Help with 1934 commercial Mauser 7.65 Cal. Pistol

[Vol46]

I sort or inherited this gun from an Uncle who collected guns & recently died. I paid his wife a few hundred dollars for it - I'm not really interested in selling it, & will probably keep it for sentimental value.

A note in the case with the gun says - Mauser Commercial 1934, Serial #598030 98%, Eagle N proofs, Oak Grip Panels, Mauser marked magazine, 3 Listed in Roy Pender's Book, Penders Book Pg. 179 -

It is a small pistol,- " Cal.7.65 D.R.P.u.A.P." On the right side of the slide, the serial number, & "MAUSER-WERKE A.G. OBERNDORF a.N. On the left side of the slide, and a Mauser insignia on the left side of the frame. It is in excellent condition, with minor bluing wear on the front of the slide - holster wear?

Any info on what I have would be much appreciated.

 

[rondog]

.32acp. I have an earlier version, the 1914 model. Neat little guns, well made and pretty complex. You can find info about them on Google and YouTube. http://www.mauserguns.com/gun-gallery/mauser-pistols/model-1914-pocket-pistol

I bought mine and a French MAB Model C (also .32acp) from a co-worker's sister-in-law for $400 for both. I had planned to just resell them, but I've taken a liking to the little Mauser. It had an issue with firing, but I figured it out and now it shoots very well and reliably. Carries in a pocket quite handily. I'm not real fond of the safety though, it's a little awkward.

Field stripping is easy, but requires a certain technique. Detail stripping is more involved, lots of pieces. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HWx70YkrfHQ

Wolff has spring kits for these too.

 

[Vol46]

Thanks rondog. Exactly what I was looking for.

 

[Jim K]

FWIW, D.R.P. u. A. P. stands for the German words which translate as "German Reich Patents and Foreign Patents"

Jim

 

[Vol46]

Thanks to rondog's links and Larry Porterfield on the you tube video, I was able to get the pistol field stripped, cleaned & lightly lubed, & put back together with minimum physical & emotional trauma. I would have never figured it out by myself.

All I need now is some .32 ACP ammunition for a test run.

Thanks for the responses & advice.

 

[Jim K]

Oh, and another FWIW. DO NOT, repeat NOT, dry fire that gun. Buy some snap caps or put a wood dowel down the barrel before releasing the firing pin. Those guns are notorious for breaking the firing pin feet, tips, cocking indicator, or even all three.

Jim

 

[rondog]

Huh, didn't know that about the dry firing! Guess I'd better stop that. Had to dry fire it a hundred times when I was trying to figure out the firing problems. Turned out the side plate bowed very slightly. Made it flat again, problem solved.

 

[Jim K]

You lucked out. Of course those firing pins don't break every time the gun is dry fired, but I have repaired so many that I think it advisable to warn folks that it can happen and with those firing pins now running over $40 each, it is better to be safe than sorry.

Jim

 

[Billy Shears]

You lucked out. Of course those firing pins don't break every time the gun is dry fired, but I have repaired so many that I think it advisable to warn folks that it can happen and with those firing pins now running over $40 each, it is better to be safe than sorry.

Jim

I've got one of these (pretty sure it's been reblued, as the grips are worn smooth, and I don't think the finish came that polished from the factory), and it suffers from about 1 stovepipe per magazine, otherwise it shoots quite well. Is this usually an extractor problem, or is something else the culprit.

 

[Jim K]

Sometimes, European pistols don't function well with American ammo, which is often loaded a bit lighter than the European ammo. The second suspect, after ammo, is the magazine. A lot of those old guns have had the magazine damaged or lost and the replacement magazines don't work well. And of course, the original magazine may have been damaged.

Jim

 

[gyvel]

The late Roy G. Pender published a book called Mauser Pocket Pistols 1910-1946.

P. 179 shows a picture of a "Late Commercial 1934." (I have the book.)

His comments are as follows: "Some, although very few, 1934 pistols were sold commercially near the end of the production run. These pistols will not be marked with any type of military acceptance."

The example shown in his book is # 579134. He lists other "observed" serials as 604956; 616543. (Your serial definitely fits right in the range.)

That's all the info in the book.

 

[Vol46]

I test fired the pistol today with PMC FMJ ammunition. It ran perfectly and was lights out accurate at 10 yards. I only ran a couple of mags through it - I probably will not shoot this gun much, as it sounds like it could be somewhat rare based on gyvel's post & the note that was in the case with it.