Designed in the late thirties for military police and service use - Adopted by German Navy and Air Force in WW2. The designation HSc stood for Hahn Selbstspanner ("self-cocking hammer") Pistole, third and final design "C". No military acceptance marks on this example
Marks and Stamps: (L side of slider) Mauser -werke A.G. Oberndorf a. N. Mod. HSc Kal. 7.65mm (Grip frame front) Serial No.| Accession Number: 296 | Period of Use: 1939 - present |
| Type: Self loading/automatic pistol | War Zones: Second World War |
| Country of Origin: Germany | Type Date: 1938 |
| Manufacturer: Mauser-Werke A.G. Oberndorf-am-Neckar | Serial Number: 866706 |
| Manufacture Date: | Calibre/Ammunition: 7.65mm |
| Weight: 600g | Length Overall: 152mm |
| Cyclic Rate: semi-auto | Length Barrel: 86mm |
| Deactivation Certificate Number: DA 51939 |