This model belongs to the blowback category listed by the Germans as “Mit Federverschluss” or “with spring lock.”īecause of the comparatively low power of the cartridges employed, a secure breech locking system is not necessary. The substantial grip, good balance, absence of projecting parts and flat shape make this a good pocket pistol.
Inserting a loaded magazine, then drawing back slightly on the slide will release it, and allow it to go forward under the pull of the recoil spring to chamber a cartridge and leave the weapon ready to resume firing. When the last cartridge has been fired, the slide is held open. Mauser Pocket Automatic Pistol Cal.32 (Also Made In Cal.25 Auto) Top Left Side View With Magazine And Chamber Loaded. Pressing the spring-controlled button directly below the thumb lever releases the lever and sets the pistol ready for firing. This also locks the slide so that the breech cannot be opened. A thumb lever on the left side of the grip behind the trigger is pushed down to positively prevent firing. The thumb safety is of unusual design, and consists of two parts. An automatic interceptor functions when the slide recoils to break the connection between the trigger and the sear, thereby preventing the firing of more than one shot for each pull of the trigger. This prevents danger from a loaded cartridge remaining in the chamber when the magazine has been withdrawn. When the magazine is withdrawn, the weapon cannot be fired. If the pistol is dropped and hits on the striker-projection, it is possible at times for the striker to be jarred off the sear to fire the chamber-cartridge.Ī magazine safety is also an integral feature of these arms. This good feature also has certain drawbacks. Note, however, that this does not necessarily mean that there is a cartridge in the chamber, as this is a cocking indicator and not a cartridge indicator. Thus, when this pin can be felt or seen, the striker is cocked. When the striker is cocked, the head protrudes through a slot or hole in the rear of the slide. Upon release by the sear the spring drives the striker pin forward to fire the cartridge. A spring housed within the striker pin is compressed when ready to fire. They are equipped with a thumb operated safety but do not have the automatic grip safety found in the Colt type. These pistols are customarily of fine material, workmanship and construction. The New Model (Neues Modell) 7.65mm (.32 ACP) Pocket Pistol The Pistols The bullet has a penetration in 7/8 inch board of soft pine of 3 boards at a distance of 15 feet from the muzzle. The striking energy at the muzzle is about 152 foot pounds.
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32 Automatic Colt Pistol cartridge, known in Europe as the 7.65mm Browning: This cartridge shoots a lead bullet with a full metal jacket weighing about 74 grains at a muzzle velocity of approximately 965 feet per second. Following are the characteristics for the. 25 Automatic Pistol cartridge have been given in Chapter 30. The Mauser 7.65mm (.32 ACP) Pocket Model Characteristics of the. 32 caliber are as follows: Overall length, 6 inches, barrel length 3.39 inches, height 4.5 inches, thickness 1.12 inches, weight, 21 ounces, magazine capacity 8 cartridges. The dimensions and characteristics of the. 25 caliber are as follows: Overall length, 5.25 inches, barrel length 2.96 inches, height 4 inches, thickness 15/16th inch, weight, 15 ounces, magazine capacity 9 cartridges. This illusion is produced by the fact that differently shaped grips of wood could be obtained to provide a different pitch to suit the hand of an individual shooter. The Mauser 6.35mm (.25 ACP) Pocket Modelīecause of variable types of grips used, this pistol as encountered may seem to differ from the one pictured here.
This grip was worked over the back of the steel grip section of the receiver, thrust into place, and then fastened with a stock screw. In this new model, however, the grip was narrower and instead of stocks screwed to each side of the grip frame, a single shaped grip of wood which covered both sides and the back strap of the frame was used. In 1934, a new model (Neues Modell) was introduced which varied mechanically very little from the original type. It was followed by an arm of 7.65mm caliber of the same design, differing only in dimensions as required by the increased caliber and by the finger serrations on the slide.
The first, introduced in 1910, was for the 6.35mm Browning cartridge which we know as the. Mauser pocket pistols were manufactured in only two calibers for general production. Mauser Rifles and Pistols is also available to purchase in print. The following information on the Mauser automatic pocket pistol comes from Chapter 35 of Mauser Rifles and Pistols by W.
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