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Mauser C96

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Summary

Mauser C96 is a firearm model[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of firearm model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,269 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Manufacturer: Mauser[3]
  • Subclass of: semi-automatic pistol[4]
  • Designed by: Fidel Feederle[5], Friedrich Feederle[6], Josef Feederle[7]
  • Commons category: Mauser C96[8]
  • Country of origin: German Empire[9]
  • Participated in conflict: Second Boer War[10], World War II[11], World War I[12]
  • Service entry: January 1, 1899[13]
  • Service retirement: January 1, 1961[14]
  • Ammunition: 7.63×25mm Mauser[15], 9×19 mm Parabellum[16]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Mauser C96[17]
  • Commons gallery: Mauser C/96[18]
  • Derivative work: Astra Model 900[19]

Why It Matters

Mauser C96 has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

German Empire

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Q12800128. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Q12800128. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Q12800128. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Designed by → Fidel Feederle, Friedrich Feederle, Josef Feederle
    Country of origin → German Empire
    Country of origin → —
    Svkkl authority id → 0328430-Mauser-C96
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0328430-Mauser-C96, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
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