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I would really would appreciate help identify this Mauser Obendorf P08 9x19. This is the only picture I have.

http://imageshack.com/a/img746/1450/BT4nWu.jpg

Is this one of the 1970's Mauser Lugers??? I never realized that the frame ear rails were so narrow... :confused:

Yes. A closer look at the serial number would net the year of production.

I always wondered why they did that with the ears.....why not make it look like the original P08s?

The original plan was to be like the P08, then they started to make them like the Swiss, then they were mad that people did not go down that path, then they made the P08 design

all discussed in Gerben and Mauro's book

Take a close look at the mag release..deep dark pitting or what?

Thank you all for this information!

Would you say that the quality of this gun is not as good as of a Mauser P08 from the early 1940?

I'm not sure it would be safe to say that at all. In some ways these are probably better. But less human hands-on fit and finish time. Better metals, modernized manufacture, no war-time expedience or slave labor, etc. Certainly not as much hands-on time, care, etc. as the old DWM guns.
It really comes down to personal preference. Everyone will have their own opinion and they will all be correct too.
dju

I would say that those are small flecks of wood from a less than perfect relief cut for the mag release on the grips, Jerry.

Looks like 11.010097 :)

Kress, I first thought that your photo was of a postwar Mauser 06/73, but I don't see the normal grip safety. There were some commeratives and target models made without the grip safety, but I also don't see the normal additional markings for either of those. Some additional photos of the left side and rear grip strap area, would clarify identification. TH

These Lugers were very well made. I doubt any corners were cut in their manufacture. They cost so much to manufacture that Mauser really could not sustain a business making them. They had to be priced well out of the market.

Ultimately, the last ones survived as commemorative models that could be priced for an adequate profit.

I have two, and they have excellent metallurgy, fit, finish and show quality workmanship.

All that said, they are not military firearms, and fill another collector niche.

What then, would be the correct terminology to use when looking for more info on these guns?

We generally refer to these as "Post War Mausers" or "1970s Mausers".

Or try "Mauser Parabellum".