I Have This Old Gun: Mauser Model 1914/34

There are many German handgun designs that are popular and well-known, such as the Luger, the Walther P38 or the Mauser C96 "Broomhandle." However, another popular and underappreciated design at the time was the Mauser Model 1914, which eventually evolved into the Model 1934. Watch our "American Rifleman Television" I Have This Old Gun segment above to hear the history of this unique sidearm.

"Among Mauser pistol collectors, the terms are used of 'Model 1910' and 'Model 1914,' but these are really just made up nomenclature, so collectors can tell them apart," American Rifleman contributor Kenneth L. Smith-Christmas said. "In actuality, when Mauser developed this style of pistol in the early 20th century, they simply referred to it by the caliber. Now you had the first one that came out was a .25 ACP. And this actually came out long before 1910, like 1906, and by 1908, they're already in America. And based on that frame, then the decision was, 'Well, we'll up step this gun to a .32 ACP.' And the result was what collectors call the Model 1914."

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