Book Review: Paul Mauser - His Life, Company, and Handgun Development 1838 - 1914
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- čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
- From the Authors: www.lugerlp08.com
From Amazon: amzn.to/2te3O3F
The new book on Paul Mauser from Mauro Baudino and Gerben van Vlimmeren is an excellent exploration through the labyrinthine corners of the Mauser Archives. Written with an assumption that the audience will already have a reasonable working knowledge of the main Mauser firearms from Paul Mauser's lifetime, this 586-page volume is a look behind the curtain of Mauser's private life.
The Mauser Archives are not a formal archive, so much as simply a massive collection of personal and company documents that have been saved from destruction my a number of interested parties. They include diaries, notes on scrap papers, technical drawings, and corporate ledgers books of various types (and more). The information within this archive is often difficult to discern, as it small notes can be meaningless when seen alone, but quite significant when placed in proper context. This book is the distilled results of years of study of the Archives, and as such it includes a great deal of interesting and previously unknown information. The subjects covered include:
- Paul and Wilhelm's relationship with each other
- Bergmann's claims of betrayal
- The cancelled Mexican C96 contract
- C96 safety issues with the German military during WWI
- Mauser's avoidance of Versailles regulations in the 1920s
- Mauser's relationship with Luger, Schwarzlose, Borchardt, and others
And much more. The C96 handgun is the single greatest focus of the book, although all of Mauser's other work is discussed, including the C77, 1878 revolver, all bolt action rifle iterations, the C06/08, the 1909 family of handguns, and a few of the self-loading rifle prototypes. It is the self-loading rifles that are least discussed, as the authors are (by their own explanation) much more knowledgable on the handguns that Mauser produced than the rifles.
The layout of the book does leave something to be desired, as it is quite simplistic. More effort by the editor or publisher to give some style and variety to the pages would have made it a more attractive book, although the text itself I found to be engaging and well written. For those who are interested in learning about Mauser in depth, this is an indispensable work.
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New book on the C96, definitley . Now, who has the presentation skills, knowledege and is a recognised firearm authority? Congrats Ian, youv'e talked yourself into it!
51WCDodge There is a new Osprey 'Weapon' series book on the C96 out in October, & a much more comprehensive one already in the works (from a different author).
Thanks for heads up. I do miss my C96.
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The anecdote about the 9 mm C96s really cracked me up.
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Critiquing the critique: That was an exceptionally clear and complete book review. Regardless of the subject, would others do as well. Thanks.
ian you can't just hint at an ambiguous something about the relationship between paul mauser and theodor bergmann and then not tell us, that's too cruel
Isabel Sharp It boils down to Bergmann believing/claiming that Mauser stole "his" idea for a semi-auto pistol.
Ey 500k subs Ian, congrats!
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He finally hit 500k subs guys! We did it! :D
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Fascinating man. Sounds like a great book. I'll definitely have to add it to my list of full-price booms to get when finances get squared away
Great video. Would the book line up early cone hammer serial numbers with DOM ?
499,9xx subs, so close guys
I drove by the Mauser factory in Isny Bavaria last week while in Germany. No tours available on Monday.
Great story about the pistol sales and inspections and all that. Gotta love it! Obviously you don't want to just read the thing to us but if you're ever having a slow day, feel free to tell more tales of our good friend Paul's endeavors and shenanigans.
Now that's a beard I can trust!
Ever seen Karl Marx?
Ringo Wunderlich you can't trust a communist.
Why?
all beards are equal, but some beards are more equal than others
yo just in case it wasn't obvious as fuck, the last thing I wanted when I made that beard-shitpost was for you guys to have that debate nobody in their right mind expects to see solved on youtube of all places.
we're all dumber for having taken part in this, and you're all to blame
Speaking of Mauser, Ian. got any solid advice on how to get a hold of a decent shooting grade K98 these days?!
I have a 1910/1914/1934/Hsc video planned after I drop some videos I already have footage for (my 1934 has a Kriegsmarine stamp on it!!!). I need to read up.
Write that book Ian!
he has, its called the bible
Im kind of surprised that the cuirassier carbine isnt closer to the center of the wall display, considering its basically the crown jewel of the collection
I think I might have gotten my hands on one of those sneaky 9mm C96 Broom-handles that Mouser was technically not supposed to be making after the war. 😮
When you're watching a book review, and suddenly realize: "Hey, he has the same t-shirt I'm wearing!"
The title card got a bit fucked up.
what a great wall
Ian -- Your comment section is hilarious. Nice video.
Someone needs to get Larry Seecamp to write a book or at least get Ian to interview him.
6 more subscribers to 500k!
Bergmann! Is anyone counting?!
Why don't you have any Berthiers?
Anthony Matondi he does?! many
Anthony Matondi Why doesn't he have any Bergmanns?
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Cool shirt. I couldn't remember the name of the guy who invented that gun when arguing the 2nd with a lib. Ya'll know the argument. He thought I was BSing him. 'Puckle'! Thanks!
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"...until you are deeply into the Mauser company"
Wait, making profit, with goods designated to kill?
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