Mauser 1934 Serial Numbers
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and keep it clean with no clutter. You can post data or email me direct at
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Thanks to PAUL SHOMPER (Graf) for submitting a huge pile of SNs.
You are the man!!
RC denotes Russian Capture.
1933:
0262 DR
0321 DR, numbers on handle
0852 DR, numbers on handle
1176 DR
1569 DR, unit marked 15.69. (numbers on handle)
1845 DR, unit marked Bz.15.238 (cancelled 13.345)(bolt SN on handle)
1927 DR, unit marked Bz.15.90 (cancelled 13.427)(bolt MM, Gunbroker Ranchill)
Ed note: Gap here may represent export contract range.
50323 (RC) Rec Side Mark 'Standard Modell 1924'
50550 DRP Rec Side Mark 'Standard Modell 1924', x out Bln in sling well (Berlin police)
50617 DRP Rec Side Mark 'Standard Modell 1924'
51000 DRP Rec Side Mark 'Standard Modell 1924', sling well city code is Kosl (Koslin)
51312 DRP Rec Side Mark 'Standard Modell 1924', no city code, cartouche is 501312
52537 DRP
52643 DRP Eft. (Erfurt)
54675 DRP Brsl. (Breslau)
55760 DRP
56429 Action only
56561 DRP, SchW. (Schweinfurt), Bolt numbers on handle (stem)
56617 DRP Bln., (Berlin) Disk Added
57853 DRP Eft, Stock 507853
58306 DRP, Stock 508306 (w/vet inscribed plaque) GB 11/09
59667 DRP, Poulin 2/08
59763
59770
59862, DRP, matched; sling; Mauser muzzlecover, issued to Minden. Captured at Beilefeld.
60100 DRP DRP & Mind stamped in keeper well,no TD,matched,bolt # on stem, mauser marked muzzle cover, sling.
61117 DRP
61581 Disk Added, Unit mark 5.A.R.4.97
62082 DRP
62239 DRP
63064 DRP, Stock # 603064, SN on handle
63493 Action only.
63643 DRP
63858 DRP
63862 DRP Dssd. (Dusseldorf), SN on handle
63939 DRP
63941 RC
64268 DRP, stock disk added, depot mark Eagle Nmg4 (Bolt SN on handle), Stock 604268
1934:
65346 DRP, (Kbg city code), SN on bolt top
65473 DRP
65863
66064
66381 DRP Gunboards Mauser Forum 7/08 (Kbg City code)
66407 SN on bolt handle
66563 DRP (DRP Gmb in sling well - Gumbinnen, bolt SN top)
67863 DRP (DRP Klrh in sling well - Karlsruhe)
68221 DRP
68490 DRP, SN on bolt handle (GB Oct. 09) Matched, Cartouche No. 68490
/** Around this point and up to end, takedown disk and diamond proof added, end of DRP issue **//
70743 DP, MM
71599 Ch.d.a w/DP, TD(Ranchill item)
72726 Ch.d.a w/DP, TD
74748 Ch.d.a Gunbroker 2/08 MM
75779 RC
75988 Ch.d.a w/DP,TD (MM bolt)
76610 Ch.d.a w/DP,TD, bolt SN top
76920 Ch.d.a w/DP,TD, bolt SN top
77028 Ch.d.a w/DP,TD
78111 DP
78132 Ch.d.a w/DP,TD, bolt SN top
78164 Ch.d.a w/DP,TD, bolt SN top
79168 Ch.d.a Stock only
79468
80089 RC
80521 RC, diamond proof
80980 DP, bolt SN top
82387 RC, diamond proof
83015 Diamond Proof
83101 Diamond Proof, TD Disk,Matched
86213 Ch.d.a, DP, TD
86600 Ch.d.a, DP, TD (cut down)
87246
87657 DP, Sanded stock
87688 Ch.d.a, DP, TD
88156 Takedown disk
89238 Diamond Proof
89241 MM, Diamond Proof
89684 Disk, Poulin 2/08
90342 RC, diamond proof
90776 BGS stamped on stock
91823 Diamond Proof
92270 Stock mismatch - Chda (see 79168)
92493
92725 DP
92862 DP,TD
94208 TD
94777 MM Stock, Poulin 2/08
T83980 RC
T83268 RC, Cowans Auction
NOTE: DP denotes 'Diamond Proof', TD denotes takedown disk
At this point it looks like a total production of around 55-56000 Banners
used for internal distribution and not for export.
Ed note 1: It looks like the diamond proof appeared
in the early 70K block and was used on all successive
guns.
Note 2: Chda appears from 70K to high 80s, putting
the numbers for that variant at about 17K. For whatever reason, high numbered 1934 Banners > 80K
do not have the stamp.
Ed note 12/13/08: While the range is from 70K to high 80s, it is not known if all the Banners issued in that range were ChdA marked.
More complete data will help - especially verified matching non-ChdA examples in this range.
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Railway issue series:
Revised 5/19/08:
The 'c' series continues after rollover DR series in 1934 (authors revised view).
Judging from SNs, the series for the Deutsche Reichsbahn was a separate run with most
of the higher range used for export to China.
Notes from 5/25/07:.
It certainly looks that way as the data develops. The big gomer would be a 'c' prefix DR Banner lower than the highest 1933 SN. We will see what falls out.
1933:
0262 DR
0312 DR, numbers on handle
0852 DR, numbers on handle
1176 DR
1845 DR, unit marked Bz.15.238 (cancelled 13.345)(bolt SN on handle)
1927 DR, unit marked Bz.15.90 (cancelled 13.427)(bolt MM, Gunbroker Ranchi
C2032 DR (1933 Rec)., numbers on handle.
1934:
C2405 DR, GB 1/10
C2474
C2574 DR Rock Island 12/07
C2991 DR #'s on handle
C2992 DR #'s on handle
C3095 DR, Gunbroker 2/07, numbers on handle
C3147 MM w/bolt C3267
C3156 DR SBR63 on Buttplate
C3316 MM Stock.
C3567 No data
C11373 Gr.B.B. Matching, Numbers on bolt handle
C12052 Stock Assy, Complete Ebay Gr.B.B
C12499 Numbers on handle, BU proofed,std. German issue Banner
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/The following examples were based on unused Banner receivers that were diverted to std. K98 1941 production/
byf41 Banner:
6207bb (RC)
473dd (RC)
6795dd (RC)
1960ee (RC)
8990ee (RC)
9629ee (RC)
1876ff
2284ff
2505ff (RC)
2844hh (RC)
4603hh
5246hh
5495hh (MRJ April 2007)
6014hh (Collector submitted 10/09)
6396hh
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Std. Modell:
A2070 Ethiopia Poulin 2/08
B 8531 Chinese Issue
B10145 Standard Model 1924, has TD, Banner 1934 Rec. matched.
B21696 Ethiopia/China divert, Banner 1934 Rec. Side wall Std. Modell 1924
B26861 Ethiopia Contract rifle,Banner 1934 Rec., Reference only for export range.
B38489, Standard Modell on receiver rail, imported from China
B40089 Sporterized
B40277 MM
B41238 Isrl.rebuild
B41499
B44098 Bolt MM Gunbroker
B49603
B51721 Chinese issue
B52332
B52427
B52491, bolt mm, narrow rear band and short band spring
B52742
B56078
B56313 Israeli Rebuild
B56345
B56796
B57424 Cut down, internet auction
B58694 Bolt mm, Barrel code 36Si33
B58922
B59016 Bolt mm
B60713
B61330
B62026
B62150
B64159 Scrubbed S/42 1937 Rec.
B65818 Gunbroker 3/27
B66066 ZF41?
B66359 OGCA 7/08
B66678
B70139
B70337
B72040
B72140 Scrubbed S/42 1937 Rec.
B72237
B72998 Scrubbed S/42 1937 Rec.
B73504 Bolt MM
B75584 Converted to side sling, 98k front end hardware.
B77292
B78113
B82143 E/655 Top Rec., E/H and E/655 stock side.
B82231
B82833
Chinese K98 Contract:
2969
1824a Barrel Code 38S203
4580a Ball, 4th Ed.
5691a
314b
9009b Backbone
6504c Ebay stock,parts
9764c
9093d
1025e
5621e
5990e
9222e, Banner K98k, Nationalist Chinese sun on barrel and receiver
9684e
9690e Laminated, bolt MM NI (Brocks June 08)
Note: Additional numbers for Chinese K98s from MRJ May2007
Chinese Banner:
C2013 1933 Banner Rec.
C6592 Import
C14018 Import, Auction Arms 2/08
C16545
C19834
C29615 Backbone, Scrubbed 1937 Rec.
C34703 Scrubbed 1937 Rec. Bolt MM, Laminated
C36489
C85661 Import
Note: A good percentage of C prefix also released as German issue Banners (BU proofed)
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This is the image section - I will be adding representative pics of markings and features.
Once complete, I will attempt to put a legend together for IDs on the each pic.
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Turkish Mauser rifle serial number survey results. We now have 1689 serial numbers! Model Year Count Low High Total Gew. 88: 1935: 36: 360: 4032: 3673: 1936: 5. This K98 is a 1943 date. Serial numbers for the reciever and barrel on a K98. Note aslo the acceptance. Help with Mauser HSc serial number. If you find your Mauser code here it's the first way to identify your Mauser factory or where it was tested. It should give you approximately year of production or other basic info. Most founded code is four digit serial number like (2938), sometimes with letters (2938S).
| Mauser HSc | |
|---|---|
| Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
| Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1940–1945 |
| Used by | Nazi Germany France |
| Wars | World War II, First Indochina War, Burundian Civil War[1] |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Alex Seidel |
| Designed | 1935–36 |
| Manufacturer | Mauser |
| Produced | 1940–1977 |
| No. built | Over 334,000[2] |
| Variants | HSc Super |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 700 g (1 lb 9 oz) unloaded |
| Length | 152 mm (6.0 in) |
| Barrel length | 86 mm (3.4 in) |
| Cartridge | .32 ACP (7.65×17mm Browning SR) .380 ACP (9×17mm Short) |
| Action | Blowback |
| Muzzle velocity | 290 m/s (950 ft/s) with 7.65×17mm[3] |
| Feed system | 8-round detachable box magazine (.32 ACP) 7-round detachable box magazine (.380 ACP) |
| Sights | Fixed iron sights |
The Mauser HSc is a 7.65mm pistol made in Nazi Germany during World War II and post-war. The designation HSc stood for Hahn Selbstspanner ('self-cocking hammer') Pistole, third and final design 'C'. Production was continued in 1945–46 during the French occupation and, later, from 1968 to 1977 by Mauser. It features a semi-exposed hammer, double-action trigger, single-column magazine, and a spring surrounding the barrel.
The Mauser HSc was originally intended as a commercial pistol. It competed with the contemporary German Walther PPK and PP and Sauer 38H for police and military use. It was procured initially by the navy (Kriegsmarine) soon followed by the Army and police. HSc pistols used by the Luftwaffe or Waffen-SS were procured from Army and police stocks.
Production[edit]
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. The early pistols have well-made wooden grips, and are highly polished and richly blued. The first 1350 pistols were made for the commercial market and, because of the low positioning of the grip screws, have become known as the 'Low Grip Screw' variety. Approximately half of this initial production was purchased by Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. All these early low grip pistols are today very rare. At approximately serial number 701345 the grip screws were relocated upward to a more central and sturdier position.
The German Army began HSc procurement with an initial order for 3,000 pistols in early 1941, beginning with serial number 701,345, and, intermittently, ending about #712,000. These pistols are marked with an Eagle/655 inspection stamp on the left rear trigger guard web, a factory firing proof Eagle/N on the right rear trigger guard web and at the front of the right slide. Also a small Army Test Proof stamp was stamped on the left rear grip tang. Subsequent orders were placed by the Army throughout the war, along with pistols procured by the Police and Kriegsmarine, with almost 24% of the total production of 252,000 pistols going to the commercial market.
A second Army variation of about 5,000 pistols consisted of pistols whose serial numbers ranged, intermittently, from about 712,000 to about 745,000. These have an Eagle/655 WaA (Army acceptance) on the left rear trigger guard web and the Eagle/N firing proofs on the right rear trigger guard web and on front of right slide, but have no proof mark on the left rear grip tang. The finish on these pistols is also of the first quality.
The third Army variation of some 4,000 pistols ranged in intermittent serial numbers from about 745,000 to about 790,000. These bear an acceptance mark of Eagle/135 on the left rear trigger guard web and the two Eagle/N firing proofs on the right side. The high quality finish of the earlier pistols starts to decline in this production segment.
The fourth variation consists of 31,000 intermittently numbered pistols from around #790,000 to #886,000. These pistols have an Eagle/135 acceptance and Eagle/N proofs as before. On pistols after #855,000 the left side of the slide now has a three-line device stamped along with the Banner. The polish of these pistols is rougher and the military 'dusk blue' is now in evidence. The cross hatched machining inside the top sight channel is no longer there.
The last variation, of some 32,000 intermittently numbered pistols in a serial number range of about #886,000 to #952,000, has the three-line device on the left side of the slide and bears an Eagle/WaA135 acceptance and the Eagle/N proofs. Beginning in the late #940,000 range some pistols were given black plastic grip panels. The very last pistols, in the #949,500 to #952,000 range, were finished with Mauser's phosphate finish, somewhat similar to the U.S. parkerizing finish used on most M-1 rifles, M-1 Carbines and M1911 pistols. The Mauser phosphate finish is variable in color, from a dark grey to an almost green color. These phosphated pistols are quite rare today and, with Eagle/WaA135 acceptance, are highly desirable to military collectors. The Eagle/WaA135 marks are generally 'right side up' on the early phosphate pistols but 'upside down' on the later pistols. Small parts on many of these very late phosphate pistols are usually a mix of older blued parts and later phosphated parts. HScs with frames and slides of different finishes may exist and would be extremely rare and desirable to military collectors.
Final German World War II production ended with the capture of the Oberndorf area by American troops in late April 1945. After the area was given to the French production resumed for French use and was concluded in 1946.
Military personnel of all ranks not issued sidearms often purchased HSc pistols in the commercial marketplace and carried them in the field. Such commercial pistols often returned with veterans as World War II war souvenirs, often in military proofed HSc holsters.
Distribution of total HSc pistol production (1940–1945):
- Army (Heer): 137,121 (54.4%)
- Navy (Kriegsmarine): 27,100 (10.8%)
- Police (Polizei): 28,300 (11.2%)
- Commercial (Civil): 59,467 (23.6%)
- Total: 251,988 (100.0%)
The HSc pistols made by the French in 1945–46 bear an RW proof. Most of these pistols were destined for French forces fighting in the First Indochina War.
Production of high-quality commercial pistols had been resumed at the Mauser factory in Oberndorf from 1968 to 1977. German police units saw the most use of the Mauser HSc, while others were exported primarily to the North American commercial market where they would be available in both blued and nickel finishes.
The pistol originally chambered the 7.65 mm (.32 ACP) cartridge, but the majority of Mauser HScs manufactured in the 1970s were chambered in 9mm Kurz (.380 ACP).
The full serial number of each pistol is located on the front of the grip frame, just above the magazine. The last three digits of that serial number are located on the bottom of the chamber (stamped) and the flat panel of the slide just under the muzzle (electropenciled).
The model 'HSc Super,' 'HSc Mod. 80,' or 'SAB-2001 Super' was a variant made by Renato Gamba in Gardone, Italy, under license from Mauser. This pistol was chambered in .32 ACP, .380 ACP and 9×18mm Ultra, and featured a double-column magazine, a recurved trigger guard (on some models), and an 'American-style' magazine release behind and below the trigger guard.
References[edit]
- ^Small Arms Survey (2007). 'Armed Violence in Burundi: Conflict and Post-Conflict Bujumbura'(PDF). The Small Arms Survey 2007: Guns and the City. Cambridge University Press. p. 204. ISBN978-0-521-88039-8.
- ^[dead link] Mauser HSc Production History[permanent dead link]
- ^Chamberlain, Peter (1976). Axis pistols, rifles, and grenades. Gander, Terry,. New York: Arco. p. 19. ISBN0668040769. OCLC2388349.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
- The Mauser HSc Pistol, Burnham and Theodore, 2008,
- Mauser Pistolen, Weaver, Speed and Schmid, 2008
- Axis Pistols in World War II, Jan C. Still, 1989
- Mauser Pocket Pistols, Roy G. Pender, 1971
- German Pistols and Holsters 1934-1945, Maj. Robert Whittington 1969
External links[edit]
Mauser Model 1934 Serial Numbers
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