Mauser C96

The Mauser C96 is the starting pistol in the Origins zombies map included with the Apocalypse downloadable content for Call of Duty: Black Ops II. The picture says that it was created by Dr. Ludvig Maxis on January 5, 1915.

The Mauser C96 performs similarly to the M1911 having an eight round magazine, medium firing speed and being generally ineffective even on early rounds. When Pack-a-Punched, it becomes the Boomhilda; it fires laser bolts similar to the Ray Gun Mark II and obtains a scope alongside an increased magazine capacity of 50 rounds.

Attachments

 * ACOG Sight (when Pack-a-Punched)
 * Suppressor (when Pack-a-Punched)

Trivia

 * It has a scope attachment and a muzzle brake which are obtainable via Pack-a-Punching the weapon.
 * When Pack-a-Punched, it will fire the same beams as the Pack-a-Punched Ray Gun Mark II.
 * This is the third firearm to replace the M1911 as a starting weapon for the Zombies mode in the series, the first being the M60 in Dead Ops Arcade and the second being the Makarov PM in the DS version of Black Ops. Out of these weapons, it is the only one to appear in a Zombies game that isn't a spin-off.
 * Boomhilda is a reference to the Germanic mythological story of Brynhildr. However, it may also be a reference to the mausers' nickname "broomhandle"
 * The attached scope and the fact that it shoots laser beams is a possible reference to Han Solo's personal blaster (itself a modified Mauser C96 pistol) in the immensely popular Star Wars series.
 * The ACOG Scope is the same model of the ACOG Scope for the NATO weapons on the campaign and the Python's special ACOG scope from the original Black Ops.
 * It's 8-round magazine feed is much like the Schnellfuer, rather than having the C96's strip feed.