21-04-2021
Mauser Pistol Serial Numbers
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 Third Variation serial numbers 745,338-781,415. Serial number 183215. Nice little pistol too, sits well in the hand, and first 'real' hand gun I ever fired as a young boy. W9816 - your 1914 Mauser was made 1917-1918. Regards, Aim small, miss small., korsholm, Finland. W9816 - your 1914 Mauser was made 1917-1918.
- A number of years ago, at a militaria show I traded an Italian pistol bring-back for a Mauser Model 1910 in a homemade pistol case with a WWI Iron Cross 1st Class on the top with vet bring-back paperwork. I figured I had the ultimate “Veteran War Souvenirs.
- Mauser Pistol C-96 (Broomhandle): Covering numbers: 1 - 900500. Please enter a serial number and click the submit button.
- 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.
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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. NOTE: Historical information, technical details, photos and prices on military Mausers see Standard Catalog of Military Firearms, 8th Edition, Gun Digest Books 2016.