Experimental C96 Joint Safety Mauser at James D Julia

This particular 1902made example of the C96 Mauser incorporates several experimental features of the design that would never go into mass production. It was an effort to make a version of the C96 that would be more suitable for civilian carry something a bit lighter and more compact than the military style. To this end, it has a smaller grip profile, a shorter barrel, and a shortened 6round magazine. Most evidently, it also has an experimental safety that was inten