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* {{Flag|Argentina}}: Issued to police<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ferguson |first=Johnathan |title=The 'Broomhandle' Mauser |publisher=Osprey Publishing |year=2017}}  p. 58.</ref>
* {{Flag|Austria-Hungary}}: 50,000 commercial model pistols were imported from Germany during WW1, most of them in 1916<ref name="hungariae.com" /><ref name=":5">{{cite web |title=Database |url=http://www.g6csy.net/c96/database.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120801155457/http://www.g6csy.net/c96/database.html |archive-date=1 August 2012 |access-date=30 November 2013 |website=C96 Broomhandle Mauser}}</ref>
* {{flag|Austria}}: Used in the [[First Austrian Republic]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Urrisk |first=Rolf M. |title=Die Bewaffnung des österreichischen Bundesheeres, 1918-1990 |date=1990 |publisher=H. Weishaupt Verlag |isbn=978-3-900310-53-0 |edition=1. Aufl |location=Graz}}</ref>
* {{flag|Bolivia}}: Carried by officers in the Chaco War<ref name="Chaco">{{cite magazine|first=Jean|last=Huon|title=The Chaco War|magazine=Small Arms Review|volume=17|issue=3|date=September 2013|url=http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=1976|access-date=17 November 2018|archive-date=19 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819120502/http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=1976|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=La guerra del Chaco: the bloodiest Latin American war of the 20th century: Part I. - Free Online Library |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/La+guerra+del+Chaco:+the+bloodiest+Latin+American+war+of+the+20th...-a0371284356 |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=www.thefreelibrary.com}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Brazil}}:<ref name="hogg1987" /> The [[Federal District of Brazil (1891–1960)|Federal District]] police acquired some C96 pistols at the beginning of the 20th century.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Military and police handgun cartridges of Brazil. - Free Online Library |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Military+and+police+handgun+cartridges+of+Brazil.-a0248661694 |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=www.thefreelibrary.com}}</ref> in 1930 the Federal District police ordered 500 M1932 pistols a number of which were also bought by the São Paulo Public Force.<ref name=":3" /> Some police forces acquired Royal MM34 pistols.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-07-15 |title=Astra, Royal e Azul; as "Rápidas" Espanholas |url=https://armasonline.org/armas-on-line/as-rapidas-mauser-c96-espanholas/ |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=Armas On-Line |language=pt-BR}}</ref> Two Royal machine-pistols with 15 round magazines were used by the Alagoas police in the raid that killed [[Lampião]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mello |first=Frederico Pernambucano de |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/879852051 |title=Guerreiros do sol : violência e banditismo no Nordeste do Brasil |date=2011 |isbn=978-85-63610-05-8 |edition=5a edição revista e atualizada |publisher=A Girafa|location=São Paulo |oclc=879852051}}</ref> By 1971 the Sergipe State Military Police had 5 7.63 Royal machine pistols in their inventory.<ref>A Evolução Tecnológica do Armamento e Equipamento Bélico da Polícia Militar do Estado de Sergipe (1835-2005) Ferraz Souza, Dilson</ref> The Brazilian President Washington Luiz owned a gold copy, which is now part of the collection of the Museu da República, in Rio de Janeiro.
* {{Flag|Czechoslovakia|1918}}: The C96 was among the assortment of handguns in use after the declaration of independence in 1919<ref>{{Cite web |title=Czechoslovak Weapons of World War II: part 1: Czechoslovakia was well-armed and fortified before World War II, but appeasers in Britain and France pulled the rug out, making "Munich" a synonym for betrayal. - Free Online Library |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Czechoslovak+Weapons+of+World+War+II:+part+1:+Czechoslovakia+was...-a0501831675 |access-date=2022-12-18 |website=www.thefreelibrary.com}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Ethiopia}}: A number of pistols were purchased for the bodyguard of Emperor [[Haile Selassie]]<ref>Shant Christopheer. Infantry weapons: an encyclopedia of small arms. — M.: Omega, 2004. {{ISBN|5-465-00279-4}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Empire of Japan|name=Empire of Japan}}: Used by police in Korea and the [[Kwantung Army]]; in 1941 it was introduced to home guard units. Mauser and Astra pistols were captured from the Chinese.<ref name=":4">{{cite web |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Japanese+handguns+of+World+War+II%3A+were+they+as+bad+as+they+looked%3F...-a0198849498 |title=Japanese handguns of World War II: were they as bad as they looked? Pretty much, says Kokalis, who argues that the greatly increased recent interest in collecting them doesn't mean they still weren't ineffective guns.}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Finland}}: 1000 delivered by Germany to the [[Jäger Movement|Jaeger Movement]] and later the Finnish White army. In 1919 multiple C96 pistols were ordered, including some in 7.65.<ref name=":5" /> By the time of the [[Second World War]] there were 614 pistols remaining ( 343 in 9mm and 271 pistols in 7.63) those were used mostly by the civil guard and rear echelon troops.<ref name=":6">{{cite web |url=https://www.jaegerplatoon.net/PISTOLS2.htm |title=Finnish Army 1918–1945: Revolvers & Pistols (Part 2) |website=jaegerplatoon.net |access-date=5 December 2014}}</ref> The C96 was also used by policemen and some members of [[Lotta Svärd]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Small Arms of the Russo-Finnish Winter War: Part II: "Kollaa kestaa!". - Free Online Library |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/SMALL+ARMS+OF+THE+RUSSO-FINNISH+WINTER+WAR:+PART+II:+%22Kollaa+kestaa!%22.-a0655942119 |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=www.thefreelibrary.com}}</ref>
* {{Flag|France}}: 2,000 were bought and issued to Gendarmerie in occupied German territory after World War I<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCollum |first=Ian |date=2020-04-20 |title=French Gendarmerie C96: A German Pistol for the Occupation |url=https://www.forgottenweapons.com/french-gendarmerie-c96-a-german-pistol-for-the-occupation/ |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Forgotten Weapons |language=en-US}}</ref>
* {{Flag|German Empire}}: Privately purchased by officers serving in the military and in colonial police forces.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pistols of the Schutztruppe and Overseas Forces |url=http://www.germancolonialuniforms.co.uk/militaria/pistols.htm |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=www.germancolonialuniforms.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mauser C96 used by the Landespolizei of South West Africa |url=http://www.germancolonialuniforms.co.uk/militaria/pistol%20mauser%20dswa.htm |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=www.germancolonialuniforms.co.uk}}</ref> The Army issued 137,000 of the "Red 9" variant during World War I.<ref name="1896mauser.com" />
* {{Flag|Indonesia}}: Were used during [[Indonesian National Revolution]]<ref name="thefreelibrary.com">{{Cite web |title=Small arms of the Koninlijk Nederlands-Indisch Leger: Part 2-from Bali to Papua: the KNIL enjoyed relative peace during the first half of the last century. Then the Japanese came. - Free Online Library |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Small+arms+of+the+Koninlijk+Nederlands-Indisch+Leger:+Part+2-from...-a0198849501 |access-date=2022-12-18 |website=www.thefreelibrary.com}}</ref>
* {{flag|Iran|1907}}: A thousand were bought around 1911<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2011-07-14 |title=Pistola Mauser C96 (Rev. 2) |url=https://armasonline.org/armas-on-line/a-pistola-mauser-c96/ |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=Armas On-Line |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
* {{flag|Irish Free State}}: 295 reported in service in late 1940<ref>{{cite web |author=Michael Kennedy, Victor Laing |year=2011 |title=The Irish Defence Forces 1940–1949 – The Chief of Staff's Reports |url=https://www.irishmanuscripts.ie/product/the-irish-defence-forces-1940-1949-the-chief-of-staffs-reports/?attachment_id=6185&download_file=q17mc9vbcohc5 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314161526/https://www.irishmanuscripts.ie/product/the-irish-defence-forces-1940-1949-the-chief-of-staffs-reports/?attachment_id=6185&download_file=q17mc9vbcohc55 |archive-date=March 14, 2022 |access-date=March 14, 2022 |publisher=Irish Manuscripts Commission |page=21}}</ref>
* {{flag|Israel}}: A number of C96 pistols were at the disposal of the Jewish militias in Palestine before the formation of the state of Israel, they were also used by the Haganah during the war for independence remaining in service at least until the spring of 1950. The ''Schnellfeuer'' variant was also in use.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reznikov |first=Alex |title=IDF Small Arms - Pistols and Revolvers |url=http://www.waronline.org/IDF/Articles/pistols.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428040116/http://www.waronline.org/IDF/Articles/pistols.htm |archive-date=28 April 2015 |website=waronline.org}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Kingdom of Italy}}: 5,000 slabside C96 pistols bought from Germany in 1899 for the navy<ref name="skennerton8" /> During WW1 those were also issued to the air force. 700 commercial model pistols were captured from an Austrian Ship<ref>{{Citation |title=Small Arms of WWI Primer 09A*: Mauser C96: Italian Modello 1899 | date=9 August 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKnCvvo0Nn4 |access-date=2022-12-16 |language=}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Latvia}}: Some used by [[State Police (Latvia)|Latvian police]] until the 1930s, gradually replaced by the [[Walther PP]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2018-03-06|title="Walther" policijas pistole {{!}} Valsts policija - Facebook|url=https://www.facebook.com/Valsts.policija/photos/a.159258540836726/1610208749075024/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-06|website=www.facebook.com|language=lv}}</ref> A small number were also used by the Latvian Army (around 65 by April 1936).<ref>{{Cite thesis|last=Dambītis|first=Kārlis|date=2016|title=Latvijas armijas artilērija 1919.-1940.g.: Vieta bruņotajos spēkos, struktūra un uzdevumi|trans-title=Artillery of the Latvian Army (1918–1940): structure, tasks and place in the Armed forces|url=https://dspace.lu.lv/dspace/handle/7/31857?locale-attribute=en|publisher=University of Latvia|type=PhD thesis|page=225}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Manchukuo}}<ref name=":4" />
* {{Flag|Mexico}}: A small number of pistols was supplied to the Mexican Government between 1898 and 1900<ref>{{Cite web |last=Firearms |first=Pony Express |title=Mauser C96 Broomhandle Pistols Used in the Mexican Revolution, circa 1897-1900 {{!}} Parker Gun Store |date=21 August 2017 |url=http://parkergunstore.com/mauser-c96-broomhandle-pistols-used-in-the-mexican-revolution-circa-1897-1900/ |access-date=2022-12-23 |language=en-US}}</ref> Also privately purchased by officers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guns of the Mexican revolution: revolutions devour their own, and nowhere was that more true than in Mexico. Being a leader tended to be very bad for your health. - Free Online Library |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Guns+of+the+Mexican+revolution:+revolutions+devour+their+own,+and...-a0240623175 |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=www.thefreelibrary.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Jowett |first=Philip S. |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/881164009 |title=The Mexican Revolution, 1910-20. |date=2006 |publisher=Osprey Publishing |others=A. M. De Quesada, Stephen Walsh |isbn=978-1-4728-0718-2 |location=Oxford |oclc=881164009}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Nazi Germany}}: 19,000 were issue to the [[German Army (1935–1945)|regular army]] in 1942, the ''Schnellfeuer'' variant was issued to reconnaissance units of the [[3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf|Totenkopf Division]] and the [[Wehrmacht]], 8,000 were also issued to the [[Luftwaffe]] during World War II. Also bought thousands of the Spanish-made [[Astra Model 900]], 902 and 904 variants.<ref name="1896mauser.com" />
* {{Flag|Netherlands}}: Purchased by KNIL in the late 1930s <ref name="thefreelibrary.com"/>
* {{Flag|Norway}}: M1930 model<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=The Broomhandle: whether carried by Chinese warlords, Waffen-SS men or comic book villains, this distinctive pistol is always immediately recognizable. - Free Online Library |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Broomhandle:+whether+carried+by+Chinese+warlords,+Waffen-SS+men...-a0337529835 |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=www.thefreelibrary.com}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Ottoman Empire}}: 1,000 ordered from Germany in 1896<ref name="1896mauser.com" />
* {{Flag|Qing Empire|1889|name=Qing Empire}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chinese Military & Police Handgun Cartridges From Confusion to QSZ-92 |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/CHINESE+MILITARY+&+POLICE+HANDGUN+CARTRIDGES+FROM+CONFUSION+TO+QSZ-92-a0521459941 |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=www.thefreelibrary.com}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Republic of China (1912–1949)}}: Hundreds of thousands were used by [[Kuomintang]], [[Communist Party of China|communist]], and [[Warlord era|warlord]] forces.<ref>{{cite book |title=Pistols: an illustrated history of their impact |last=Kinard |first=Jeff |year=2003 |publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] |location=Santa Barbara, California |isbn=1-85109-470-9 |page=183 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZVnuHX_6bG0C&pg=PA183 |access-date=20 September 2009}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Russian Empire|name=Russian Empire}}: In 1908 officers were authorized to purchase the pistol and it became a popular sidearm. It was issued to aviators since 1909,<ref>Semyon Fedoseev. The same Mauser // Master Rifle magazine, No. 5-6, 1996. pp. 12-18</ref> and in 1915 to vehicle drivers and military personnel in some other specialized roles.<ref name=":0">K-96: the legend continues // Master Rifle magazine, No. 12 (153), December 2009</ref> The C96 was also used by police agencies.A small number of guns were captured from German shipments in Finland and issued to Gendarmes.<ref name=":6" /> During the Russian Civil War large amounts of <nowiki>''Bolo''</nowiki> pistols were ordered by White Guards.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Russiam/Soviet military handguns--part 2 form Schwarzlose to Yarygin: Russia stuck with the revolver longer than most, but the list of its autoloaders is an interesting one. - Free Online Library |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Russiam/Soviet+military+handguns--part+2+form+Schwarzlose+to+Yarygin:...-a0327588530 |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=www.thefreelibrary.com}}</ref>[[File:Mauser C96 Used in Nanchang Uprising 2012-07.JPG|thumb|A replica of the Mauser C96 used by Chinese forces during the [[Nanchang uprising]]]]
* {{Flag|Spain|name=Kingdom of Spain}}: Carried by some officers in Cuba during the [[Spanish–American War|Spanish American War]]. C96 pistols and local copies were issued to officers in the [[Rif War]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Small arms of the Spanish-American War part 2: the "splendid little war" set the USA on the path to world power, and Spain on the way to decline and authoritarian rule. - Free Online Library |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Small+arms+of+the+Spanish-American+War+part+2:+the+%22splendid+little...-a0313519970 |access-date=2023-03-15 |website=www.thefreelibrary.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Ferguson |first=Johnathan |title=The 'Broomhandle' Mauser |publisher=Osprey Publishing |year=2017}}  p. 64.</ref>
* {{Flag|Spanish Republic|name=Second Spanish Republic}}<ref name="1896mauser.com" />
* {{Flag|Serbia}}: Received a number of pistols as reparations from Germany and Austria after World War I<ref>{{Cite web |title=Serbian/Yugoslav military handgun cartridges. - Free Online Library |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Serbian/Yugoslav+military+handgun+cartridges.-a0421625116 |access-date=2022-12-18 |website=www.thefreelibrary.com}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Shanghai International Settlement}}: M1930 model bought by police<ref name=":2" />
* {{Flag|South African Republic}}: 100 were bought after a Portuguese firm in Mozambique provided [[Piet Joubert]] with samples. Additionally, a number were privately purchased by burghers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Military & police handgun cartridges of South Africa. - Free Online Library |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Military+&+police+handgun+cartridges+of+South+Africa.-a0221093742 |access-date=2022-12-18 |website=www.thefreelibrary.com}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Soviet Union}}: Used during the Russian Civil War (Mostly 7.63-mm model 1912).<ref>{{Citation |last=Hsieh |first=Wayne Wei-siang |title=Military Strategy in the Civil War |date=2019-09-30 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780199329175.013.486 |encyclopedia=Oxford Research Encyclopedia of American History |publisher=Oxford University Press |doi=10.1093/acrefore/9780199329175.013.486 |isbn=978-0-19-932917-5 |access-date=2022-12-16|url-access=subscription }}</ref> 'Bolo' Mausers were captured from White Guards and after the end of the war, about 30 thousand more such pistols chambered for 7.63 × 25&nbsp;mm Mauser were ordered in Germany.<ref name="Bishop 1998, p.96" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> These remained in service with the command staff of the Red Army at least until the end of 1939.<ref>Soviet-Finnish war 1939-1940 Reader / A. E. Taras. - Minsk: Harvest, 1999.</ref> During the Winter war, those pistols were issued to ski reconnaissance groups of the Red Army.<ref>P. Alexandrov. Return // Change magazine, No. 7-8, July 1941. pp. 14-15</ref> After Nazi Germany declared war on the Soviet Union, a number of pistols were transferred to the armament of the Soviet partisans, and issued to the commanders of a number of partisan detachments.<ref>Memory of a feat. Through the halls of the Central Order of the Red Star of the Museum of the Armed Forces of the USSR. - M .: Moskovsky worker, 1985.</ref>
* {{Flag|Rattanakosin Kingdom}}: Small number of 7.63 pistols purchased in 1908<ref name="hogg1987" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Ferguson |first=Johnathan |title=The 'Broomhandle' Mauser |publisher=Osprey Publishing |year=2017}}  p. 22.</ref>
* {{Flag|Turkey}}: Model 1930<ref name=":2" />
* {{Flag|Ukraine}}: As of 2011, 150 7.63 pistols were stored in Ministry of Defense warehouses.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-27 |title=Перелік військового майна Збройних Сил, яке може бути... {{!}} від 15.08.2011 No. 1022-р (Сторінка 9 з 14) |url=http://zakon4.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/22%D0%B0-2011-%D1%80/page9 |access-date=2023-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927213927/http://zakon4.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/22%D0%B0-2011-%D1%80/page9 |archive-date=27 September 2016 }}</ref>
* {{Flag|United Kingdom}}: Many were privately bought by British officers before World War I<ref name="Maze 2002, p.56,70" />
* {{Flag|United States}}: Privately purchased guns in use with Texas Rangers, Bounty Hunters and some Sheriff departments.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-13 |title=Texas Ranger Wonder Gun: Broomhandle Mauser C96 |url=https://www.historynet.com/broomhandle-mauser-c96/ |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=HistoryNet |language=en-US}}</ref> Many were also war trophies from veterans of the First and Second World Wars.
* {{Flag|North Vietnam}}:[[Soviet Union]] lent or captured by [[French Forces]] in Indochina <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/2015/07/10/wwii-german-weapons-during-the-vietnam-war/ |title=WWII German weapons during the Vietnam War |date=10 July 2015 |website=wordpress.com |access-date=8 December 2017}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Weimar Republic|name=Weimar Republic}}: Used by police forces and Reichswehr officers<ref>Kashevsky V.A. Infantry weapons of the Second World War. - Minsk: Harvest, 2004.</ref>
* {{Flag|Kingdom of Yugoslavia|1929}}: M1932 adopted by police<ref name=":2" />

===Non-state actors===
* {{flagdeco|Ireland}} [[Irish Republican Army]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Firearms+of+the+Irish+Civil+Wars%3A+Part+2+the+Republicans%3A+their...-a0207048671 |title=Firearms of the Irish Civil Wars: Part 2 the Republicans |last=Scarlata |first=Paul |magazine=Shotgun News |date=20 August 2009 |via=The Free Library |access-date=5 December 2014}}</ref>
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Italian Committee of National Liberation.svg}} [[Italian resistance movement|Italian Partisans]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Gianluigi|first1=Usai|title=Italian partisan weapons in WWII|last2=Riccio|first2=Ralph|date=January 28, 2017|publisher=Schiffer Military History|isbn=978-0764352102|page=195}}</ref>
* {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Communist_Party_of_Malaya.svg}} [[Malayan Communist Party]]: Small numbers were donated by the Soviet Union.<ref name="malay" />
* {{flagicon image|PCdoB flag.svg}} [[Communist Party of Brazil]]: Royal machine pistol used in the Araguaia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Relatório Sobre a Luta no Araguaia |url=https://www.marxists.org/portugues/tematica/1974/mes/araguaia.htm |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=www.marxists.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Glênio Fernandes de Sá Mililtante Político PCdoB Partido Comunista do Brasil RN Rio Grande do Norte Potiguar Natal Caraúbas Araguaia Guerrilha Guerrilheiro Livro Textos Vídeos Osvaldão DVD Multimídia DHnet - Direitos Humanos na Internet |url=http://www.dhnet.org.br/verdade/rn/combatentes/glenio/relatorio_arroyo_luta_araguaia.htm |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=www.dhnet.org.br}}</ref>
* {{flagdeco|Finland}} [[Finnish nationalism|Finnish Independence Movement:]] Small numbers were smuggled in before WW1, including some 300 pistols on the SS John Grafton.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-20 |title=FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: RIFLES PART 6 |url=https://www.jaegerplatoon.net/RIFLES6.htm |access-date=2023-07-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320155959/https://www.jaegerplatoon.net/RIFLES6.htm |archive-date=20 March 2023 }}</ref><ref name=":6" />
* {{flagicon image|Socialist_red_flag.svg}} [[Red Guards (Finland)|Finnish Red Guards]]: Small numbers were obtained from intercepted German shipments during the civil war.<ref name=":6" />