New to me.

Curmudgeon · Post by **Curmudgeon** » Sat Nov 28, 2009 9:53 pm

I just came across a 6.35 German Mauser that my Great Grand Father was supposed to have liberated from a German Lt. in WWI.

The family swears by the story, We shall research it. Any preliminary ideas, or stories about the gun?

Serial number on back is 0947 below firing pin indicator, on side is 290947 What's up with that?

Post by **Bullseye** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 2:10 pm

Many German rifles were hand fitted. The 0947 stamping behind the firing pin is the the last four number of the whole serial number. It may have been used to match the parts up to the receiver when disassembled for cleaning.

R,
Bullseye

Curmudgeon · Post by **Curmudgeon** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 3:11 pm

Thanks. This is a pocket pistol in 25 cal, not that it matters to your reply.

Post by **Bullseye** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 5:32 pm

Don't ask me why I wrote rifle, clearly this is a handgun. I guess I'm getting senile in my responses. Again the matching of parts with serial number stamping is not uncommon for German firearms.

R,
Bullseye

Curmudgeon · Post by **Curmudgeon** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:43 am

Well join the

Where were we?

bgreenea3 · Post by **bgreenea3** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 1:25 pm

could you post some pics of your new-old pistola?

Curmudgeon · Post by **Curmudgeon** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 3:55 pm

Sure could. I'll send a Picture or two to Bullseye and see if he has room. The only thing I have is Cardomain and they will mess it up.

I sent some phone pictures to [email protected] we shall see if the e-postman can find him.

I'm wondering if this was made after 1914, meaning it would have been made after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. Still reading, but the story looks like a Democrat worked it over.

Post by **Bullseye** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 8:20 pm

They found me.

The two serial numbers are definitely there to match the slide with the receiver. In some cases you may also find the barrel hood stamped to match all three.

R,
Bullseye

Curmudgeon · Post by **Curmudgeon** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 9:19 pm

I assume old guns had a lot of hand fitments going on. When did we get to true interchangeable parts like the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) brought to the auto trade?

Anyone want to help me date this thing? I suspect it was 1920-21?

bgreenea3 · Post by **bgreenea3** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 9:24 pm

I can't help wth the date, but that is a nice pocket auto ya got there....looks to be in excellent shape.

greener · Post by **greener** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:49 pm

Looks like a Model 1910/14 made between 1921 and 1928.

http://www.mauserguns.com/Mauser1910.pdf

see http://www.mauserguns.com/gungalleryModel1910.asp

Nice pistol

Curmudgeon · Post by **Curmudgeon** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 4:14 am

I think that nails it for 1921-1928 and brings the curtain down on the WWI Dead German Captain story. (Unless he had been laying in a field somewhere for 2-3 years

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