Manual / Guide

C96 Broomhandle Mauser — Disassembly Guide

Step-by-step field-strip and reassembly of the C96 Broomhandle.

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Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle Surp... Page 1 of 56 Please make certain to visit our new Showcase of Sponsors! More! Adobe PDF Downloadable Version of Article Photos and Instructions by: R. Ted Jeo http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle Surp... Page 2 of 56 1) Probably the most interesting thing about the Broomhandle is that there is only ONE screw in the entire pistol, and that one is the one that holds the grips on! Having said that, you can figure that the pistol is much more of a puzzle than any other mil surp that you will ever see. As always, the first step in the disassembly process of a firearm is to make sure that it is UNLOADED and CLEAR of any ammunition. Always clear the weapon in a safe direction, just in case, you never know. 2) Press the magazine release button. 3) Slide the cover towards the muzzle. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle Surp... Page 3 of 56 4) The base, magazine spring and follower will pop out. 5) The base, magazine spring and follower removed from the pistol. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle Surp... Page 4 of 56 6) Remove the spring from the base by sliding it out of its slot in the base. 7) To remove the spring from the follower, carefully slide it out of the slot. Be careful not to bend or pull excessively on the spring. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle Surp... Page 5 of 56 8) This is the take down latch at the rear of the pistol. 9) Before you flip the latch up, you need to cock the hammer. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle Surp... Page 6 of 56 10) Once the latch is open, you can draw back the barrel, barrel extension and internals. They will just slide right out. 11) Top is the barrel/barrel extension section. The bottom is the comparatively simple trigger and magazine group. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle Surp... Page 7 of 56 12) The internal mechanism is held in place by “claws”. 13) To remove the internal group from the rest of the barrel group, simply pull it straight down. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle Surp... Page 8 of 56 14) Remove the locking block from the barrel group by lifting up at the breech end and then lift it off of its retaining lug. 15) The firing pin is retained in the bolt by a locking mechanism at the rear of the bolt. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle Surp... Page 9 of 56 16) To release the firing pin, push the pin in. 17) Then rotate it ¼ of a turn to the clockwise. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 10 of 56 18) The firing pin will “pop” out and then you can pull it the rest of the way out of the bolt. NOTE: Some older models have a firing pin retainer that used a flat plate. The plate is dovetailed and can be released by pushing the firing pin inward to release the spring pressure on the plate and then slide the plate upward. 19) There is a small spring (retractor spring) at the end of the firing pin. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 11 of 56 20) The bolt retainer is located on the right side and has its own opening cut in the barrel extension. 21) Push the bolt retainer forward toward the muzzle http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 12 of 56 22) Figure 22 shows the bolt retainer released. 23) Once the bolt retainer is released, it can be lifted out of its opening. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 13 of 56 24) The bolt can now be removed from the barrel extension. 25) The recoil spring can be removed by pushing it out of the rear opening of the bolt. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 14 of 56 26) The extractor is a thin piece of metal that is very easily broken if forced or bent too harshly in an effort to remove it. 27) Use a flat tip and very gently flip and lever the extractor from its groove. The extractor will slide out of its slot. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 15 of 56 28) Figure 28 shows the flat spring (trigger spring) that operates the trigger and magazine base release. The spring has a lip that fits into a “notch” on the release mechanism. 29) Figure 29 shows the small hole in the flat spring where you will need to insert a sort of hook to lift and slide the spring out. The spring will slide out of its slot in the direction of the grip. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 16 of 56 30) You can see the spring in figure 30, upside down, with the lip and hole. 31) By simply tipping the receiver, the trigger and magazine plunger will drop out. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 17 of 56 32) To remove the takedown latch from the internals group, rotate it downward and lift it out. You will note from this point on that each piece is precisely machined to fit together, much like a working puzzle. 33) In figure 33 you can see the one of the two notches machined for the safety. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 18 of 56 34) Depress the hammer slightly and rotate the safety so that it is ½ way between the two notches, as in the bottom view. 35) Lift the safety upward and remove it. You may have to pull slightly back on the hammer to release the safety. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 19 of 56 36) Figure 36 shows the hammer spring. 37) In order to remove the disconnector, you will need to depress the flat spring at the point indicated. The disconnector has a rounded head that comes out of the sear, but it also has “wings” on its sides that prevent lateral movement. The action to get it out is a combination of lifting upwards and sliding it out from the sear. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 20 of 56 38) In figure 38 the disconnector has been removed. You can see the rounded head and the “wings” on either side of the part. 39) To remove the sear, you may need to pull the hammer slightly backward. Then rotate the sear so that it clears the notches machined in the internals frame. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 21 of 56 40) The sear rotates to 90 degrees and then it will clear the pivot point. 41) Again, this part has the “wings” machined into it to keep the part well aligned and tight in the action. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 22 of 56 42) The next step requires that the part be placed in a padded vise. Figure 42 shows the plunger. 43) The plunger in figure 42 will be depressed and the coupling figure 43 will drop out. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 23 of 56 44) Push in the mainspring plunger inward. 45) Once the spring has cleared and release the tension on the coupler, you can lift it out. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 24 of 56 46) The mainspring can then be removed easily by sliding it out of the internals frame. 47) Lift the hammer spring out of the internals frame. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 25 of 56 48) Then the hammer can be removed. 49) The easiest way to get the rear sight off was to place the pistol in a padded vise. Use a wooden dowel to push down on the front of the sight and then pulled straight back. The key is that you have to clear the trunnions on the sides of the rear sight. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 26 of 56 50) Remove the flat spring by sliding it out. 51) You can remove the adjustment bar by sliding it down the sight and then off. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 27 of 56 52) Remove the catch can be removed by sliding it out one side of the bar. 53) The tiny catch spring comes out of the hole in the side of the bar. This completes the disassembly of the C96 pistol. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 28 of 56 Reassembly Instructions 54) Insert the catch spring into the hole on the side of the adjustment bar. 55) Align the “wings” on the latch so that it will slide into the adjustment bar. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 29 of 56 56) Slide the wings into the adjustment bar the same side where the spring is located. 57) Slide the adjustment bar onto the rear sight. You will need to squeeze the adjustment bar to get it to slide on. Note which way the bar goes onto the rear sight. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 30 of 56 58) Slide the flat spring into its slot on the rear sight. 59) Pushing down on the front part of the rear sight, push forward on the sight so that the trunnions get seated into their slots. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 31 of 56 60) Figure 60 shows the internals frame, hammer and hammer spring. 61) Place the hammer into the frame and line up the holes. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 32 of 56 62) Insert the hammer spring into the internals frame locking the hammer into the frame. 63) Next you will need the mainspring and its associated parts, which are the mainspring plunger and the coupling plunger. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 33 of 56 Of particular note is the coupling (top of photo hook looking). It is EXTREMELY important that the coupling be inserted the correct direction into the frame. It CAN be inserted backwards and the rest of the pistol can be put together and you won’t notice until you attempt to fire it and the pistol will not only not function, but will lock up completely. If you run into this problem, an article was found on the C96 forum that can walk you though how to fix the problem. 64) This is the correct orientation of the coupling to the frame. 65) Place the internals frame into a padded vise for the easiest way to insert the main spring and coupling. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 34 of 56 66) Insert the mainspring with its plunger and the coupling plunger installed. Push the coupling plunger into the frame using a punch until you are able to insert and lock into place the coupling. 67) This is the correct view of the coupling. If the coupling is not sitting flush, do not proceed until you have it seated correctly. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 35 of 56 68) Figure 68 shows the sear at the top of the photo. 69) Place the sear onto its rotation lug making sure that it seats flush to the frame. Again, this part has “wings” that fit into slots milled into the frame. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 36 of 56 70) Note that there is a notch cut into the frame for where the sear seats. 71) Rotate the sear down so that it locks into place. You may have to pull the hammer a bit back to allow the sear to clear. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 37 of 56 72) The disconnector is inserted such that the hammer spring bears on it. At the same time, the rounded head fits into the sear and the milled wings on the disconnector slide into the sear as well to negate any horizontal play. 73) Push the spring upwards and then insert the disconnector. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 38 of 56 74) Note how the spring locks the disconnector into place. 75) The safety will need to be installed with the hammer cocked. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 39 of 56 76) The safety has a tab on it that mates into a corresponding notch in the internals frame. 77) Figure 77 shows the corresponding notch in the internals frame. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 40 of 56 78) Place the safety lever so that is it is between the two notches on the internal frame. I found that pulling the hammer slightly backwards as you push the lever down into the frame makes it snap right into place. 79) Turn the safety lever to the top notch location. (off) http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 41 of 56 80) The last item placed into the frame is the take down lever. 81) There are only three parts that go into the trigger group. Care has to be taken that the trigger flat spring fits into the correct notches of the magazine base release. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 42 of 56 82) The magazine place release has a notch cut into it. The orientation of the notch is as shown in regards to the frame. Drop it into place through the frame and make sure it faces as it is shown above. 83) Figure 83 shows the magazine release in place and oriented correctly. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 43 of 56 84) Figure 84 shows the trigger being dropped into place. 85) The flat spring is inserted under the tabs milled into the frame from the butt end of the pistol. Note where the hole in the spring is. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 44 of 56 86) Using a hooked device, pull the spring into place, lifting it and locking it into the notch milled in the magazine plate release. 87) Place the extractor into the bolt. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 45 of 56 88) Using a block of wood, you can exert some downward and outward pressure that lifts the extractor enough to clear the front of the bolt and snap it into place. Do this carefully as the extractor can easily break. 89) The extractor will seat flush to the bolt. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 46 of 56 90) Insert the recoil spring into the bolt body. 91) Slide the bolt into the barrel extension. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 47 of 56 92) Using something like a screw driver, compress the spring in the bolt. The goal is to compress it enough to insert the bolt stop (recoil spring abutment). The orientation of the bolt stop is shown in figure 92. 93) Figure 93 shows the bolt stop first inserted and the bottom shows it completely installed. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 48 of 56 94) Note how the bolt stop seats flush up against the back of the barrel extension. 95) The firing pin has the retractor spring installed on it. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 49 of 56 96) Insert the firing pin to the rear of the bolt. Note the orientation of the notch. 97) Insert a screwdriver, push the firing pin inwards until you can rotate it ¼ of a turn counter clockwise. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 50 of 56 98) Place the locking block into the barrel extension. 99) Correctly seated, the locking block will seat nice and flush. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 51 of 56 100) This is perhaps the hardest part of the assembly. Align the parts so that the hook of the locking block is forward of the coupling on the internals frame. 101) Then press together on the forward part of the internals frame (note where thumb is). http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 52 of 56 102) The barrel extension (with internals) simply slides back into the lower frame. 103) Make sure that the takedown lever locks into place and is in the downward position. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 53 of 56 104) On the magazine spring, one end is slightly tapered. 105) Insert the tapered end of the spring into the follower and slide it forward to lock it into place. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 54 of 56 106) Insert the other end of the spring into the magazine base and slide it forward to lock it into place. 107) Insert the follower into the frame so that the notch (seen at top right) of the follower fits into the frame. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 55 of 56 108) Push down and compress the spring to the point where you can slide the base into its locked position. 109) You have completed the reassembly of the C96 pistol. http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006 Collecting and Shooting the Military Surplus Rifle (2006) Mauser c96 Broomhandle S... Page 56 of 56 Adobe PDF Downloadable Version of Article http://www.surplusrifle.com/pistolc96broomhandle/disassemble/index.asp 2/4/2006