brought back from WW2, he had taken it off a German Officer (who ummm couldnt use it anymore) I had been on at him since I was a child to give it to me when he decided to get rid of it, he gave it to his business partner :(
The temptation to turn it into a DL44 replica from a real non functioning Mauser is big but since it was a complete gun which could be saved I’m glad you restored it to its former glory and preserved a piece of history.
What a great piece of restorative work. I didn't realise how complicated such side arms were. I would have no idea what piece went where in reassembling it! Your work was very painstaking , methodical and skilled. The gun looked great at the end. The before and after appearance must have given you great satisfaction and being able to fire it was the :" icing on the cake". Well done.
boiling converts iron oxide to feric oxide and leave the blue underneath card it off and set it in lawnmower oil ( non detergent 30 w motor oils. kerosene will work too) glass beading ruins roll stamped marks. his guns are barely wall hangers after he scrubs on them
I don't get why they would stop making this gun. Sure, its outdated by modern standards. But it is still a good gun, by all means. It's so cool looking. I wish i had one.
My granddad brought one of these home from the war complete with wooden holster and all. Hope to have it passed down one day. Great job. Just found your chanel in my feed looking forward to more of your videos.
A wonderful job! It must be so satisfying to take things that need help & make them new again...😊 I imagine you are very busy, but may I suggest a follow-up video where you have made the final tweaks & repairs & test fire it again? Perhaps giving us a bit more history of the pistol? You managed to give the old girl a real make-over & allowed her to "sing" again😊, perhaps with the adjustments, we can see her both "sing" & "dance"....😅 Subbed!
@@TheKinzlerBros just for fun, the original prop sold for over a million dollars. i've never held one, but i have the toy. if that's anything to go by, it actually feels pretty good in the hand. i imagine the real deal is pretty front-heavy.
Grease on sliding parts an try polishing the chamber. Also the return spring might need replacing. M1's do same thing when fired dry without grease. Another nice job!😊
@deluxezesty Dude there were SOOOOOOOO many broom handles sold to the Chinese specifically and other countries, millions and millions. Yes there are lots of those others, but I don't think that invalidates my comparison. If you know anything about historic guns, you know about the broom handle. There's nothing wrong with not knowing, it's just an extremely iconic and widespread handgun.
Why are do all restauration objects always look the same, uniformly covered in a coat of rust. I never saw object like these in real, not even in junkyards.
I have an old C96, rust areas and pitting uneven on the surface. Rust here is too uniform. Markings might not have been there, could be a chinese knock off. Also, not sure Germans used these in WWII, they adopted 9mm by then and there would have been a "9" engraved into the grips. WWII Germany mostly used P-38 and some P-08.
Looks like you faked that and rusted it yourself. The fact that its all uniform thin layred rust is not natural. Not to mention that level of rust would have cause the handles to rot off id it had been subject to those conditions naturally. Shameful. Not to mention your first move was to sand vlast it and not even attempt to boil and save the original bluing you destroyed
You’ll really know a restoration is fake is a) the “corrosion” has lots green, blue and bright yellow (means it’s painted on). Normally things with copper will corrode into a green colour, like bronze. B) if it’s caked up in “rust” and is practically a block, and is bright, and I mean bright, red, it’s probably been stuck in some sort of clay. Most rusting on firearms is usually just from low maintenance, like it’s been sitting in a shed for awhile. I find that if it’s severely damaged and has lots of rust pits, it’s most likely fished out of a river or lake. This channel is pretty legit. This vid by Backyard Ballistics does a good job of explaining how to spot fake “restoration” th-cam.com/video/tLBcugd8VQU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=aN41wPRrQdYfwlDo
My 16 year old son studies the history of WW2 weapons. Of course, schools don't allow it so he does this on his own time. This is one of his all time favorite guns. He saved enough money to buy himself a replica. Can't wait to show him this video.
Thank you.
Wow, Great that you encourage his hobby! I also love WW2's wide arsenal of firearms!
Very cool, ya they don't teach a lot of stuff they should. Say hi for us! Thanks for watching!
NJ History teacher here. Part of the curriculum for WW1 is weapons and tech. It's major part and I had a whole slide show dedicated to it.
Great work guys. It’s a shame that you couldn’t get the spent cartridges to eject, but that’s the beauty of this channel - your honesty. Not every old firearm will be able to be returned to full working condition, but the journey to restoration is just as entertaining as the result.
Thank you very much, we appreciate the kind words and your support. Thanks for watching!
Take care and NOTICE : If this C-96 was in use by the german army in ww2 : Some of this guns got fired with the cccp Tokarev Ammo 7,62 x 25 . You can fire the TT-33 with 7,63 x25 Mauser Ammo bud beware of firing the C-96 with 7,62 x 25 Tokarev because this cccp Ammo offer more explosiv power pressure !
They always seem to come from a "friends" flooded basement 😂.
@@PaulBrown-uj5le global warming
The Mauser C96 was built from 1896 to 1936. Use in World War 1.!!! Greetings from Germany.!😊
Ya absolutely, thanks for watching we appreciate it
Not only. It was also widely used in China throughout the 20's to the 50's, much more than in German hands. The gun we saw here may well be a chinese manufacturing, and it could explain the problems of extraction since the chinese-made C96 quality ranged fron excellent to very poor sometimes with some rather scary adjustments...
@@laurentdevaux5617 That's correct. But it was about the two World wars.!😁
Great job.. I like watching your videos
@@laurentdevaux5617exactly what I thought, this may have been a Chinese production, hence no markings.
I trained as an armourer in the British Army during the 80s. Part of my job was working on many of the IRA weapons that were recoverd from hidden weapons dumps found by Army patrols around XM and South Armargh. We had to sort, record and put forward weapons that may have been used in terrorist activities. Worked on everything from pre WW1 Metfords, US Thompsons SMGs, AK47s and 74s right up to current army weapons that had been lost or stolen as well as many home made weapons. Really interesting work!
Very interesting, thanks for your service and for watching!
An amazing restoration of the Mauser. Being almost 100 years old, I believe that you did all you could in the restoration process. Congratulations on the restoration. I always enjoy you being these items back to life. Enjoy the week ahead, and say hello to your brother for me. 😊
Hey Martin, this is Austin. I do the comments, thanks for the kind words as always. Thank you very much we appreciate you buddy!
Уникальный способ умиротворения, красота осязаемая.
Yes it is, thanks!
Great job guys! Anyone can sandblast rust away - you are one of the few channels who actually shoot the weapons after restoration. Keep it up!
Thanks we appreciate it, ya we always shoot when possible!
@@TheKinzlerBros That's why I keep coming back! Getting rid of rust is one thing - being able to fire the weapon again is the cherry.
That's because there's no rust whatsoever in the video lmfao. It's such blatant fake coloring, you can see it gets on the wooden grips as well.
Особо нравится зарядка, со скобы. Красиво, не спеша.
Thanks we appreciate it! Thanks for watching
Great job you did restoring the Mauser firearm. Even though the markings are gone, at least you got the gun to fire. It also looks much better than before. Excellent work.
Thank you very much, ya that sucks but it still shoots! Thanks again and thanks for watching!
What a shame to see the condition of this classic. No markings, no rifling, and no hope until it fell into your hands. Mighty fine restoration, guys. Even after remote test firing, you've got balls to shoot it by hand!
Yes it is, ya it wasn't great. I test fired it first so I was comfortable shooting in hand. Thanks for watching!
*A fine restoration of a legendary pistol.*
Thank you very much, yes it is!
Impressive work in restoring a classic and revolutionary firearm.
Thank you very much and thanks for watching!
Boy , seeing that gun all rusted up got me right in the feels ! It's always been one that ranks high on my want list ! Great cleanup and refinish work as always . My guess is that the gun won't cycle because of the rough condition of the chamber . The round fires , but with the extra space and the pressure the brass is basically pushed into every nook and cranny created by the rust , basically forming the case to the rough chamber . Not much you can do there , as the rust has already oversized the chamber . Glad to at least see it somewhat functional again !
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Ya it's an iconic gun. You are absolutely correct on that, thanks for watching we appreciate it!
@@TheKinzlerBrosTürkiye’den merhaba sizi izlemek büyük bir keyif mermi yatağını iyi bir polisaj yapsanız boş kovanları çıkarır yada mermi yatağına gömlek geçirebilirsiniz
Really enjoy watching you bring back these pieces of history.
Thank you, we appreciate you!
These videos are so satisfying. Thank you for restoring this beauty.
We are happy to hear it, thank you very much we appreciate the kind words. Thanks for watching!
Greetings Sir. Excellent for the class. From Brazil. Military Veteran. Special Forces. And Police. Lawyer with 9 Postgraduate degrees.
Thank you very much! That is quite impressive! Thanks for watching
Greetings Sir, From Scotland. Working class. University of Hard Knocks. Degree in You Tube surfing.
One thing I learned from an older gentleman at my local firing range was denture cleaning tablets!! They ONLY work on regular firearm steel, yet they eat the rust off like crazy without damaging the firearm! Although, they'll take any remaining bluing off as well!!
That is very interesting, thanks for the tip and for watching!
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Great special restoration video again 👍👍👍and test 👍👍Well done Great video 👍👍🎯🎯🎯
Thanks again we appreciate it!
Wow what a great job on the gun! The before and after results blew my mind! Great job on the restoration project.
Thanks James, we appreciate your support. Thanks for watching as always!
endlich mal ein video, wo nicht nur amateure rumbasteln. das richtige werkzeug auch richtig angewandt!!! weiter so, danke...🤠
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The fact you found one in that great condition is amazing
Ya its crazy, thanks for watching
Again a great piece of fine gunsmith work! This pistol was more used by the Russians 1918 1930 in the citizen war than by the Germans. Many german officer, espcecially from Prussia disliked this Mauser because her design . Red and white russians always loved it,,not at least to have wooden holsters to use as a gun butt. A famous poem from Mayakovsky (Majakowski) quoted : Speak out , comrade Mauser ! Thank you for your nice work .
Thank you we appreciate it, thanks for the info and for watching!
not a restoration at all and certainly not gunsmith work
Nice restoration thanks for another great video 📹
Thank you very much we appreciate it!
I saw this pop up on recommendations, and it reminded me of the time I saw a gold-plated Mauser, and I got to see it fire, a very beautiful German handgun.
Ya they are Iconic and interesting handguns. Thanks for watching!
That gun is a work of art.
Thank you very much, thanks for watching
Увидел пескоструйку, сразу успокоился ...Теперь смотрю дальше, уже с интересом, не жду неправильных действий. Очень уважаю это оружие!😊
Ya we have a lot of respect for them, we use fine glassbead for a blasting media. Thanks for watching!
Another fine weapon restoration , great marksmanship too ! Keep up the great vlogs guys .
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Well done. You did a great job. What surprises me next to the talent required to do something like this is that the result often looks good after such an effort. The money spent on this solution is quite expensive. It's a good old gun. Is gun rust damaged after cleaning the barrel? Can it still shoot?🤪😝😜🤩😍
Thank you very much, we appreciate the kind words. Ya the gun is good now and it shoots it just doesn't eject properly so it jams. Thanks for watching
Mauser c 96 was Not a soldiers side arm, a weapon for Majors, colonels, Generals AND the big Boss AND entourage. A normal soldiers Had No pistol, only the k 98. Later the stug 44.
Thanks for the info and for watching!
Han Solo carried it.
The C96 was from 1896 the Kar98k is from the 1930's, the Kaiserliches Heer used in 1896 the Ordonanzgewehr aka the Gewehr 88 or sometimes called the Judenbüchse (The Gun had some Issues and when I belive right was the Designer Jewish and the Soldier sayed Judenbüchse because of that and sayed that the guy would produce bad Rifles for the Army), at 1898 came the Gewehr 98 with the legandary and excellent Mauser System, in 1908 came for the cavalry the Kar98AZ a shorten Version of the Gewehr 98 and in the same Year the Kaiserliches Heer become one of the Legandary Pistols of all time the Luger P08. The Kaiserliche Heer wanted the P04 but with 9 x 19 and not 7,65 Parabellum so Georg Luger design it for 9 x 19 and so came the P08, Btw. the earliest Luger Pistol is from 1896 or 1898. Back to the Rifles, in the 1920's all Machines and Plans for the Kar98AZ where now in Poland, so they came with the Kar98b, the Poles produced the K98. In the 1930's came the Kar98k for the Wehrmacht and the Walther P.38, at this point nearly every Soldier should become a Sidearm, in 1936 the Production for the C96 now Modell 710 stopped forever. In 1942 came the MKB 42 from Haenel and Walther, the first name was MP42 but they later renammed it to Karabiner 42 due to the Caliber and used K42 as shortes, but great K alone stands in the Wehrmacht for Kanone (Canon), so they renamed it to MK42 and later to MKB42. In 1943 came the Gewehr 43 and the MP43 what was later renamed to MP44 and than to STG44. In 1944 the last P08's where Produced. So many ofthe German Soldiers had in WW2 a Sidearm, only in the Kaiserliches Heer had only Group leaders and Officer upwards a Sidearm.
So China had 2 million generals and big shots that’s crazy.
Stug44 what?
Excelente trabajo .
❤❤❤💫💫💫💫👋👋👋👋👋👋👋
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Могу заявить, моя бабуля Александра имела именной, очень по размеру похож, подобный уникум. Как я был счастлив держать его, 60 лет тому.
That's cool, good for you! Thanks for watching
Another awesome restoration.
Thank you very much
Great job,,can't believe the amount of parts it has.
Thanks, right me neither! Thanks for watching
What a strange gun.... Without markings, without threads... Good , professional job! You did well 👏 I liked it 👍
There were markings left, they are hard to see on camera. Thanks we appreciate it!
I’ve tried fixing one of these that has a hammer that wouldn’t stay cocked. Parts were from different c96 judging by the serial numbers not matching but a good cleaning really helped.
Very cool, I bet it was satisfying. Thanks for watching!
I had a nickel-plated .30 cal., that I took apart out of curiosity. I had the same hammer trouble upon reassembly. It's not an easy task, but I got it right on the second try. (I stupidly traded it off).
That was a cool restoration, major changes rust before, beautiful blued pistol after. I love the side grips with lines, filed in "ribbing". Kudos my Friend!!!🦆
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Considering what you had to work with, another fantastic job by Gebrüder Kinzler!
I have the same exact model C96, the serial dates it for 1922.
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Honestly you did the best you could given the condition of that piece of history but id be proud of yourself for giving it a new lease on life
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I didn't have much hope for this one, but even though it doesn't cycle, the resto came out amazing. PS, I've seen discoloring like that, when I worked in a small gun shop. Nice one.
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Man....very beautiful work= BRAVO !!!
Thank you very much, thanks for watching
Sure is a big difference between the before and after appearance. Nice work.
Absolutely, thanks we appreciate it! Thanks for watching
Great restoration!
Thank you very much!
The "Broomhandle" Mauser pistol first made in Germany in 1896 is one of the most iconic guns of World War I & II.
When I was in the gun business in the 1960s you could buy German Lugers, P-38s, and German C96 Muser "Broomhandles" for around $35.00.
If we only knew. Matching numbers was the way to go back then.
Absolutely it is, ya they are like classic muscle cars. Thanks for watching!
I have a friend with a pawn shop. His grandfather bought a MP44, full auto in the early 60’s for 25.00.
I guess this is what all modern guns have down to them, with the bluing as most guns are black. You do absolutely wonderful work.
Thank you very much we appreciate the support! Thanks for watching
There were companies that would restore and do an original rust-blue (kind of grey) finish. But I doubt that they would even have attempted to bring back such a sad specimen. What a tragedy, considering how rare they now are. (Nice try).
Nice restore. Did you try replacing the extractor? They are still available online. I picked up an old C-96 "frankengun" (mixed parts, mismatched serial numbers) about 10 years ago at Cabella's that needed a new extractor. The extractors are spring steel and can get fatigued and no longer grip the cartridge extraction groove properly. Can't be fixed/tuned like on 1911.
Mine is a genuine Mauser, not chinese copy, with long barrel, but bad pitting on receiver, almost no blueing left. Cost me only $ 300 due to mismatched serial numbers. Need to get it reblued/refinished, only the outside is damaged, internals are pristine, barrel has been relined. Nice gun but health problems have kept me from doing the project.
Thank you I haven't yet, thanks for the comment we appreciate it. Ya this isn't a chinese model either. Thanks for watching
I’m surprised Cabela’s allowed it to even be sold to/from them with mismatched serial numbers. Though if the gun still functions properly or the parts are just aftermarket then I suppose that would waive the serial number flag.
@@Darkoriax17 Parts were original Mauser C96 parts, just from different guns. Only aftermarket part is the new extractor I installed to replace worn out/weak one. Cabela's would have never function tested it, not their policy. They are strictly "caveat emptor" as far as their guns go. I found most Cabela's staff to be barely competent and generaly lacking in gun knowledge, their prices are overly inflated too in general. Stopped shopping there over a decade ago due to poor selection and excesive pricing.
Oh MY this is awesome!!!! Great Episode!!!
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Wow that sucks balls ! You did such a find job on the restoration love the video !
Ya it happens, thank you very much we appreciate it!
Still
Looks great. Save it from the trash. Well done
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I always find it amazing that despite so much rust you're not dissolving the entire piece.. It goes to show that rust is really a natural protection layer.
Ya kinda, thanks for watching we appreciate it!
really iconic gun from ww 1 or 2? love it
Yes it is, more in ww1 but also in ww2. Thanks for watching
Belíssimo exemplar! Trabalho excelente de restauração! ☺️👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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"Ah! A choice of an avid gun collector. It`s a nice gun, stranger!"
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huge fan of your show. love the no talking
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Super jest ten cały starodawny pistolet pozdrawiam serdecznie 👍👍👍👍
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Thank you I love these old school guns you rebuilt great job
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I hate to sound rude but was this gun given a fake rust coating? The rust doesn't look very realistic to me, but the weathering does. I'm not saying the video is fake but I am suspicious that the rust might have been enhanced by using paint or fake rust.
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Most of these channels are fake. If it looks like Cheetoh dust, it's a dead giveaway. This video is fake as hell, but it got a million views so they will never admit it or stop doing it.
good job
Beautiful Gun
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This isn’t a restoration it’s basically just a clean
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@@TheKinzlerBros "the action of returning something to a former owner, place, or condition" - nowhere near former condition. Thanks for confirming!
@@ferretneckit's a restoration then. If it was just a cleaning the gun would have been operable which it was enormously far from.
I like this gun so much!!!
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I rebuilt a C96 like that one, a 1916 .30, 30 years ago, so working off old memory. It was in rougher shape than that one, some deep pitting. That one looks like a WW1 gun, or maybe an export to China, as I think the German WW2 versions (1930) were generally 9MM. It was an tough accomplshment to rebuild. Fun but touchy one to shoot, I never used a full stripper clip of ammo - guaranteed jam - always 2 or 3 rounds less. It was a pain to deep clean. I had to do a full spring change on the rebuild, if I remember right, and there was a inner linkage that liked to slip; I got good at field stripping it. If I remember correctly, the Chinese / Russian ammo was just a bit small for it, otherwise you were looking for very expensive ammo. I parted with it, went to a collector as a wall hanger, so I guess I did a reasonable rebuild job visually.
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my favorite bolo mauser, respect to you from Russia
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You did your best, maximum respect. That particular model is usually referred to as the "Bolo" broomhandle. It was an attempt to reduce the overall size of the original model, note the squared off grips. For some reason thousands were bought by the bolshevics in the early 20's hence the name bolo!
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Greetings from Poland. great job to the restoring the guns - awesome! i'm impressed
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@@TheKinzlerBros It's a pleasure for me to watch such talent in action. further success...
Вот такая реставрация нам нравится,да ещё и со стрельбой? Слов нет молодцы!!! Супер мастера!!
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Cool video, thanks for sharing this !
have you ever considered using chemicals instead of a sandblaster ? would be interesting to see if it makes a difference on the treatet surface 🤔
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The fact that you got it back in firing condition at all is quite the achievement.👍
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My uncle (no longer with us) had a Broom Handle Mauser that he brought back from WW2, he had taken it off a German Officer (who ummm couldnt use it anymore) I had been on at him since I was a child to give it to me when he decided to get rid of it, he gave it to his business partner :(
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Приємно дивитись як лагідно та обережно іде процес відродження
Дякую 👍
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The temptation to turn it into a DL44 replica from a real non functioning Mauser is big but since it was a complete gun which could be saved I’m glad you restored it to its former glory and preserved a piece of history.
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Great job 🤟🏼
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There were Spanish made C96 guns named Astra Model 900 to 904 and they were very similar to the German pistols
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What a great piece of restorative work. I didn't realise how complicated such side arms were. I would have no idea what piece went where in reassembling it! Your work was very painstaking , methodical and skilled. The gun looked great at the end. The before and after appearance must have given you great satisfaction and being able to fire it was the :" icing on the cake". Well done.
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It's fake rust. Wake up.
A hint, next time save the rust! You can boil the frame and parts and use the accumulated rust to blue the firearm! Otherwise, excellent job.
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boiling converts iron oxide to feric oxide and leave the blue underneath card it off and set it in lawnmower oil ( non detergent 30 w motor oils. kerosene will work too)
glass beading ruins roll stamped marks. his guns are barely wall hangers after he scrubs on them
Mantaaaap tuan..😅😅😅😅
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I don't get why they would stop making this gun. Sure, its outdated by modern standards. But it is still a good gun, by all means. It's so cool looking. I wish i had one.
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My granddad brought one of these home from the war complete with wooden holster and all. Hope to have it passed down one day. Great job. Just found your chanel in my feed looking forward to more of your videos.
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A wonderful job! It must be so satisfying to take things that need help & make them new again...😊 I imagine you are very busy, but may I suggest a follow-up video where you have made the final tweaks & repairs & test fire it again? Perhaps giving us a bit more history of the pistol? You managed to give the old girl a real make-over & allowed her to "sing" again😊, perhaps with the adjustments, we can see her both "sing" & "dance"....😅 Subbed!
Thank you very much, that's a good idea. We might do that in the future. Thanks for the kind words and for watching!
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I absolutely love watching these videos!!!
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the preferred weapon of han solo....
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@@TheKinzlerBros just for fun, the original prop sold for over a million dollars.
i've never held one, but i have the toy. if that's anything to go by, it actually feels pretty good in the hand. i imagine the real deal is pretty front-heavy.
Hey, nice work, man!
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Han Solo will be pleased ;)
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Love the bead blasting,very satisfying
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Now, turn it into a Han Solo blaster.
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Grease on sliding parts an try polishing the chamber. Also the return spring might need replacing. M1's do same thing when fired dry without grease.
Another nice job!😊
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Ah yes! The gun of Han Solo!
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Wow this Gun is really interesting. Did not know it existed. Great restoration. 👍
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This is one of the most iconic and widespread guns ever. It’s the AK-47 of pistols. You must not know about many guns.
@deluxezesty Dude there were SOOOOOOOO many broom handles sold to the Chinese specifically and other countries, millions and millions. Yes there are lots of those others, but I don't think that invalidates my comparison. If you know anything about historic guns, you know about the broom handle. There's nothing wrong with not knowing, it's just an extremely iconic and widespread handgun.
Why are do all restauration objects always look the same, uniformly covered in a coat of rust. I never saw object like these in real, not even in junkyards.
Well we get them from online auctions, estate sales, friends, customers, subscribers and magnet fishing!
I have an old C96, rust areas and pitting uneven on the surface. Rust here is too uniform. Markings might not have been there, could be a chinese knock off. Also, not sure Germans used these in WWII, they adopted 9mm by then and there would have been a "9" engraved into the grips. WWII Germany mostly used P-38 and some P-08.
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excellent bravo champions ....👍
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Looks like you faked that and rusted it yourself. The fact that its all uniform thin layred rust is not natural. Not to mention that level of rust would have cause the handles to rot off id it had been subject to those conditions naturally. Shameful. Not to mention your first move was to sand vlast it and not even attempt to boil and save the original bluing you destroyed
We don't fake anything on this channel and it was fine glassbead blasting!
learn how to convert rust by boiling and carding. you may find some original finish
i guess you cant learn anything except what you know
WW 1 sidearm.
good job!
いつ見てもいいc96:)
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Are these guns being rusted just to make a youtube video? They all look the SAME!
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I’m always amazed that the old springs still work.
We change them out from time to time but, it would be best to replace all of them. Thanks for watching!
Funny how a lot of these “restorations” have the same amount of low level degradation?? 😂😂
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How many ways can a hundred plus year old guns rust? Of course they look similar.
I don’t believe this one is fake. Look at the pitting, plus the way it rusted inside and on the handle would be pretty hard to fake
You’ll really know a restoration is fake is a) the “corrosion” has lots green, blue and bright yellow (means it’s painted on). Normally things with copper will corrode into a green colour, like bronze. B) if it’s caked up in “rust” and is practically a block, and is bright, and I mean bright, red, it’s probably been stuck in some sort of clay.
Most rusting on firearms is usually just from low maintenance, like it’s been sitting in a shed for awhile. I find that if it’s severely damaged and has lots of rust pits, it’s most likely fished out of a river or lake.
This channel is pretty legit.
This vid by Backyard Ballistics does a good job of explaining how to spot fake “restoration” th-cam.com/video/tLBcugd8VQU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=aN41wPRrQdYfwlDo
😂 этот пистолет новодел.
Awesome work 👏
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I enjoyed the blueing technique!
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Beautiful😊
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Out of curiosity, and because of the pitting, would you weight the gun before and after the restoration?
It would be so little it wouldn't be crazy but, that is interesting! Thanks for watching
Awesome video, as always.
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Бро, красава
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Great job!
Thanks!