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Originally Posted by Mauser 712
I wonder why the left center panel is not like the right one which would have been normal to produce at the factory?
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I think I have a theory for this.
Say, a customer (e.g. A F Stoeger) ordered a few semi-auto only version of Schnellfeuer as dealer samples, what would Mauser do?
They would not change a lot on their machining setup, that cost too much. They would skip some machining steps. There are some frame cuts on regular Schnellfeuer being functional -- such as grip slot (for attaching stock), hole on the left of the frame (for firing control switch), internal slot (for firing control bar), the machining steps for those functional cuts were simply skipped.
There is another difference. Regular Schnellfeuer has a wide trigger which is like the trigger of Mauser Pocket. It's much wider than 1930 trigger. The trigger opening on this gun was probably made on a 1930 production line -- the opening is narrow to fit the narrow trigger.
External milling change to make left and right panels same? No, because that change that would require change on machining setup. That cannot be done via skipping on Schnellfeuer production line. And that cannot be done on 1930 production line either. So, no.
At the firing control switch hole's position, no one shows a picture of what internal looks like in decades... probably people worried revealing too much would be a problem. But there is a 1930 style internal recess area, big. That's functional -- any sand or dirt sneaking into the steel shell would have a place to stay. Very smart design. But with this recess, if there were a hole being welded, it would be very hard to hide it, due to the internal surface is NOT flat. Creating the pattern nicely mixing into the neighboring area would take considerable amount of effort. But I did not see any sign.