MAUSER Model 1910:
Pistols of the World, third edition:
While the m1909 was less than successful in a large caliber, Mauser realised that it would be more than satisfactory with a lighter load. A version chambering the 6.35mm Auto (Browning) cartridge was introduced in 1910. It was extremely successful selling about 60,000 between 1910-1913. Production continued until the beginning of WWII by which time the basic 6.35mm New Model had acqauired the contoured 1934 style grip.
MAUSER Model 1914:
This was little more than an enlargement of the 6.35mm pattern, which had proved most effective. The first 3000 guns were made with distinctive frames, (called humpback,) and a short extractor. Later guns had a flush-top slide and a long extractor. Production continued until the introduction of the New Model , or 1934, which had a new shaped back grip. A large batch of 7.65mm pistols was ordered by the German army in 1915. About 100,000 being supplied in 1916 -1918. These introduce a distictive Mauser 7.65 on the right side of the slide to prevent confusion with the smaller but outwardly similar 6.35mm.
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