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MFC · 07-26-2010, 03:08 AM

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?

07-26-2010, 03:08 AM	#12
MFC User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 183 Thanked 281 Times in 162 Posts	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? __________________ Mike C.