1937 Mauser

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Gerben,

Thank you for facilitating the picture.

Rob,

Thanks for posting the picture. Now we have a puzzle.

The NS block of guns was produced late in the year.

But.. by the summer, Mauser has switched from the reinforced frame as shown in you picture to the frame with a hump. My old eyes do not see a hump.

Second, by mid-year the transition to salt bluing had taken place. The picture is of a gun produced with strawed parts and no doubt rust bluing. But inspection would confirm it.

Are you sure there is no suffix?? Would be perhaps p through r or so.

Pictures of the magazine in the gun would help. You know, of course that the spare magazine is from a later year.

So we really need to confirm the year and the serial number. Perhaps frame and receiver are from different guns.

The new user section of the board provides guidelines to new users on photographs needed to fully investigate a gun. It would be appreciated if you could review the post and provide additional photos. Or the details of your observations if photos are not available.

Best,

John