Another M1930

alvin · 06-10-2015, 06:54 PM

Albert -- I feel there was a possibility of 8.15mm though. No factory record, I am sure. Just like "714", it never appears on sales record, probably just recorded as a "7,63 R" or "7,63". Never mass produced, the volume was too small. Same could be true for 8.15mm pistols.

Back some years ago, a collector had a theory on 8.15mm could be an effort in 1920s.. He suspected it's an effort to win Weimar government contract. This theory has a hole -- it's highly unlikely Mauser still trying to win German contract in post WWI era with a 30-year-old design. They would not waste time on that. But if Mauser wanted to keep its leading role in international pistol sale, that would be very understandable. I would feel it's a trial under pressure, an effort to make German made C96 having an edge above Spanish competitors on the market. Most known examples are M1930 style, 8.15mm would make some historical sense if putting in this context.

Both M1930 and Schellfeuer were products under pressure. It's very unusual to see a type of pistol experiencing major variation changes after 30 years in production. C96 was such an exception. Many things had been tried, could 8.15mm be one of those trials? Why not...

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06-10-2015, 06:54 PM	#18
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Albert -- I feel there was a possibility of 8.15mm though. No factory record, I am sure. Just like "714", it never appears on sales record, probably just recorded as a "7,63 R" or "7,63". Never mass produced, the volume was too small. Same could be true for 8.15mm pistols. Back some years ago, a collector had a theory on 8.15mm could be an effort in 1920s.. He suspected it's an effort to win Weimar government contract. This theory has a hole -- it's highly unlikely Mauser still trying to win German contract in post WWI era with a 30-year-old design. They would not waste time on that. But if Mauser wanted to keep its leading role in international pistol sale, that would be very understandable. I would feel it's a trial under pressure, an effort to make German made C96 having an edge above Spanish competitors on the market. Most known examples are M1930 style, 8.15mm would make some historical sense if putting in this context. Both M1930 and Schellfeuer were products under pressure. It's very unusual to see a type of pistol experiencing major variation changes after 30 years in production. C96 was such an exception. Many things had been tried, could 8.15mm be one of those trials? Why not...