Mauser C78 'Zig-Zag' Revolver
Object Details
- licensee
- Mauser
- 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
- Credit Line
- War Department. Ordnance Department
- ID Number
- AF.30032
- catalog number
- 30032
- accession number
- 65029
- serial number
- 1891
- Object Name
- Revolver, Semi-Automatic
- revolver, centerfire
- Other Terms
- Revolver, Semi-Automatic; Firearms; Center Fire; 11 Mm; Rifled; 02; 2H; Sa
- 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
- place made
- Germany
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_414535
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-14d3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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