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semi-automatic fire and the bottom for fully automatic fire. While the design was quite different from the S1-100/MP-34, it had a similar barrel and bolt, and used the same magazines. In function, it was essentially a submachine gun with a more powerful cartridge that could be used as a squad automatic weapon. Only a few samples were made for testing and demonstration.
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and Theodor Rakula. As Solothurn did not have the production capacity for large-scale manufacturing, Rheinmetall acquired a controlling interest in Waffenfabrik Steyr of Steyr Daimler-Puch AG, an established arms manufacturer in Austria, creating the business consortium Steyr-Solothurn Waffen AG. The
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The Steyr-Solothurn S17-100 was a direct-blowback submachine gun in 9×25mm Mauser that was intended to be mounted on a tripod or vehicle, but did not see wider adoption in the armed services. A rather unusual submachine gun with no stock, the S17-100 had a trigger with two grooves, the top being for
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has a listing in the entry for 9mm Mauser using a 125 gr bullet with a heavier charge of Blue Dot powder than is normally listed as the maximum for 124 gr jacketed bullets in the .38 Super. Using old loading data using modern powders may result in more powerful loads than is intended. Excessively
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Mauser C96 pistols in this caliber usually have an indentation milled into the upper surface of the magazine's follower to facilitate feeding of the straight-cased 9×25mm cartridge cases. The rifling in the barrel has a unique 13.8 twist. In addition, the flat surfaces extending around the chamber
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Although Germany was not a primary user of firearms in this caliber, it was a major producer of it, both for commercial export and foreign military contracts. Pre-World War I production was for C96 Mauser pistols, but as war loomed, production was re-oriented towards calibers in official military
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than in their C-96, Mauser developed a new design in hopes of competing more successfully. This was the experimental Model 1906-08 (or C/06-08) pistol introduced in 1906, chambered in 9×25mm Mauser. This firearm had a similar layout to the C-96, with the magazine situated in front of the trigger
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in 9×25mm Mauser were produced by Danuvia in Hungary from 1939 through the end of World War II. These weapons remained in Hungarian service through the early 1950s. It has been suggested that special loading, similar to the aformenetioned 1940 Mauser proposal, may have been used for these.
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are longer, to accommodate the higher pressures of the 9×25mm cartridge. Maximum average pressure using transducer method as per C.I.P. datasheet is 2600 bar. Examples of Mauser C96s in this caliber are rare, but are still occasionally found on the private collector's market.
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carried a stocked C96 in 9mm Mauser Export as his personal sidearm, nicknamed "Bom-Bom". According to Bell, the "particularly vicious bang" of the 9mm Mauser intimidated hostile natives he encountered and "kept them dodging dust-bursts for four or five hundred yards".
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system that was considerably different. The pistol generated interest in some quarters, including with the German and Brazilian armies, but was never manufactured for commercial sale, and today only a few examples exist as museum or collector's pieces.
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strong loads may crack the bolt stop in a Mauser pistol. Failure of this part due to weak recoil springs may cause the bolt to fly back out of the barrel extension into the shooter's face.
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data may possibly be more consistent with the original factory loading, as these had a claimed muzzle velocity of approximately 1,362 fps with a 128 gr bullet. The eighth edition of
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usage. Demand for the cartridge returned in the 1930s, as it was used in several Austrian, Hungarian and Swiss submachine guns and machine carbines. German munitions companies
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The 9×25mm Mauser returned to prominence after World War I as a viable, powerful cartridge for submachine guns. As Germany was restricted by the
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Nelson, Thomas B., The World's Submachine Guns (Machine Pistols) Volume I, International Small Arms Publishers, Cologne, 1963. Pp. 440-447
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Nelson, Thomas B., The World's Submachine Guns (Machine Pistols) Volume I, International Small Arms Publishers, Cologne, 1963. Pp 464-466
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In 1940, Mauser officials proposed using the C-96 as the vehicle for an upgrade to the 9×25mm cartridge to match the ballistics of the
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from manufacturing certain small arms, it outsourced production to companies in other countries, including Belgium and Switzerland.
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Nelson, Thomas B., The World's Submachine Guns (Machine Pistols) Volume I, International Small Arms Publishers, Cologne, 1963
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Mauser Pistolen: Development and Production, 1877-1946, Weaver, Speed, Schmid, Collector Grade Publications, Canada, PP. 193.
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group (although in the case of the C/06-08 this was detachable, coming in 6, 10 or 15 round capacities), but it used a
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Moss, John L., "The 9 x 25 Mauser Export Cartridge," IAA Journal Issue 424, March/April 2002, pp. 6–20
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Moss, John L., "The 9 x 25 Mauser Export Cartridge," IAA Journal Issue 424, March/April 2002, pp. 6–20
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were produced in Switzerland from 1933 until 1942 with 9×25mm Mauser caliber as an option.
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Solothurn trademark changed from a single S to a double S with a W in the center.
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in Switzerland to manufacture the MP19, an improvement on the MP18 designed by
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The Scotti OM 42 was an experimental Italian submachine gun in 9×25mm Mauser.
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MP 28/II, were offered on the world market in this caliber, among others.
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The MP19 design became the Steyr-Solothurn S1-100. Under the designation of
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Reloadable cartridge cases may be produced by resizing and trimming
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brass. A reasonable starting point for load development would be
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https://bobp.cip-bobp.org/uploads/tdcc/tab-iv/9-mm-mauser-en.pdf
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were offered in 9×25mm Mauser in addition to other calibers.
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As the German Army seemed to show more official interest in
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The World's Submachine Guns (Machine Pistols) Volume I,
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Index

9×57mm Mauser
9×19mm Parabellum (left) and 9mm Mauser Export (right) cartridges for comparison
Pistol
Austria
Hungary
Chile
Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken
7.63×25mm Mauser
FMJ
Mauser C96
DWM
Asia
7.63×25mm Mauser
headspaces
DWM
World War II
Kynoch
Fiocchi
Fiocchi
Lecco
W.D.M. Bell
.357 Magnum
DWM
Luger pistol
flapper locking
Treaty of Versailles
Rheinmetall
Waffenfabrik Solothurn
de
Louis Stange

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