1934 Mauser Pistol
One more interesting find here. My friend will be returning with a 1934 Mauser pistol that his father brought back from Germany during WW 2. He had said that he had taken it right out of the factory. I don't know if this was during the war or shortly after during the occupation. It has been shot by different family members but not recently [past 35 years] and has been sitting in a safe. One of the interesting things about this pistol is the plastic grips and the serial number, all of the ones on the completed auctions show wood grips. And the serial number seems to be quite unusual, it only shows 23V. All the other 1934s have a six digit number with no letters.
My friend says the gun is in very good condition but the holster is not. It also has two magazines which is a little unusual and probably a plus.
Can anyone give us any information about this little piece of history? Much appreciated.
Edit #1 P3, he said that there are some proofmarks on it they are faint. When he returns with it I will re-post with better pictures. He said his Father "liberated" it at the end of the war from the Mauser factory. So early production is possible but not likley. And as far as the serial number being filled in and then re-stamped,,,,well one would have to ask why? Especially during wartime! But better pictures will help answer these questions.
Thankyou. All help and information is welcomed.
Edit #2 All good points. I called him and he told me that on the barrel there is an eagle with a swatstika and a small proof mark on the frame. More to follow. Perhaps it was being reworked. As I said there will be a repost with better pictures.
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My friend says the gun is in very good condition but the holster is not. It also has two magazines which is a little unusual and probably a plus.
Can anyone give us any information about this little piece of history? Much appreciated.
Edit #1 P3, he said that there are some proofmarks on it they are faint. When he returns with it I will re-post with better pictures. He said his Father "liberated" it at the end of the war from the Mauser factory. So early production is possible but not likley. And as far as the serial number being filled in and then re-stamped,,,,well one would have to ask why? Especially during wartime! But better pictures will help answer these questions.
Thankyou. All help and information is welcomed.
Edit #2 All good points. I called him and he told me that on the barrel there is an eagle with a swatstika and a small proof mark on the frame. More to follow. Perhaps it was being reworked. As I said there will be a repost with better pictures.
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I believe that gun should have had a milled slot where the serial number is stamped. In your last picture there seems to be a color difference in that area. Could it have been "filled" in???
I'm no super expert on those guns, but it needs someone to look at it. It may be quite valuable. Go here with pics and info, they know EVERYTHING.
http://luger.gunboards.com/showthread.php?4986-Mauser-1910-34-research/page40 -
Interesting weapon. I see no proofmarks on it. The model was not produced after 1940 when the HSc came online so it most likely was an early production model made in the early thirties and never sold commercially. 0 -
Interesting. The 1934 Mauser was produced from 1934 to 1941 when the Mauser factory shifted over to the much more popular HSc. The German military accepted about 8k for service and the ones I have seen have wood grips. This one looks buffed to me and where the serial # goes looks filled in. Could be a preproduction model. Be interesting to know why a pistol out of production for four years was still in the factory...belonged to a worker perhaps? Factory model? But, like you say, interesting. 0 -
Holster looks period to me,,but I am no expert,,and why would it be in a holster in a factory---pre-war, liberated,,yea,,and intersting,,yes,,like those grips-[:)] 0 -
Here is a photo off the net, of a 1934 Mauser. It illustrates Babun post, i.e. how the slides of the Mauser were machined prior to serial numbering. I have never seen one such as yours. It is a very interesting variation.
Skyking has Penders Mauser pocket pistol book. There may be some reference in their to this serial number, and how it's marked on the slide.
I believe the "V" suffix after the serial number has a specific meaning. I just don't remember what it is though?0 -
Go back to my hotlink and go to page 1 of the thread. From what I see, your gun may be a 1936 year because of the non-blued safety/mag release. I'm thinking it was a gun that was NEVER to leave the factory. Serial numbers run in "blocks" according to who/what country ordered them. Much over lapping of styles within number series.
Get it checked by a collector---who knows??, you may just have the Holy grail of 1934"s. Or you may have a un-proofed reject that is junk.0 -
Penders book offered no real insight except that the weapon is actually a 1914 with the later early 1934 grips installed.
The slide markings as well as the elongated Mauser barrel (football) are all strictly 1914.
A very close hands on inspection of this weapon needs to be made by someone familiar with the Mauser pocket pistols.0
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