Mauser HSc cutaway view. When the HSc (Hahn Selbstspanner modell C; double-action model C) did go into production, the guns were serial numbered starting with #700,000, to pick up where Mauser 1914/34 pistol production ended. A total of 252,000 HSc pistols were made during World War II, with 137,000 purchased by the German Army, 27,000 by the. First Variation serial numbers 701,348-715,680 (3,000 produced) complete 'rig' with 1941 holster - 702302. First Variation - sub variation large e/655 - 702805. Second Variation serial numbers 713,182-740,884 (5,000 produced) - 740043. Mauser-Werke A.G. Serial number G 158XX. I have looked and the only information I can find is about WWII Mausers. Anyone have a web site or information. Edited February 3, 2014 by Richard995. Mauser Hsc Serial Number Lookup. Hogg; Pistols of the World, 4th Ed. Maybe you will find also some articles in US-Firearms Magazines like Guns & Ammo, Petersen´s Handguns, American Handgunner. Or get in contact with a Mauser Collectors Ass. Maunuals are available on gun shows. Or go the the website of German Firearms Magazine Deutsches Waffen.
The HSc was Mauser’s attempt to compete with the highly successful Walther PP design. Development began in 1934, and was ready for mass production in 1938. The German Arms Bureau did not allow production to begin until 1940, however, as it wanted Mauser to focus on production of military contracts.
When the HSc (Hahn Selbstspanner modell C; double-action model C) did go into production, the guns were serial numbered starting with #700,000, to pick up where Mauser 1914/34 pistol production ended. A total of 252,000 HSc pistols were made during World War II, with 137,000 purchased by the German Army, 27,000 by the Navy, 28,000 by various police units, and 59,000 sold commercially (including many sales to soldiers who were not issued pistols).
Mechanically, the HSc is a simple blowback design, chambered for .32ACP (postwar variants were also made in 9x17mm). /adobe-photoshop-cs2-online-key-generator.html. As with most contemporary pistols, they used a heel-mounted magazine release and a safety on the slide.
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More information on the marking variants of the HSc (and some nice detailed photos) can be found at Pistols of the German Wehrmacht.