Mauser Model 1914 with Extra Numbers

[Bob Hritz]

Does anyone know what the extra numbers, marked on the slide, are for? Sadly, it suffered some poor storage issues.

I have not seen this before on a Mauser 1914. This example is serial range 44XXXX

Thank you for any assistance.

Bob Hritz

[Douglas Jr.]

It's an Austrian proof. Tests performed in German proof houses were convalidated by the Austrian authorities. Hence a new test was conducted on each. It means that it was the 4983rd gun tested in 1927.

Douglas

[Bob Hritz]

Thank you very much, Douglas. I really appreciate the information.

Bob Hritz

[juoneen]

There also were export numbers for certain model pistols, for example the model 06/08 for example, had an export number of 487, and there were 4 different experimental cartridges at the time , each a different case length,load, and or projectile. These cartridges were the DWM 487A, 487B, 487C,and 487 D. these were created to see which digested in the model 06/08, and so I wonder why they would re test a gun , so my questionis: could the export number be the first three (498), and inspected in march 27,as thats an inspectors mark, not a retest mark to my knowledge. and possibly could this model have shot the D ammunition , as the sideways D has me wondering . Of course there also was a model 10/14, a model 12/14, and a model 14.

So could this have been an export mark .Can anybody touch on this ?

[Johnny Peppers]

If Austria didn't recognize the German proofs, the pistol had to be proofed in Austria before it could be sold commercially. England did not recognize German proofs, and any firearm made in Germany had to be proofed in England before being sold.

Agree with Douglas on the numbering system of the Austrian proofs. The V in the NPv is for Vienna proof house.

[JoeW]

There also were export numbers for certain model pistols, for example the model 06/08 for example, had an export number of 487, and there were 4 different experimental cartridges at the time , each a different case length,load, and or projectile. These cartridges were the DWM 487A, 487B, 487C,and 487 D. these were created to see which digested in the model 06/08, and so I wonder why they would re test a gun , so my questionis: could the export number be the first three (498), and inspected in march 27,as thats an inspectors mark, not a retest mark to my knowledge. and possibly could this model have shot the D ammunition , as the sideways D has me wondering . Of course there also was a model 10/14, a model 12/14, and a model 14.

So could this have been an export mark .Can anybody touch on this ?

DWM's production ammo was identified by their number system on tha cartridge and boxes: 487 was 9mm Mauser, 471A was 7.65mm Para Karabiner and so forth. The proofing in Germany had nothing to do with the DWM production ammo. I think Doug has properly identified the extra proofing on Bob's Mauser.