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new c96 - caliber question? .30 Mauser or .30 Luger

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smitter1:
thanks for the replies,  Anyone have ideas who/where imported the gun based on the marks?

On a different forum some suggest that this is a chinese import.  I researched a bit and dont know how that could be confirmed.  Any ideas?  From what I've learned its a commercial late 1930's german manufactured C96 and perhaps imported to US if the "CBE ..." marks are indeed import marks.  I've got some .30 Mauser rounds on the way and will check chamber fit.  .30 Luger fit fine and definitely not 9mm.

Osmosis:
I would guess it is a Chinese import.


Many of these guns like mine were sent to China, and then years later imported to the US. My M30, with all matching serial numbers, had “made in Germany” stamped on the side in Chinese characters (you can see it in another thread). I could never find importer marks on mine but clearly that is what happened in my case.

So your gun probably started it’s career in China in the 30’s and came back to the US in the 80’s or later. If only these guns could talk and tell us all the history they have been through!

smitter1:
still trying to figure out the caliber of this gun. I got some .30 mauser rounds today and place one round each of .30 mauser and .30 luger in the breach, pics attached. 1st is .30 mauser and the round sticks out a few mm from the breach, and the .30 luger (green primer) sits flush. Can anyone tell me which is correct. thanks for your help.

30 mauser
https://www.flickr.com/photos/192708314@N03/51113277125/in/dateposted-public/


30 luger
https://www.flickr.com/photos/192708314@N03/51112246444/in/dateposted-public/

Osmosis:
It looks like the 30 Luger sits so far in the chamber that the extractor can not engage the rim, but the 30 Mauser looks correct.


But I still think you should cast the chamber to be sure. Maybe something like playdoh would work.

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