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Title:	PISTOL, SEMI-AUTOMATIC -  GERMAN PISTOL MAUSER MODEL 1930 7.63MM SN# 853700
Maker/Manufacturer:	MAUSER, PAUL
Date of Manufacture:	1930-1933
Eminent Figure:
Catalog Number:	SPAR 880
Measurements:	OL: 27.9CM 11" BL: 13.3CM 5 1/4"

Object Description:

GERMAN PISTOL MAUSER MODEL 1930 7.63MM SN# 853700
Manufactured by Mauser, Oberndorf, Germany - Post-WWI German commercial semi-automatic pistol with 10-round internal magazine. Lanyard loop on butt. Blued finish with walnut grips. Universal-type safety. 50-1000 meter tangent rear sight. See, SPAR-881 for holster/stock.

Markings:
Barrel: WAFFENFABRIK/MAUSER/OBERNDORF A/N. 853700. Crown/Crown/U.
Frame: Mauser logo. WAFFENFABRIK/MAUSER/OBERNDORF A. NECKAR/D.R.P.U.A.P.
Bolt: Commercial proofs.

Weapon transferred to the Museum from the U.S. Marshals Office, Cleveland, Oh. on 31 August 1961. At that time weapon was appraised at $25.00. Label placed in catalog folder.

Notes: AKA: Early Model 1930.

References:
Breathed, John W. & Joseph J. Schroeder. SYSTEM MAUSER. Handgun Press. Chicago, Il. 1967.