Intriguing Mauser HSc 'Super' on GB

sheepherder · 04-14-2019, 09:03 PM

I've never seen this before. Cut-back frame under barrel, thick grips. Made by Renato Gamba under license from Mauser. Listed on GB.

No mention of what the 'Super ACP' means (it's stamped on slide).

Anyone have any information on this variation???

Mauser-Werke Model HSC Super .380 ACP

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/799311627

Sieger · 04-14-2019, 11:06 PM

Sheepherder:

I think I read that these were double stacks.

Sieger

gunnertwo · 04-15-2019, 12:27 AM

I believe Sieger is correct.

G2

sheepherder · 04-15-2019, 11:11 AM

Thank you, gentlemen!

Whenever I look at an original Mauser HSc, I keep thinking it would look better with that big triangular piece in front of the trigger guard milled away. But this Gamba has an ugly grip, and a double stack magazine pretty much makes it too bulky for comfortable concealment.

Vlim · 04-15-2019, 11:31 AM

In the early 1980s Renato Gamba agreed with Mauser to make a HSc under license. Mauser in turn made a version of the Renato Gamba .38 sp. revolver.

Gamba tried to license the HSc to Steyr, which caused issues with Mauser again.

Gamba did modify the HSc, creating a double stack. 380 version for the Italian police. These were bought by Interarms and most ended up in the USA.

Years ago I acquired the only known factory cutaway of the Renato Gamba HSc, specially made for Prof. Dr. Rolf Gminder who collected cutaways at that time.

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sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,182 Thanks: 1,398 Thanked 4,440 Times in 2,328 Posts	Intriguing Mauser HSc 'Super' on GB I've never seen this before. Cut-back frame under barrel, thick grips. Made by Renato Gamba under license from Mauser. Listed on GB. No mention of what the 'Super ACP' means (it's stamped on slide). Anyone have any information on this variation??? Mauser-Werke Model HSC Super .380 ACP https://www.gunbroker.com/item/799311627 Attached Thumbnails __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

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sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,182 Thanks: 1,398 Thanked 4,440 Times in 2,328 Posts	Thank you, gentlemen! Whenever I look at an original Mauser HSc, I keep thinking it would look better with that big triangular piece in front of the trigger guard milled away. But this Gamba has an ugly grip, and a double stack magazine pretty much makes it too bulky for comfortable concealment. __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

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Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,041 Thanks: 1,021 Thanked 3,907 Times in 1,192 Posts	In the early 1980s Renato Gamba agreed with Mauser to make a HSc under license. Mauser in turn made a version of the Renato Gamba .38 sp. revolver. Gamba tried to license the HSc to Steyr, which caused issues with Mauser again. Gamba did modify the HSc, creating a double stack. 380 version for the Italian police. These were bought by Interarms and most ended up in the USA. Years ago I acquired the only known factory cutaway of the Renato Gamba HSc, specially made for Prof. Dr. Rolf Gminder who collected cutaways at that time. Attached Thumbnails

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Sieger User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,575 Thanks: 2,124 Thanked 400 Times in 249 Posts	Sheepherder: I think I read that these were double stacks. Sieger

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gunnertwo User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 607 Thanks: 807 Thanked 909 Times in 351 Posts	I believe Sieger is correct. G2