Also relatively early the full serial number was added to the frame. Around 1970 the design was changed to a simpler but more rugged sear construction, on which the leaf return spring was replaced by a wire spring. It seems that the 1968 version was based in part on the 1940-1942 drawings of the HSc, with a modified sear/spring construction. Same construction as 1970 9mmK and 1977 pistols: Single spring. In the 1970 9mmK the cut-out for the buffer leaf spring is still present, but the pistol utilizes the same spring construction as the 1977 pistol. The trigger spring is no longer attached to the sear. The sear and buffer functions are both carried out by a single spring.
With the side plate removed the sear can jump out relatively easily. The problem with this double spring lay-out is that the sear is held under pressure by the side plate. Additionally a small curved leaf spring is placed underneath the grip to act as a buffer to push the sear back up. The sear is spring loaded by utilizing the trigger spring on the front.
Mauser banner on left side of chamber (barrel).Īll versions of the post war HSc use a sear construction that differs greatly from the one used during 1940-1947 production. Large size 32 ACP on chamber, visible through ejection port. Below ejection port.Įagle/N on left side of frame. Visible through ejection port.Įagle/N on right side of slide. With 68 date and Ulm antler.Įagle/N on chamber. Top before serrations.Įagle/N on left of frame. The undated cutaway also has the hammer construction of the 1977 / 1943 version.Įagle/N on left of slide. This is the modified version, modelled after the wartime HSc with resolved patent issues. The 1977 pistol has the hammer construction of the 1943 and later versions of the HSc. When the pistol’s slide is open, with the safety applied and the magazine inserted, the slide will close and the hammer will remain cocked. The 1970 pistol has the hammer construction of the 1943 and later versions of the HSc. When the pistol’s slide is open, with the safety applied and the magazine is inserted, the slide will close and the hammer will remain in half-cocked position. This version had to be modified in 1943 following a patent dispute between Walther and Mauser. The 1968 pistol has the hammer construction of the 1940-1942 version of the HSc. No serial numbers or partial numbers anywhere.īlack plastic with ‘Original Mauser’ logo. Last 3 digits of serial on inner front cut-out of frame. #4: Mauser HSc serial number 01.18972 – ca. It is inscribed with the date of March 1914 and has the serial number 130.Ī closer look at the post war Mauser HSc. Pender III (on page 99) we see a presentation Mauser Humpback pistol given to Adolph Drossel by Paul Mauser. In Mauser Pocket Pistols 1910-1946 by Roy G. By 1926 the Geco catalogue was showing the Standard Model 1914 Mauser pistol in 7.65 mm.
A noticeable detail change in the pistol occurred at approximately pistol 701345 when the grip screw position was changed. The original Mauser HSc featured a nice blue finish and nicely turned out walnut grips. The serial number range began where the Mauser 1914/1934 pistol left off. Year of manufacture should be somewhere on the gun. This makes it very difficult to figure out manufacturing date from the serial number. When they reach 9999, they bump up the letter one step, and start over again. All mauser serial numbers are four digit. According to Burnham and Theodore in their 2015 book The Mauser HSc Pistol, the first production gun was test fired on 19 September 1940.
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