The early pistols have well-made wooden grips, and are highly polished and richly blued.

Production began in late 1940 at serial number 700,000, as an extension of the serial number range of the Mauser Model 1934 pistol, a much more difficult pistol to manufacture. HSc pistols used by the Luftwaffe or Waffen-SS were procured from Army and police stocks. It was procured initially by the navy (Kriegsmarine) soon followed by the Army and police. It competed with the contemporary German Walther PPK and PP and Sauer 38H for police and military use. The Mauser HSc was originally intended as a commercial pistol. It features a semi-exposed hammer, double-action trigger, single-column magazine, and a spring surrounding the barrel. Production was continued in 1945–46 during the French occupation and, later, from 1968 to 1977 by Mauser. The designation HSc stood for Hahn Selbstspanner ('self-cocking hammer') Pistole, third and final design 'C'. The Mauser HSc is a 7.65mm pistol made in Nazi Germany during World War II and post-war. World War II, First Indochina War, Burundian Civil War Ĩ-round detachable box magazine (.32 ACP)ħ-round detachable box magazine (.380 ACP) In the Gallery I show more than (700) pistols to enable Subscribers of the site to compare pistols to the examples shown and determine year of production.Jump to navigationJump to search Mauser HSc Serial Number Information If you provide good photos of a pistol, with the full serial number visible, I will attempt to provide, free of charge, year of manufacture or shipment/procurement. Colt Commercial Production Serial Numbers-Top of Page: Year: Starting Production Number: 1912: C1: 1913: C1900: 1914. 1911/1911A1 Production Numbers: Select one.

The serial number, numbers on the upper and carrying. Norinco of China has copied many firearms and sold them. NORINCO PISTOLS: SEMI-AUTO MODEL 1911 A1 gun model and pricing information. 1911's start from IMBEL forgings from Brazil. It is well known that Springfield Armory Inc. Some believe that it stands for 'National Match', which is typically the case when you see that marking, however it's not so with Springfield 1911's. A lot of debate has gone around on the internet about what the 'NM' serial number prefix stands for.

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