May 11, 2012 Mauser 1910 Serial Number Confusion. The serial ending in '000' likely adds to its value, regardless of whether it is the first model 1914 pistol. In any case, that gun is referred to as the Post-War (WWI) Commercial 1910, and is the most common of the.25 caliber Mauser pocket pistols. Serial numbers of the original production started. 1914 type seems to have been numbered first from 61,000 to 100,000, after which the numbers jumped to 200,000 and became intermingled with the numbers for the 6.35 mm. From the number 200,000 on, the 6.35 and 7.65 mm. Pistols appear to have been numbered in the same series, which by 1939 had reached about 640,000.
My friend has a little Mauser pistol her father left her. She's not emotionally attached to it and would like to know whether it's just an old pistol or perhaps has some collector's value. So a rough evaluation of its possible price would be appreciated, or a link to some Mauser collector's website so I could better check on it. My guess it's a common issue and not worth a lot, maybe $100-150, but as you know, sometimes older weapons can have collector's value far above if they're unique or in a rare batch or whatever. Pistol: Mauser 1910 model, 6.35mm (25cal) 'Waffenfabrik Mauser A-G Oberndorf AN Mauser's Patent' plus the Mauser logo is the onlyt marking.
And the s/n 87000 (not the actual s/n but it's 5 digits beginning '87') Condition: worn but operable, military style brown leather holster w. Extra magazine slot, pistol has 2 magazines. I can post a photo if needed but it's the same as shown in Wiki for the 1910 6.35mm model. This pistol has no special engravings or markings. Anybody have some further info?
Worn or not, if it is a war bring back, no import marks, all original, the actual value depends on many factors. Also, what a collector is willing to pay, depends on the hole in a collection that needs to be filled, etc. Correct, Doc. As was, the other pistols we looked at were much more pristine, the one my friend had was very worn, inc.
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Banged up, had seen plenty of rough treatment, not just scratches but deep dings and dents. If it had been pristine or near that, maybe 600 bucks. So she got less, understandably, but what I considered acceptable. The gun's too worn to be reliable for SD, and caliber too small anyway.
It only had value to a collector and we'd previously verified it as authentic German WW-I manufacture, but not of a special lot or grouping. Thanks again for the good info.
The serial number in modern guns is stamped into the portion of the gun that is considered the receiver by the ATF where it will be visible. For most steel pistols this would be on the side of the frame If the gun has a plastic frame, such as a Glock pistol, a strip of metal is stamped with the serial number and is molded into the frame. For some pistols, like Kel-Tec, the receiver is not the frame but the metal frame insert and the serial number is on the rear of the insert under the hammer slot. On revolvers the serial number is usually stamped on the butt portion of the frame. Sometimes grips need to be removed to see it. Sometimes the serial number or the last digits of the serial number are also stamped onto other parts of the gun, such as the slide, to identify the parts as belonging to that particular gun, however, the only serial number that matters legally is always on the frame.