GUN FALL 2015
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/5/2015
MAUSER M1912/14, LATE PRODUCTION, CUT FOR SHOULDER STOCK.MAUSERM1912/141479 MMMODERN; C&R; IMPORTCal. 9mm. Mauser made fewer than 200 M1912/14 pistol on an experimental basis, none being factory proofed for commercial sale. A number of later guns with SN over 100 were cut for a shoulder stock. This delayed blowback pistol, with horizontally moving retarding flaps, has a fixed front sight attached to a screwed-in knurled muzzle and a drift adjustable rear sight. "MADE IN GERMANY", struck in 1/8" letters, is on the top of the bbl. The left side of the slide is marked with a single line legend "WAFFENFABRIK MAUSER A.-G. OBERNDORF A.N. MAUSER''S PATENT." and the sideplate with ownership "C. ERSKINE GRAY". The gun is completely matched with the SN appearing behind the rear sight, back of the frame, takedown lever, sideplate, trigger, each of the 2 horizontally moving locking flaps, firing pin, and on a variety of other small parts including the magazine. Wood grips with bordered panel checkering with provision for a shoulder stock. Major components are rust blued; trigger, recoil spring guide and grip screws are fire blued; serrated slide release is in-the-white. The unnumbered shoulder stock is one of 20 made by Mauser in the late 1960s on behalf of Henk Visser through the cooperation of Joseph Schroeder who lent one of his original stocks to Mauser for copying. These later stocks were blonde but otherwise indistinguishable from those of earlier production. Retracting the lug button allows the stock to easily connect and lock onto the backstrap with only minimal wobble. The body of the hollowed stock is sound with a coarsely checkered lid as is correct for this accessory. Although included with the gun, remember that this is a new stock and some fitting will be necessary. Currently, the stock will not fully enter the slot not will the pistol seat within the stock to allow lid closure. PROVENANCE: Ex Henk Visser Collection. Pictured in the reference text "Handguns of the World" by Ezell. Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Over 99% of very professional restoration. All surface planes are flat and lettering is sharp. Only giveaway relates to the rust blued extractor (that should be fire blued), covered ownership denomination (that would otherwise appear in-the-white) and a few pinprick surface irregularities that are now under the blue. Fire blued parts with 80-95% orig finish. Near excellent original grip, sharply checkered, with repaired crack that extends from top of stock slot insert to top of grip panel. Orig finish magazine with superficial oxidative discoloration that extends onto the floorplate. Bright bore with strong rifling, minimal oxidation. Perfect manual mechanics. The more recently manufactured stock is virtually new with nearly 100% of the fire blue on the lug and hinge. The body is unflawed as is the checkering on the lid. A very charismatic ensemble when coupled to the pistol! 43475-792 LMA (20,000-30,000)