Mauser 1914
| Mauser 1914 | |
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| general information | |
| Country of operation: | Germany |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Josef Nickl, Mauser |
| Manufacturer country: | Germany |
| Production time: | 1913 to 1941 |
| Model variants: | M1914, M1934 |
| Weapon Category: | gun |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 153 mm |
| Weight: (unloaded) | 0.6 kg |
| Barrel length : | 87 mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : | 7.65 × 17 mm Browning |
| Possible magazine fillings : | 8 cartridges |
| Ammunition supply : | single-row bar magazine |
| Number of trains : | 6th |
| Twist : | right |
| Closure : | Mass closure |
| Charging principle: | Recoil loader |
| Lists on the subject | |
The Mauser 1914 was a pistol that was made in Germany.
Technology and commitment
The origin of this weapon lay in the Mauser 1910 pocket pistol , which was only set up for the weak 6.35 mm Browning cartridge. The new model was technically identical, but fired stronger ammunition and received a slide catch . This should make the pistol more suitable for government use. During the Weimar Republic it was used as a service weapon in many German police formations. With the Mauser 1934 , a slightly revised version was brought out, which can be recognized by the rounded handle. With the appearance of the superior Walther PP , however, sales plummeted. The Mauser had neither a double-action trigger nor a relaxation lock. Walther only had a magazine fuse ahead of them. Even with a cocked gun and a cartridge in the camp , no shot could be released after the magazine was removed.
Although the weapon was not designed for military purposes, it was used here occasionally. During the First World War it was used by the imperial army . During the Second World War it served as an officer pistol for higher ranks in the Navy and the Air Force . Including the 1910 model, around 500,000 were made.
Predecessor: Mauser model 1910
Mauser model 1914
Successor: Mauser model 1934
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literature
- Günter Wollert, Reiner Lidschun: Infantry weapons yesterday (1918-1945) , Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-89488-036-8 .
- A. Winthrop: MAUSER POCKET PISTOLS - AN INTRODUCTION (history of development) ( memento from March 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), 2005, (PDF, 61.6 kB)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ mauserguns.com: Model 1914 Pocket Pistol ( Memento from May 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ mauserguns.com: Mauser Pocket Pistols of the 1910 design (history of development and variants from 1910 to 1934, English) ( Memento from March 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF, 462 kB)
- ↑ Mauser model 1910 (development history of Nickl pistol) ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive )