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Model 1910 Pistol / 1910/34 and magazine reunited
« on: December 30, 2013, 02:08:33 PM »
About a year ago, I purchased an example of a M1910/34 with the black plastic, Mauser-banner marked grips. The pistol came relatively cheap because it had one minor flaw: The magazine was missing. The pistol was purchased from a German gun dealer and all went smoothly.

During the last couple of months I had been on the lookout for a correct magazine, until I found a small add at one of the gun boards. A 1910/34 magazine with a buy-it-now price. I didn't hesitate as the price was good and it was the magazine type I was looking for.

To my surprise the contact info of the seller was the same of the seller who I bought the pistol from :)  I looks like the magazine was lost somewhere along the way, being found again when the gun it belonged to had already been sold (to me ;) ).

So today I received my parcel and I was able to reunite the M1910/34 with its own magazine again.




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This interesting little item was obtained from a source in Oberndorf am Neckar, and according to shape and size it offers an interesting view on the production of Mauser M1910, WTP and WTP2 magazines.

The tube is roughly 12.7 cm (4.72") long and it's diameter and shape is consistent with that of Mauser's M1910 pistols  except for the early M1910 sidelatch, which uses a slightly narrower magazine tube), the WTP and WTP2 pistols in 6,35mm / .25 ACP.

The round cut at the base of the tube corresponds with the overall shape of the top of a .25 ACP magazine which suggests that the actual tubes were drawn even longer and that multiple magazine tubes could be made out of a single tube.

The tube snugly fits the magazine wells of all 3 pistols mentioned, with the exception of the M1910 sidelatch. The tube itself is drawn and shows no signs of welding or brazing.

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C96 / C12 Broomhandle / Late M1930 C96 pistol
« on: September 24, 2013, 11:19:28 AM »
I recently acquired this one, complete with original stock. Only small blemish was an old replacement of the stock attaching iron, something that needs correcting in the near future.

 This pistol is an example of the last production run of C96 pistols in the late 1930s. Serial number is 918566.

 An interesting marking on the area between the grips (above the stock lug) is a marking that resembles a Russian capture marking in the form of a roughly struck 'X'. The pistol retains its original finish and all parts are correct.

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Model HSC Pistol / This is how you want to find your .32 ACP rounds.
« on: July 31, 2013, 03:03:37 PM »
Carefully stored by its owner in a 1930s Mauser labeled ribbon box. The box originally contained a typewriter type ribbon used in the Mauser calculation machines, produced during the 1930s.

 The cartridges are made by DWM, the brass case ones were made at the DWM Karlsruhe branch, the steel cased cartridges were made by DWM in Berlin.

 The HSc pistol that came with it is still in Germany, awaiting import papers. The 1944 pistol was refurbished by a former Mauser employee for personal use and has the rare finger extension magazine with it.
 
 

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Model HSC Pistol / HSc 950381, upside down WaA
« on: July 30, 2013, 02:45:16 PM »
A few weeks ago the HSc I bought from Hermann Historica came in. An interesting specimen because of the upside down WaA marking and the very late serial number. This was made when the French were already having lunch in Mauser's garden :)
Some oddities:
The pistol came in a post war 1968-1977 box, numbered to the pistol. Obviously this box was added at a later date, but I found no signs of reproofing, so whether this was done for resale on the German market or elsewhere?
The pistol was dipped lock, stock (almost) and barrel at a certain point in time. All original markings are very clean and crisp and there are no signs of rework visible. It looks like the whole thing had the grips removed and was boiled in some sort of blue dip, probably without even removing the suspected phosphate finish it originally had.
 

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This one arrived today after 4 months of paper work :)
A nice looking M1914 with a 1920 property marking and a L.M.210. Landjägerei Münster police marking.
Photographs courtesy of 'Arms & More GmbH'.

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Non Gun Items / Mauser calculator
« on: May 05, 2013, 09:17:43 AM »
This machine will go to the Oberndorf Weapons Museum in a few months.
Mauser entered the business machine / calculator business in the late 1920s in order to find some extra revenue during the depression years. They were quite succesful and produced calculators, both manually and electrically operated until the war.
This particular example is fully complete and operational.
 

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Mauser Lugers / Mauser Banner / Military mix
« on: May 05, 2013, 09:13:32 AM »
This is a 1941 Mauser P08 which received a, correctly numbered, Mauser Banner toggle rather than the normal military toggle.
Shown together with a wartime, uncoded(!), DWM ammunition box. Both show that there were commercial variations on the military theme available during the war.

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Mauser Lugers / Preseries Mauser Parabellum
« on: April 30, 2013, 08:31:15 AM »
This Mauser Parabellum was assembled using pre-production parts.
Note the smooth, 06/29-style takedown lever and safety catch and the straight receiver. The pistol has no serial number or any proof markings and was probably assembled as a drawing test verification by Mauser.

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Mauser Lugers / 29/70 Mauser Parabellum
« on: April 30, 2013, 08:21:12 AM »
An example of a boxed, early 29/70 Mauser Parabellum for Intearms.
This one was proofed in Germany at a later time, it never went to the US. An interesting bonus is that the box came with Sam Cummings' business card.

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Mauser P38 Pistol / Mauser P38, 1944, re-used by the Bavarian police
« on: April 21, 2013, 09:09:52 AM »
This pistol is one of a few surviving examples of wartime Mauser P38 pistols which were re-used by the Bavarian Bereitschafspolizei in the early post war years. Most of these pistols were eventually destroyed and replaced with new material, as the allies had agreed not to rearm the German services with German-made pre-1945 equipment.
The marking 'ÜW BBPol(s)' means:
Übungswaffe Bereitschaftspolizei Bayern (schussfähig).
which rougly translates into:
Trainingsweapon Bavarian Support Police (shootable).
 

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Mauser P38 Pistol / Mauser P38, byf 43 police version
« on: April 21, 2013, 09:02:40 AM »
This pistol is completely commercially proofed (Eagle/N) and has a police acceptance marking (Eagle/L).
It was delivered by Mauser to the German police in 1943 and has a 2-digit serial number.
The pistol received british proof markings at a certain time, and it turned up in Israel. So it certainly made an interesting journey.

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C96 / C12 Broomhandle / Military issue C96
« on: April 21, 2013, 09:00:22 AM »
An example of a military C96 with acceptance stamp on the right side of the chamber.
 

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Mauser Lugers / Portuguese M943 with lanyard and holster
« on: April 21, 2013, 08:57:29 AM »
This final run of 5000 Mauser P08 pistols was not accepted by the german army in 1942, so Mauser sold the batch to Portugal, who introduced the pistol as their M943 model.
Portugal furbished their own particular style of holsters which received the serial number of the pistol. Many were issued with a lanyard as well. This particular pistol has quite a bit of wear at the rear just above the lanyard loop, showing that it was carried with the lanyard for a very long time.
The pistols remained in Portuguese service until 1979 and made their way to the commercial market in the early 1980s. This pistol was sold by Frankonia in Germany.

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WTP / Some examples of a WTP 2.
« on: April 21, 2013, 08:53:19 AM »
A Mauser WTP 2 with holster.

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