High Polish HSc E/135

[jcorl]

I was presented with HSc serial number 744814 with E/135 yesterday at the Kansas City Gunshow.  It certainly looked like it was high polished, high gloss factory finish.  Was this number suppose to have early war, high polish finish? 
Jim

[gebirg]

Yes, this is an early wartime E/135, high polish finish is correct.

Serial 701346 to 787445 is high polish blue included the E/135

Source: "The Mauser HSc pistol" by Alan D. Burnham

AKB
Norway

[jcorl]

Thank you.   So that is not the special 4,000 I have heard of. 
 
Jim

[Warbird]

Hi Jim:  Curious what was "special" about the 4,000 you heard of?

[gebirg]

I think the number came from this site: http://www.tague.at/pistolen/en_index.htm

[Warbird]

Interesting estimate there.  From my production chart and research, you can see that the number presented for this variation is 20,631 ... so there is quite a difference of opinion.  I would like to know how he arrived at only 4,000 pieces in that time frame with no mention of anything "special" about them.

[jcorl]

At the gun show there was a dealer that referenced a book with the number 4,000 being a "special" production run of ultra high polished E/135s.  I was not familiar with any of that discussion about this "special" 4,000 run, so that is the reason for my inquiry.  I thought I had learned something new from an old salt, but it turns out I may have been listening to someone not very skilled in the HSc field.  I had another "old salt" dealer tell me my 1935 Kaovaka from Eloelo, Panay was not correct.  It just so happened a man from the island of Panay was standing there(small world) and set him straight in a 10 min. lesson of detail by detail.  I learn something new every day.  I did learn there was a private gun collection of HScs that would be going on the market soon.  The collection has a LGS in it. I made an offer, sight unseen.  Hope I don't regret that leap of faith.   
Jim