![]() The Mauser Broomhandle, or C96, was one of the earliest and most successful semiautomatic pistols. It was, however, the German influence that made one of the most stunning contributions to the change from revolvers to semiautomatics, not only by lawmen and outlaws, but the U.S. The later version is historically noted as being among the handguns carried by Cheyenne, Wyoming, Deputy Sheriff Richard Proctor, who arrested Tom Horn for murder in 1902. ![]() He had also patented a semi-auto design for Fabrique Nationale in Belgium which became the 7.65mm (.32 ACP) Model 1899-FN and improved Model 1900-FN. ![]() The first successful American made semi-auto pistols were manufactured by Colt and designed by John M. By 1900, a slow but continual shift from traditional revolvers to semiautomatic handguns was taking place. There once was a Sheriff from Anadarko, and no, that’s not the beginning of a limerick, but it is the beginning of a change in handguns that swept across what remained of the American West at the turn of the century. ![]() By Dennis Adler The Umarex Legends Broomhandle Mauser Model 712 is one of the most accurate to the original airguns ever produced.
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