M-712

M-712
Details
Appearances	Far Cry 4
Weapon Type	Handgun
Firing Modes	Semi-Automatic
Ammunition Stats
Type	Far Cry 4 Handgun Rounds
Price
Far Cry 4 M-712 - ₭9,000 HS77 - ₭280,000 (₭210,000)
Attachments
Far Cry 4 M-712 Night Sight HS77 Extended Magazine Suppressor Optical Sight
Statistics
Far Cry 4 M-712 Accuracy - 3/10 Damage - 3/10 Range - 2/10 Fire Rate - 3/10 Mobility - 4/10 HS77[accuracy?] Accuracy - 4/10 Damage - 4/10 Range - 2/10 Fire Rate - 4/10 Mobility - 5/10
Magazine Size
Far Cry 4 8 Rounds 10 Rounds (HS77)
Variants
Far Cry 4 M-712 HS77

The M-712 is a sidearm featured in Far Cry 4.

• M-712
• HS77

«	A German-designed, Belgian-manufactured semi-automatic handgun popular in the early-1900s.	»
In-Game Description

The M-712 is a sidearm in Far Cry 4 that costs 9000 rupees at any weapons shop, and is available after completing the Prologue. The M712 also has the slowest draw speed of any pistol and only supports one weapon mod; this being the night sight.

Gallery

Full view of M-712

The stats of the M-712 in Far Cry 4

First-person view of the M-712.

The iron sights of the M-712.

«	An M712 enhanced with a silencer, extended magazine, and optics for quicker handling to ensure you always shoot first.	»
In-Game Description

The Signature version, the HS77 becomes available after completing 2 hunting quests after completing The Mouth of Madness.

Compared to the base model M-712, the HS77 includes a suppressor, optical sight, and extended magazine that adds 2 more rounds, as well as bonus to all stats except for range.

Gallery

Full view of HS77

First-person view of the HS77.

Trivia

• The M-712 is based on the M712 Schnellfeuer, a select-fire variant of the Mauser C96 with a detachable box magazine.
• There are a few aesthetic differences between the M-712 and the real world M712: the barrel, sights, spring cover, magazine, and magazine well. Some parts seem to be taken from other variants of the C96.
• The M-712 in-game in Far Cry 4 is semi-automatic only, unlike its real-world counterpart which is automatic or semi-automatic via selective fire. It is possible the weapon is broken, thus lacking its full capabilities.
  • As some external parts seem to have been taken from other C96 variants, its possible that its internals have been replaced with those of a semi-automatic variant, accounting for its lack of full auto fire.
  • Lastly it may be that Ajay simply doesn't think to switch to its full-auto mode, as it still has the selector switch showing semi-automatic and automatic modes, and correctly to its in-game operation it is pointing towards the semi-auto setting.
• The M-712 in-game also only carries 8 rounds, while the real M712 only had 10- and 20-round magazines. This may indicate that the gun is not a real Mauser M712, but rather a "Wauser": A Chinese knockoff of the Mauser chambered in .45 ACP, which would explain the 8-round capacity since real .45 Mausers have a visibly enlarged magazine. On the other hand, the in-game model does include a visibly enlarged magazine, which looks like it would hold about 12 bullets or so in the original 7.63mm. Being a Chinese copy would also explain the presence of the fire selector despite the weapon being semi-auto only: Chinese knockoffs of Western firearms, especially in the first half of the 20th century, have often included parts without any understanding of their purpose in the original design, so it could be a Chinese M712 clone including the prominent external fire selector but none of the extra internal parts that make it select-fire.
  • This is somewhat remedied by the HS77, as it holds a correct 10 rounds, though still with the incorrect slightly-extended magazines.
  • In co-op mode, the weapon models for the M712 and HS77 that your partner holds have a 20-round magazine, despite lacking the capacity for such.
• Despite the weapon description stating otherwise, no known M712s were produced in Belgium in the real world.
• The signature version "HS77" makes several references to Star Wars: A New Hope. In making the weapon prop for the movie, the character Han Solo's blaster was built using a modified C96. The "HS" refers to Han Solo, while the "77" is the year the movie was released.
  • The description also contains the line "to ensure you always shoot first," as a reference to the oft-criticized changes made to the scene where Han shoots Greedo outright in the original Star Wars. In the various remasters of the original trilogy, Greedo not only draws on Han, but also fires and somehow misses from point-blank range before Han shoots back.
• It is possible that Kyrat had the M-712s made in Belgium for their army. However this unlikely, because Kyrat only achieved their independence in the '50s, and by that time the C96 had ceased production, with Belgian manufacturers having since switched over entirely to making their own weapons. It is more likely they are Chinese knockoffs that saw production until the Communist Revolution in China.