Early Mauser Pistols

[George3]

I have a pair of early Mauser pistols. One 1910 and one 1914. The 1910 is serial #2622xx, blued finish, "WAFFENFABRIK MAUSER A.-G. OBERNDORF A.N. " marked on the left side of the slide with a MAUSER emblem below on the inspection plate. On the right side is "MAUSER-6.35 and a Crown(over)U.The grips are varnished wood and the frame is marked on back with the last 4 digits of the serial no. The M-1914 w/serial #1599xx and marked the same as the M-1910 except adds "MAUSER'S PATENT'.No markings on the right side. Wooden grips w/the whole serial # above. There is a Crown(over)U on top behind rear sight. The Caliper is 32acp. I would like to know when these guns were built. Thank you.

 

[Jim K]

I don't know of any list of serial number/maufacturing dates for those pistols. If they existed, they were probably lost in WWII. Production of both guns ceased in 1934, so they were made before that.

My sources indicate that your Model 1910 was made shortly after WWI, and before 1928. A guestimate would be around 1923.

The Model 1914 was almost certainly made during WWI, probably in 1914 or 1915.

The Crown/U was the final/definitive German proof mark for guns proved in the finished state. It is not a military marking. Some Mauser pocket pistols were made for or sold to the German military; those have the imperial eagle military property mark on the top of the slide or on the trigger guard.

HTH

Jim