Welcome to in the present day’s Picture of the Day! Right here now we have a fruits and demonstration of trial and error. In 1907 the Mauser firm started patenting designs associated to a household of autoloading handguns. The primary was going to be chambered in 9mm Parabellum however sadly, the straight blowback design wouldn’t maintain as much as the stress sop the thought was scrapped in 1909. In the meantime, they labored on a 25 ACP model which might be launched in 1910 and it was subsequently known as the Mauser 6.35. Quick ahead a few years and with the success of the Mauser 1910, they revamped the thought of a 9mm pistol in the identical “household” this result in the Mauser 1912 which was nonetheless blowback operated nevertheless it used a wedge to delay block again. Later in 1914, they labored on the Mauser 1912/14 which used a singular flapper delayed blowback system. sadly, although they made working examples solely round 200 of the Mauser 1912 pistol had been made.
“This is a superb instance of a extraordinarily uncommon early Mauser Mannequin 1912/14 prototype, semi-automatic pistol chambered in 9 mm Luger. Initially these had been based mostly on the smaller 1910 sample Mauser pistol solely scaled up to make use of the bigger 9 mm Luger cartridge. It’s estimated that fewer than 200 of those pistols had been ever manufactured with even fewer recognized to exist in the present day. The gross sales document from Hans Tauscher checklist roughly 8 being offered within the U.S. within the 1914-16 time-frame. This particular pistol (serial quantity 166) is listed as being the best recognized pistol in any assortment in the present day. The left facet of the slide is marked “WAFFENFABRIK MAUSER A.-G.OBERNDORF A.N. MAUSER’S PATENT”. The complete serial quantity “166” is stamped on prime of the rear part of the slide, straight beneath that on the rear of the body, the again facet of the journal and varied different elements together with the barrel, takedown latch, set off, facet plate and slide launch. Inner elements have the partial quantity “66” with the grips being unnumbered. The pistol was completed in a excessive polish Mauser blue on the most important elements together with the barrel latch, security lever, set off and rear sight. Some inside elements have a Mauser warmth blue end. The journal is nickel plated precisely like the sooner 1912 humpback mannequin pistols. It’s fitted with a one-piece checkered wraparound walnut grip. It’s full with its authentic and matching (numbered 166) journal.”
Lot 1533: Mauser 1912/14 Pistol 9 mm Luger. (n.d.). Rock Island Public sale Firm. {photograph}. Retrieved September 6, 2022, from https://www.rockislandauction.com/element/64/1533/mauser-191214-pistol-9-mm-luger.
