Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- Developed by Mauser in 1878 this was the first German military revolver to fire modern brass cartridges. The six round grooved cylinder provides the nicname 'Zig-Zag.' It would be replaced by the semiautomatic C96 pistol, but many of the revolvers were used in World War I.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- licensee
- Mauser
- Credit Line
- War Department. Ordnance Department
- Measurements
- overall: 11 1/4 in x 6 1/8 in x 1 3/4 in; 28.575 cm x 15.5575 cm x 4.445 cm
- Object Name
- Revolver, Semi-Automatic
- revolver, centerfire
- Other Terms
- Revolver, Semi-Automatic; Firearms; Center Fire; 11 Mm; Rifled; 02; 2H; Sa
