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Mauser HSC 7.65 mm

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I have always liked WWII and German firearms and a couple of weeks on this forum kind of has me further hooked. I would like to get in the market for a German handgun, preferably in the WWII era, but I don't know what would be a good purchase. I don't want to break the bank at this point due to other financial goals.

I have looked at an HSC 7.65 mm that intrigues me. What would be a fair price for an HSC 7.65 mm? Serial # starts with 769. Is that a fairly early production? Left trigger guard has Eagle with circle X and L marking to the right and right trigger guard has the N marking. Am I correct that would be a police issue? No lines on the left side of the slide.

No pix available at this point. Any tips on what to look for or steer clear of greatly appreciated. Or other recommendations would be welcome as well.
 
Discussion starter · #6 ·
Hi and welcome to the forum.
You are right, the Eagle L denotes Police issue.
For a great history of the HSc I enjoyed this video, it shows how to field strip, where the serial numbers are marked and explains a 1942 patent dispute by Walther that resulted in a design change of the HSc:
For a glance at what is available for sale I follow Gun Broker, here is a search for HSc:
I and others urge caution, in general do not buy as-is items and note many items never get any bids because they are bad or have high initial prices.
Regarding the HSc, verify the slide doesn't slam shut when removing an empty magazine. I have a nice WW2 model with this issue and got help on the forum but I haven't looking into the problem yet, here is a link to one thread on the issue:
Finally, do you want the gun to look at or also shoot, and what do you want to spend?
Good luck and enjoy your hunt, Joe.
I have not been going to the range lately due to ammo costs. I shoot mostly my newer guns but I like to be able to run a few clips worth on the older guns. So, yes I want something that I can occasionally shoot.