Chinese Mauser C96 Owned By One Of America's First Navy Seals
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- čas přidán 6. 11. 2020
- In this video, we feature a Chinese Mauser C96 Broomhandle with a very interesting story. It was brought back by one of America's first Navy Seals. Among the very first to be chosen for the US Scouts and Raiders "Frogmen", Grant G Andreasen was an American hero who participated in D Day and trained the Chinese in guerilla warfare in their fight against the Japanese. He also coached the Navy team in the 1945 Army v Navy football game. While he was in China, Grant received this Mauser C96. It isn't a pretty gun, but it has one heck of a story!
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So proud to be his grand daughter! Thank you for this. Great work. I will cherish this forever!
Wow you must be SO Proud 👍 To think you have his DNA 😍 Thanks for his service he helped us keep our freedom ✌️🇬🇧
@mark jackson Mark, go to Togetherweserved-Grant Andreasen, Lt for more information about my Uncle. Additionally, he was one of seven brothers with 4 sisters. Four of his brothers served in WWII or Korea. My Dad is the only sibling still living...he's 93.
Your family is a wonderful family, I’m proud to say that I know some of you!
Do your family come from Denmark? Jensen and Andreasen are typical Danish names ;-) your grandfathers story put a big smile on my face :-) what a man "Wow"
That was extremely well done.
A great man. Another great story. My dad served in the Navy during WW2. He will be 95 years old in Feb., 2021. The greatest generation, for sure.
Salute him for me if you will. Those I knew who were in WW2 have passed away but I think about them often.
My word what a great man. My total respect goes to Mr Grant G Andreasen. You told his story so well. It is obvious you put a lot of effort into researching this impressive man. Thank you so much for sharing this history.
Thank you for this - Like Ashley, he was my Grandfather. We had the awesome experience of going to Omaha Beach a few years ago and a historian was able to pull some stories like you did about his time there; and we were able to see some of the landmarks (church bell tower etc) that he and his partner had mentioned in journal and notes during their multiple recon trips across the channel in preparation for D-Day. We were able to also add his story and picture to the small but wonderful Omaha Beach museum they have there. Truly a selfless generation of heroes. I grew up seeing that sword and gun in his storage chest (took to the sword to Show and Tell in elementary school even! - could you imagine trying to do that today?); but he never would tell us actual stories about the war, nor about any of the combat he saw. He would talk about friends, funny stories etc, but never about the horrors of war.
If there can ever be a positive from war, it did bring him into contact with our Grandma Pam- who was from China and he never would have met unless he was deployed there. As you said she was fluent in many languages and was a superb woman in her own right. She worked for NASA during the Gemini and Apollo projects, so she had many stories of US history to share as well. I never knew about the Army-Navy game, so thank you for that, I will look into that more.
Hey Lane! I got to go to Normandy too! Was such a meaningful experience. Were quite lucky!!
How awesome for you both to have seen something like this about your grandfather and his service. That's really awesome you both able to go Normandy, as well. Thanks to your grandfather and all others like him for their service. God bless you both and your families.
Thanks for filling in a bit more detail. I would liked to have met him.
Uncle Buck was a stud! This video is pretty cool.
Grant Andreasen surpasses Indiana Jones by far. Outstanding stuff!
I appreciate your stories, this is a great one. My father was on a C-47 pulling gliders on D-Day. Mr. Andreasen is a hero.
Thank you for your bravery and service, LT Grant Andreason
That's my great Uncle Buck! 😊
The first No.4 nake warrior who jump into the night sea with just a snorkel tube, frog feet and a diving knife. The Navy Seal museum should arrange to house this item for display, not just sitting in a box on a dark basement.
My guess is he was given this as a sign of respect and friendship, after all it was the most valued gun in use by the Chinese as far as I know.
What an amazing story about an unsung hero and his gun, thanks for bringing this to light and enriching the families history and our American history. I love your videos and always look forward to them.
Tom, You did it again. What a wonderful story and another great video. Keep them coming.
Strong emotion and feelings of gratitude well up in me when I hear the stories of these hero's. I served in Vietnam but only walk in the shadow of such men.
Wow! This makes me proud to have served. I guess this is why they say. There is a old guy in a nursing home who was more of a badass at 20 then we will ever be.
A great hero. Thank you for the well done research!
This is one of the best of your best and another reinforcement why they are called the "Great Generation".
Another great presentation where its all about the amazing story behind the grimy beat up old gun from the attic in a farm house in Idaho
Men like him had balls of brass and we all owe him and his peers a debt of gratitude for without them our lives could have been drastically different
Its history like this that is the foundation of our nation thanks again for bringing it to us
There were two civil wars during the reign of the Republic of China in Mainland China. The first one started sometime in 1916 and ended in 1928 with the result of the Chinese Nationalists winning the war. The second one was the final struggle between the Nationalists and the Communists from 1945 to 1949, and hence the establishment of PRC (People's Republic of China).
The arms embargoes on China and the subsequent mass import and counterfeit production of the Mauser C96 happened primarily during the years of 1916 to 1928, as evidenced by the date stamp of the "Wauser" pistol demonstrated. During the 2nd Civil War the United States dumped all their WWII surplus inventories they had (M1911, M1 Carbine, M1 Garand... etc.) to the Nationalists. Who would need the broomstick after that...
This is an excellent presentation, Tom. Many thanks for all of the digging you undertook in preparation for bringing it to us. The last line on the grave marker "Sealed for Eternity" is not a reference to Buck's military service (Navy Seals), but rather a reference to his and Pam's Mormon faith.
Noah! Hildabilly! The guy that sent that gun to him must have been a "Major Pain." Yee, ha!
I don’t know who’s been complaining about these videos being too long are just impatient. These are nothing short of fascinating. Mini documentaries with a gun to go along with them. If you keep it up, you’ll be among the best gun channels on YT. Thanks for posting these Tom, I’m really enjoying them.
Great, interesting work. Thanks. Buck, here’s to you and yours.
Thanks for all the research you put in on this fantastic story. It's amazing he went through all this and was never wounded. Thanks to a true All American hero sir.
Navy Seals were formed 1/1/1962 in Nam. Before that UDT/ underwater demolition teams, . And before that NCDU/ naval combat demolition units.
Hey, I live by Ft Pierce, Florida. Have been interested in its military history since i was a child. Enjoyed this video, as I do all your videos, thank you.
it's a great story and the clunkiness of the repairs on the gun and especially the holster make it that much more interesting to me - my wife is from Shanghai so that also bumps it up a couple of notches
That was so enjoyable to watch, fabulous story of a remarkable man. Every time you say antidote, instead of anecdote, I gag laughing. Sorry Tom, it is a loveable quirk. Please don't change.
Thanks. Quirks and all ... I enjoy doing these.
UDT(Underwater Demolition Team), then Navy SEALs(Sea Air Land). UDT was formed during WWII. Great video! Always nice to hear about our WWII hero's
SEALS did not come along until 1962. The UDT were first, and the SEALS were drawn from them. The two units were both active at the sme time until the early 80's, when UDT was disestablished and Seal Delivery Vehicle Teams replaced them.
Mauser has been in China ever since the end of WWI. After WWI, many German engineers went to China. Most of the C96 copies made in various arsenals in China were in 7.63x21 mm caliber. The 45 ACP version of C96 was made by a warlord in Shanxi. The reason to make the C96 in 45 ACP is that his arsenal also copied the Tommy gun in the 1920s. They wanted to make the sub machine gun and the pistol the same caliber in order to make supply easier.
Makes sense
It packs quite a punch. Nice to have when you're on a bike.
2:45 Don't mess with these guys. Amazing what turns up even now, after so many years.
What a marvelous tribute to a true American hero. Thank you for sharing. My dad served in the navy during WW2 as a gunners mate ( anti-aircraft) on BB41, the USS Mississippi. He very seldom spoke of his service time until until just before he passed away 10 years ago. The ship took two kamikaze hits during his time on board, of which the wing of the second one hit his gun tub.
They also had them in 45 acp broomhandle
Thank you for these videos. You are a great story teller. I really enjoy them.
They should make a movie about him!😳
Military salute to the Officer, no other words to describe your behaviour.
Thank you Tom and Randy for another awesome story regarding this outstanding individual!! Klaus
Como siempre, excelente video!!!!!! gracias Tom
Thank You Tom and Company for an other great CZcams about an interesting gun ( Mauser C96) and history honoring another Hero "Frogmen", LT Grant G Andreasen from the Greatest Generation and the US Navy and the Seals (Go Army Go Beat Navy)👨. Love your CZcamss, From another Tom Thanks
Great video, a well used gun of course would have an interesting story even if it did`nt match. got my interest sparked. This is one channel I can hit the like button before I watch it.
well they didn't lie when they claimed he was a scoutboat pilot
lol
Thank you sir for your great research about the man and gun.
thanks alot for digging up that story and sharing it with us :-) super cool, i guess most old guns have some kind of story behind them, we never know ! :-)
greetings from Denmark
This channel gets better all the time.
The pistol is Interesting, the man EXTRAORDINARY
A fine and succinct way to put it. Well said!
Actually not a Chinese Mauser C-96, but a German C-96 sent to China.
Great story, great video!
Thanks for sharing this story.🇺🇸❤️
Best story, thanks for sharing. I love Grant and family.
Great story, well told. Thanks!
Excellent video. Thank you.
Enjoy these stories of American heroes. Thank you.
Was probably a wedding gift
Great story! Keep them coming!!
Mr Andreasen a True Hero.
Light Machine Fun are M-1919 air cooled MG. Heavy MG were both M-2 50 cal. and the water cooled M-1917 in 30-06 due to the weight of the weapon system. Submachine are both the "THOMMY GUN" and M-3/A1
Those weren’t light machine guns. Those were HMGs cause no poor fucker can jut lug around a m2 browning and the ammo by himself
That was a very interesting and detailed story of one of our secret warriors. I'm familiar with the UDT history, but this particular group was unknown to me. There are two trivial points I'd like to make which may only be of interest to the veterans in your audience. Firstly, there is no such award as the Congressional Medal of Honor. This is a common misnomer. The medal was created by Congress during the Civil War, but it is simply named the Medal of Honor. It is typically awarded by the President after being recommended by a medal review board. However, several Medals have been awarded through special acts of Congress (Charles Lindbergh received one). Secondly, all military medals are earned, not won. It isn't a contest with winners and losers. We try to recognize everyone who has earned such distinctions, without regard to quotas or rank ordering.
Thanks for a great story!
What an interesting story very good research thanks. If only the guns could talk.
Man you looked in to this awesome. Love you videos brother
Great inspiration bringing forth stories of the many of our Heroic Warriors.
Outstanding information, video and presentation.
Wonderful story. Thank you.
Great Story! Thank You!
His great-great-grandfather must have been Dutch. Andreasen means Andre's son. A very common name. Just like Peterson ... Peter's son, and so on. Awesome story again.
You find - son and - sen names very common in Scandinavian countries.
Not a Dutch name, they are Scandinavian names. There are Dutch who have these names but they do because their ancestors are Scandinavian, not because it's a Dutch thing. All of Scandinavia have these names, not just a few like in NL. Dutch names are from places mostly, not "son of" types.
Edit: my guess is Danish for his ancestry, known several with that name (and zero from NL which is where I live now since 10+ years)
@@noth606 Yes, our ancestors on that side of the family were from Denmark - Knud Andreasen (Grant's Grandfather) was born in 1837 in Skeby, Lunde, Odense, Denmark and was the one who came to the US. His father was Andres Jorgensen, also from Denmark. That side of the family goes back a few generations, all in Denmark.
I knew a man who was in China during WW2 in the US Army or OSS. He mapped the majority of the country and was in raids on Japanese garrisons. Interesting tactic he told about. They had some version of '03 Springfield. They would perform a raid and take off running. One man would stay behind with the Springfield and wait for the Japanese to follow. This man would only have the rifle and a bandolier of ammo. That man would shoot the first Japanese soldier to appear in pursuit of his group and take off running. When he caught up to his unit, he would hand off his gear to another man who would wait for the Japanese again. He said they never had to repeat this more than twice before the Japanese gave up. He had an officer's samurai sword he had killed as the man had tried to use it to chop off the barrel of a light machine gun they had.
lmao was believable until chop the barrel of a light machinegun
@@kkwun4969 I never saw the sword. I am still a member of the shooting club where I met the man. I was told there was a nick in the blade of the sword and a friend had seen it. The Japanese officer was killed with a 1911. Believe what you want. Your opinion is worth exactly what you paid for me to relate the story of another badass from the same era.
Anecdotes. Great video.
Awesome thank you for sharing
Excellent storyline, of significant historical value, the moral is if this item could talk🤔🤔🤔
Very impressive story. Thank you very much.
Ordinary men have extraordinary histories. Thank you.
great one tom
Thank you!!!
Some of Chinese C-96 copies were made in Spain between 1930-34, by Bestegui Hermanos and known as Royal MM31. Very nive vídeo and a great history lesson 👍
Men like him made America great
----------------------> @ 11:58 - he was literally part of the very first Seal Team 6...
Fantastic video Jerry Mcdonogh
Excellent it couldn't have been done better.
It is not beautiful but it sure draws like a tremendous magnet. Thanks for the story, Sir. Power on.
Great history and true hero, this adds value to the gun
This is an impressive story!
Good story.......good story telling.......
What a Hero
UDT before President Kennedy formally created the SEALs in 1962.
Great story.
fantastic story
I've lived by the English Channel in winter, you've got to be crazy or brave to swim in it then. The idea of doing so under the eyes of sentries who will shoot you without hesitation whilst disarming booby traps and mines takes a very special person.
Was he really born on april 1st? @2:03
He is a little incorrect about how this gun was made. It is not a factory copy of C96. It is a travel gunsmith job. At that time there was travel iron smith turn gunsmith. They would travel from town to town when they get orders from the locals, they would stay at the local's house and made a piece at the spot. Some local like to make the gun looks like the original one. These gun's quality varies a lot. There is only an official factory copy of C96 which is called Shanxi c96 in 45ACP which is good quality. Many of these guns were used by soldiers to fight the Japanese.
Really awesome story. I have a AX 41 98K rifle with capture papers to a PFC from the "cactus" division from tulsa Oklahoma which is real neat since i live around 20-30 minutes from tulsa. Looked up the address on his capture papers and it went back to a real address but sadly i don't have any other info. Its a Gorgeous rifle plus it's also "Ka69" marked which means it was sent to the kognisberg depot for some reason during ww2 which was even more cool. Somehow it ended up in Michigan and i bought thru gunbroker. My wallet took a ugly hit but it was worth getting the rifle.
So Strange seeing Chinese soldiers with German helmets! In the same Cut a US BAR and A Czeck Brno LMG. The Chinese forces were a collector`s Dream and a supply officer`s nightmare.
And they used 8x57 mauser
@@dmg4415 Indeed they did! And Japanese, US, and any other equipped they could get. Their ability to improvise and adapt is quite impressive.
They also used Panzer I & II tanks. A German training detachment was in China until 1938 (when the Japanese asked them to leave as part of the Axis treaty negotiations)
@@allangibson8494 Thank you for that information , it is New to me. I always learn something New on this Channel.
they weren’t called seals till 1962 when Kennedy signed the
order to form the teams 1 and 2
Very interesting. I remember in 1970's, the Chinese Liberation Army branch in my home town still have those pistols for target shooting. The words on the pistol with white color at 18:12 means "Han Yang Ordnance Factory made in Year 16" (of the Republic of China, which was established in 1911, so Year 16 means 1927. (1911+16)=1927. That was the way to label the year for any Dynasty before 1949. I am not complete sure the stamped words in the frame of 18:06, I will check with people in China, since it was written in Classic Chinese.
Han Yang Ordnance Factory was established in 1890 in Hubai Province, China. They imported the machinery and technics for steel making from Germany (Mauser) and making refiles for Chinese army.
This is an amazing story! The weapon in your hand may not be the prettiest thing in your inventory but it is an incredible honor to possess such an amazing bit of history! You talk about how it would be to be a student of Mr. Andreason and not know anything more then he was in the Navy. To this I have a story. When I was in High School I had a math teacher that I absolutely hated. I treated him terribly and showed absolutely no respect whatsoever. After High school I enlisted and ended up doing 20 plus years in the USMC. About five or six years ago I was messing around on a web site called Findagrave.com and looked up this teacher. He is a highly decorated Marine who survived the Baton Death March and holds the Congressional Medal of Honor. I had a very hard time dealing with this new found knowledge because I had been so disrespectful to him. I eventually tracked down his family to try to make some sort of amends. According to his widow, "He didn't much like you either but some how knew you would turn out to be a good man." She passed away about three month later.
Thanks for sharing that.
@@thomaswhiteman4261 It was a hard pill to swallow but I learned an invaluable lesson. No matter how much you dislike somebody they still deserve the respect of being a person.
Juryrig is a nautical term, to jury rig something, to make it work until you can reach safe harbor or repair yard.
According to Timothy J. Milling it's a great cinema range weapon. Winston churchill carried one in his light horse regimente
He considered it a fine combat weapon.
Tom, Is this Gun available to sale? Nice story behind it even if it is not beauty like original.
No, You will be happy to hear that after hearing the background they decided to keep it in the family..... and the right thing to do !
What a man
Spain also made Broomhandle copies and they were imported to China as well. German guns had higher value then Chinese production so the markings were likely more to fool locals who didn’t read English then foreigners. Thompsons were in use in China and supposedly at least one warlord in pre WW2 China had his armory make C96s in .45 Auto to match the submachine guns.
This man’s life sounds like a Marvel Superhero movie.
I read a great book about this "Brave Men Dark Waters" I think