historically significant semiautomatic pistols: the Imperial German “Broomhandle” Mauser on the late 19th century and the WWII-era Type 14 8mm Japanese Nambu. C96 “Broomhandle” 7.63 mm ...

Movie buffs will recognize the iconic “Broomhandle” Mauser as the template for the BlasTech DL-44 blaster that Han Solo uses in the Star Wars film franchise. But this gun’s real-world ...

which was patented in 1893 and was indeed the first mass-produced semiauto pistol, or the German-made C96 “Broomhandle” Mauser, which was patented in 1896 and was the first military ...