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Two World Wars: Finnish C96 "Ukko-Mauser" (Ad-free)
🕑 Added 2024-03-27 12:00:02 +0000 UTCA decent number of C96 Mauser pistols were present in Finland's civil war, many of them coming into the country with the Finnish Jaegers, and others from a variety of sources, commercial and Russian. They were used by both the Reds and the Whites, and in both 9x19mm and 7.63x25mm. After the end of the civil war, when the military was standardizing, the C96s were handed over to the Civil Guard, where they generally remained until recalled to Army inventories in 1939. They once again saw service in the Winter War and Continuation War, and went into military stores afterwards until eventually being surplussed as obsolete.
One of the interesting aspects of Finnish C96s is that many of them come from the so-called "Scandinavian Contract" batch (for which no contract has actually turned up). These appear to be guns made in 7.63mm that were numbered as part of the early production in the Prussian "Red 9" series, probably for delivery to specific German units or partner forces during World War One.
Comments
Thomas Walls
"Mauser Self Loading Pistols" by Belford and Dunlap has an example of a Finnish SA-marked C-96 in 7.65x21mm Luger! Clearly very rare. I think I have seen only one other reference to one of these.
Guido Schriewer
rather a lathi a luger a whatever but... as long as goes bang and your back is against a (snow)wall THAT much.... . at least the caliber should be fine.
Forgotten Weapons
There are a number of French shotgun makers, like Darne. They are more common in France than elsewhere though.
Forgotten Weapons
I have, and it's good. I'm in the process of writing one myself on all Finnish small arms (not just Mosins) FWIW...
Richard Joy
Wonder if you have had a chance to check out Matt DiRisio's book "Finnish Mosin-Nagant, Three Line Rifle to Ukko Pekka" by Wet Dog publishing? He discusses Finnish handguns, Finnish history as well as the Mosin-Nagant, obviously.
Daniel Standridge
Check out the French Darne side by side sliding barrel shotguns on Guns International listings, very cool!
Oklahoma Hank
Hey, Ian, Patreon member. I like shotguns and have Italian, Turkish, and American shotguns, but I realize I have never seen a French shotgun. Is there a cultural or legal reason for this? I know the French hunt game birds, ducks and geese.
