Vance, You indeed do have a "mystry" pistol. It does not appear to have had markings removed or reblued. Staring with that premius, I would spectulate: That it was originally intended to be an Imperial military PO8, but due to the lack of chamber date and final proofings, was not completed by the end of WW1. Mauser later "inherited" these parts and installed a barrel, test fired and proofed sometime between 1930 and 1940 as a commerical product. As far as I known, not a known variation and may have been a production worker's toy. TH
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