Glad that I am not the only person interested in Mauser babies. This is the only one that I have at this moment. So I'd like to limit my observation on 1934. Most likely 1910 and 1914 work in the similar way.
Yes, Phil, I am sure it's the magazine follower blocking the slide after the last shot. This gun was designed by Josef Nickl, who also designed the world famous Mauser Schnellfeuer in 1930s. Although Pocket Pistol and Schnellfeuer are very different in appearence, some concepts are very similar because they came from the same designer.
On both guns:
(1) the high speed moving slide/bolt is intially blocked by empty magazine's follower;
(2) there is a 2nd mechnism to keep the bolt open after the magazine is removed;
(3) Without magazine, the slide/bolt can be released by pulling it to its rearest position and releasing it;
(4) firing control via adjusting trigger top width.
On pocket pistol, the hold open latch is pushed down by magazine wall, nothing blocks slide movement except empty magazine's follower. After the magazine is removed, the hold open latch raises its position and catches the notch on the slide. Please note that the hold open latch is pushed down when you pull the slide back, if you release the slide, it won't be able to catch the high speed slide, so the slide returns to battery. Similar thing on Schnellfeuer, but that hold-open latch role is performed by the external hammer.
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