By way of helping the community, I’d like to offer these two tips for the Denix C96. This is a lovely replica, but mine had a couple of faults, which I have managed to address. If you have either of these problems here’s how I solved them: 1. The screw attaching the breech to the frame was missing, which meant that the breech could lift up and down every time the pistol was cocked. Unfortunately, The Sword Stall weren’t able to provide a replacement screw, so I went through the spares at work and found a short 3.5mm cheese-head screw that did the trick. I coloured the head black with a Sharpie so it would blend in. 2. The rear sight was very loose and ‘floppy’ and jumped up and down every time the action was triggered, which I found a little annoying. I resolved this by tapping the pin that holds the sight in place out using a light hammer and a carpet tack, I then cut down a small spring (a spring from a ball-point pen should be ideal) and inserted this into the small space at the front end of the sight mount (if you don’t have a spring this could be packed out with paper etc.) then refitted the sight, tapping the pin back in very gently. Problem solved! I hope that some of you find these tips helpful, these simple hacks have elevated my review to five stars.
Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Pistol with Removable Stock Holster