This cartridge is not to be confused with the 7.65 Parabellum. The pistol we are featuring is one of those and chambered for the 7.63x25mm Mauser cartridge. The Bolo Mauser is correctly known as the M1921 and they were made during the 1920’s. These pistols were made in large numbers for the new Bolshevik government of Soviet Russia and the name “Bolo” came from the word Bolshevik. 3.9″/99mm barrel) version of the original C96. The “Bolo” Mauser is the short barreled (i.e. 45ACP.Īrmed Chinese, the gentleman on the right has a Mauser C96 in the wooden holster that doubled as an attachable shoulder stock. Lawrence who is otherwise known as “Lawrence of Arabia” and it found its way into the major trouble spots of the turn of the century, Russia, Asia and China especially being places where the Mauser C96 was used and where many unlicensed copies were made. Notwithstanding that before the advent of the Colt M1911 the Mauser C96 was a handgun of choice for military personnel such as Winston Churchill and T.E. 455 Automatic cartridge as was used in the Webley Automatic pistol and in the specially made Colt 1911’s used by British forces personnel. 45ACP but may have been one of the rare Colt M1911’s chambered for the British. That pistol was possibly not chambered for the. At that time he was taking up command of the 6th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers in front line service during World War I and that was the handgun that went to the front with him. Construktion 96), otherwise known as the broomhandle because of the shape of its grip, was Winston Churchill’s favourite pistol in his early years in the military although once he discovered Colt’s M1911 he purchased one in London in 1916 and had a holster custom made for it to fit his Sam Brown belt. The Mauser Model of 1896 known as the Mauser C96 (i.e. This looks to be a gun with some stories to tell. It comes complete with leather holster and a set of memorabilia from China complete with a China War Memorial Medal. The Mauser Bolo Broomhandle pistol we are featuring is one of those items. Sometimes we come across an artifact and we think it would be just so interesting if that item could talk and tell us the stories from its history.
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