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Pistols => Model HSC Pistol => Topic started by: Fausto on August 07, 2018, 05:50:03 AM

Title: Hsc sear variation...early and later
Post by: Fausto on August 07, 2018, 05:50:03 AM
Hi Gentlemen !
Probably I'm discovering the "hot water" (as we use to say in Italy...), but this morning, looking at my HSc's, I noticed that my October 1941 has a sear different from my later ones... I mean that on my older pistol the sear has two "wings" and against these the hammer lays when fully down. In later pistols these "wings" disappear and the hammer is no more in touch with the sear...
Looking on the net I saw that actually this modification occurred at some time...
Do you know why and when this modification was done?
Thank you so much !
Fausto
Title: Re: Hsc sear variation...early and later
Post by: vlim on August 07, 2018, 06:39:07 AM
Hi. That modification was the result of a patent issue with Walther.
Title: Re: Hsc sear variation...early and later
Post by: Warbird on August 07, 2018, 09:40:53 AM
Vlim is absolutely correct.  The on-going patent issues forced Mauser to modify the Sear design about serial number 860000 (September 1943).
Title: Re: Hsc sear variation...early and later
Post by: Fausto on August 07, 2018, 10:50:27 AM
Thank you Sirs,
I knew something about the patent issue  with Walther, but I didn't realize how the modification has been done...
Thanks again for your prompt and competent reply !
Fausto (leaving tomorrow for a 10 days vacation on the Northern Italy mountains...)
Title: Re: Hsc sear variation...early and later
Post by: jcorl on August 13, 2018, 03:23:41 PM
Enjoy your trip.  Sounds like a great one.  Good eye and good question on that sear.


Jim
Title: Re: Hsc sear variation...early and later
Post by: Fausto on August 20, 2018, 01:55:41 PM
Thanks Jim !
Fausto