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Title:	PISTOL, SEMI-AUTOMATIC -  GERMAN PISTOL MAUSER MODEL 1910 6.35MM SN# 247521
Maker/Manufacturer:	MAUSER, PAUL
Date of Manufacture:	1910-1935
Eminent Figure:
Catalog Number:	SPAR 878
Measurements:	OL: 13.4CM 5 3/8" BL: 7.6CM 3" 1.5 lbs.

Object Description:

GERMAN PISTOL MAUSER MODEL 1910 6.35MM SN# 247521
Manufactured by Mauser, Oberndorf, Germany - Commercial semi-automatic German pistol with 9-round detachable box magazine. Blowback-operated. Quick release safety. Blued finish with checkered wood grips. Variant ramp from sight on band. Weapon weighs approximately 1.5 lbs.

Markings:
Barrel and frame: 521.
Slide: 247521. WAFFENFABRIK MAUSER A-G OBERNDORF-A N. Right side: MAUSER - 6.35MM. 86/U. Side plate: Mauser logo. 7521.
Magazine: Mauser logo on bottom.

Exhibit label: "MODEL 1910 6.35 millimeter - Developed in 1910, this pistol was extremely popular and was sold world-wide. Though it was never accepted by the German government, it was the personal choice of many German soldiers in both World War I and World War II."

References: "The 1910 Mauser was extensively used as a pistol for service troops during World War I and was used, among others, by SS police units during World War II. The Mauser 1910 was very widely distributed through commercial channels. It is a straight blowback weapon, which has only one unusual feature. When the last shot is fired, the slide remains open and the insertion of a magazine - after removal of the magazine originally in the weapon - whether loaded or empty causes the slide stop to release the slide and lets it return to the closed position, chambering a cartridge in the process (if a loaded magazine was inserted). The slide will also remain open if it is drawn manually to the rear with an empty magazine in the gun.
In 1934, Mauser modified the 1910. The modification consisted principally of various changes in components to ease manufacture, substitution of stampings for machined parts etc., and the use of streamlined type grips.
Magazine catch is in the bottom of the butt and must be pushed back to release the magazine.
When loaded magazine has been inserted in handle, slide is drawn fully to the rear exactly as in the case of the Colt automatic pistol and then permitted to run forward under the influence of the compressed recoil spring. The indicator pin protrudes from the rear of the breech block when the pistol is cocked, giving warning that the weapon is dangerous.
Pressing down on the milled thumb catch on the left side of the pistol just back of the trigger set the pistol as 'safe.' To release the safety, press in the small button directly below the thumb piece." - Ezell

"This was the first of the small Mauser blowbacks, said to have been perfected by Josef Nickl. Novelties included a spring-safety, activated with a button, and a slide that closed automatically on a new cartridge when the magazine was replaced. The guns could also be stripped without tools." - Zhuk

References:
Ezell, Edward. SMALL ARMS OF THE WORLD. 12th Ed. Barnes & Noble. N.Y., N.Y. 1993.
Zhuk, A.B. THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HANDGUNS: PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS OF THE WORLD, 1870 TO THE PRESENT. Greenhill Books. London, England. 1995.