These guns had their own serial number range, running from 1 to 5000. 1910 Persian contract Mauser. The Persian government ordered 1,000 pistols. They have the Persian government's 'Lion and Sun' insignia on the rectangular milled panel on the left side of the receiver and the serial numbers range from 154000 to 154999. It is often confused with the Turkish contract Mauser.

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• Mauser Hsc Pistol Serial Numbers
• 1910 Mauser Pistol Serial Numbers

1914 Mauser Pistol Serial Numbers

WWII GERMAN MAUSER PISTOL MODEL HSC -
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.

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• 9mm; 85% blue, 60% straw, very good bore, very good grips, 4.0' barrel, Early Mauser production U suffix serial number gun manufactured using DWM parts. Police sear safety installed, with the frame cut for the magazine safety, which were normally.
• 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.
• Mauser werke Established in 1869 by Peter and Wilhelm Mauser, this company came under effective control of Ludwig Loewe and Company of Berlin in 1887. In 1896, latter company was reorganized under name Deutsches Waffen und Munition as it is better known, DWM.
• Mauser banner over chamber: 1912: 100000: Rifling changed from 4 to 6 grooves: 1910: 100: Persian order of 1000: 154002: Persian contract Pistol: 1913: 120000: Batch of assorted serial numbers supplied to western US distributor Pacific Arms: 1914: 106: Batch of assorted serial numbers supplied to western US distributor Pacific Arms: 1914-1918.

Mauser 6 35 Pistol Serial Numbers

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).
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 the German Navy (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.

Mauser Serial Number Guide

The holster is made of brown leather. It has a separate pouch which holds a single magazine. A leather flap is placed on the lower section and hooks to a metal stud found on the flap. This secures the pistol in place when holstered.
The inside of the flap has the words 'Mauser 7.65' stamped with black ink.

Mauser Hsc Pistol Serial Numbers

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):

1910 Mauser Pistol Serial Numbers

BRANCH	NUMBERS
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%)