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Biker86:
I'm new to the forum. I've been a gun collector for many years, but just recently developed an interest in the HSc. I've found "The Mauser HSc Pistol" book to be a very valuable resource for a new collector like myself. At $25.00 is a real bargain. I believe the forum moderator is the co-author.
 
On page 35, the subject of phosphate finishing is discussed. It lists four pistols between serial numbers 882447 and 896889 that were made in early 1944. If I understand correctly, these guns were probably produced to demonstrate the practicality of the phosphate finish. Later, in 1945, phosphate finishing became a standard practice on the HSc.

Are these 1944 phosphate finished guns rare? Did some have wooden grips? Were the barrels also phosphate or were they polished?

I have a phosphate finished Eagle/L HSc, serial number 885xxx. I'll post some photos of it later.

Warbird:
Hello Biker 86.  Thanks for the kind words about our booklet.  One of the things that made it possible was people sharing the serial numbers and descriptions of their pistols.  Unfortunately, I don't answer questions about any HSc without a complete serial number.  First because, in sharing, it adds to our knowledge base and secondly because an incomplete number may mean it's a stolen firearm.

If you decide to share, I'll do my best to answer your questions.

Biker86:
The full serial number of my HSc is 885492. While I would welcome any comments about it, my questions in the first post were about the early 1944 phosphate finished pistols in general.
I will attempt to post some photos of my pistol as soon as I figure out the process. Thanks!
 

Biker86:

Phosphate HSc, serial number 885492, made in January or February of 1944. Marked Eagle/L.  The grips have suffered the often seen damage and have been repaired.
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Warbird:
Glad you replied and thanks for the photos, Biker.  I have to answer your questions using the information contained in our database.  All the reported examples in 1944 (except yours) have plastic grips.  As far as the phosphate coated Barrel, my personal example (Army 894194) has a phosphate Barrel, which makes sense since Mauser would have "dressed up" their demonstrators.  Whether or not the others do is unknown.

Rarity is always a tough question to answer.  In this case, we don't know how many of these demonstrators were produced.  They are certainly uncommon but to make the case that they are rare would require a lot more data points as well as some factory documentation.  Only an advanced collector (or someone who has read our book) would recognize their uniqueness and value them accordingly.

Hope that answered all your questions.  If not, let me know.

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