Gnr
 

This is my new (to me) GNR, S#2002v. 1 of only 564 produced. It was a previously unreported S#. The seller stated it was all matching, except mag. When I received it Thursday, I was dissappointed to find several small parts not numbered... firing pin, hold open, rear axle pin, grip safety, thumb safety and grips.:( I received Don's and Joop's new Mauser book Friday, which states these parts aren't numbered.:D Needless to say, I was tickled pink.
Enjoy.

Very nice.
dju

OK; I'll bite...What does GNR stand for??? :D

Interesting...It looks more like an engraving than a stamp...Was this done at the time of mfg, or when it arrived at its destination unit???

I will probably spell it wrong but it stands for Garde Nationale Republicain - Republic National
Guard. It is a roll die stamp, not engraved. It was marked at the factory.

Nice gun. Looks good. New SN as well. Wonder where it has been??

Ron, Nice try. A little too French though. GNR= Guardia Nacional Republicana. With some squiggles missing that I do not have on my English speaking computer.

John

Thanks John! I'm on the road (eventually will end up at the Chantilly gun show) so I am away from my books. Hence the inept attempt to spell out GNR:)

Ron,

The word "inept" can never be attributed to anything you write. Take a bow!! You did put in a disclaimer about the spelling.

John

Ok, so anybody want to throw out which country this is? I'm assuming Spain..

Doug,
It is Portugal. Sorry, I should have included more info. These are M1906 made in 1935 by Mauser. The Portuguese designation was M/935.
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Do a youtube search for GNR. Interesting, very interesting.

That is a nice GNR!!!

They were suppose to be tuned for special ammunition, but so far I have not spotted any obvious mechanical changes.

Have you?

thanks for posting

Vern

Vern,
Thank you. I didn't notice any mechanical difference.
In Joop's and Don's Mauser book there is a letter from August Weiss, former pistol production manager of the Mauser factory between 1930 and 1949. In the letter he states that the Portuguese were using under pressure cartridges, and had many malfunctions. Weiss went to Portugal and brought "a good series of cartridges" to test the guns. No malfunction of any kind was encountered. A lot of bad cartridges were sent back to Oberndorf for testing. It proved that the malfunctions were caused by faulty ammunition. Is this what you may be refering to?

Hi Ron, would you be kind enough and explain what is a Roll die Stamp compared to other die stamps please.:confused:
Alf.

A roll die is literaly a round wheel-like surface that contains a raised version of that is to be impressed into the metal. This die is then rolled over the steel surface under pressure, presssing the design into the metal, in this case the initials on the Luger's chamber. This as opposed to a struck die, which hammers the design straight into the metal. This is how inspector's marks are applied.
Lastly is the engraving method, which cuts a design into the metal through a programed, movable cutter.