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Ron,
I have one of these Scandinavian Police Model 1934s--serial number 525087. Pender in his book "Mauser Pocket Pistols1910-1946" on page #148 has some data on these pistols.
He says a large block of these pistols was imported in 1967. The importers obtained them from the firm of W. Glaser, Zurich, Switzeralnd. This firm would apparently only comment that pistols were bought from a "Scandinavian police department". Pender says this variation was not encountered in this country before that date.
Pender in his book shows observed serial numbers in the the range 475498--525081. The closest one to your serial number Pender lists is 493696.
The one I have I got about three years ago and it came in a manila box with a cleaning brush.
Pender doesn't give any dates that I can see specifically when this run of pistols for the Scandinavian Police was produced or delivered. He does say toward the end of the run of these Scandinavian pistols a major change was made in the overall appearance of the 1914 pistol and this was about the same time as the beginning of Hitler's arms buildup. It would seem to me then that these Scandinavian pistols were probably produced in the early to mid 1930s. Maybe someone else can pin down the dates a little better.
Hope this helps some.
I have one of these Scandinavian Police Model 1934s--serial number 525087. Pender in his book "Mauser Pocket Pistols1910-1946" on page #148 has some data on these pistols.
He says a large block of these pistols was imported in 1967. The importers obtained them from the firm of W. Glaser, Zurich, Switzeralnd. This firm would apparently only comment that pistols were bought from a "Scandinavian police department". Pender says this variation was not encountered in this country before that date.
Pender in his book shows observed serial numbers in the the range 475498--525081. The closest one to your serial number Pender lists is 493696.
The one I have I got about three years ago and it came in a manila box with a cleaning brush.
Pender doesn't give any dates that I can see specifically when this run of pistols for the Scandinavian Police was produced or delivered. He does say toward the end of the run of these Scandinavian pistols a major change was made in the overall appearance of the 1914 pistol and this was about the same time as the beginning of Hitler's arms buildup. It would seem to me then that these Scandinavian pistols were probably produced in the early to mid 1930s. Maybe someone else can pin down the dates a little better.
Hope this helps some.
