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Snagged this off Armslist this evening. I remember loving the lines of these as a kid. Even then, not something I'd normally buy, but the price was just too right.

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I like it, but it'll probably be on GB in time to appear under someone's Christmas tree.
 
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Very nice find - I always liked the shape of that gun.
 
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method said:
Bac, you happen to know the years these editions were made? Since it's marked 'Germany' and not 'West Germany', I'm guessing early 90's.
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No, they certainly weren't built that recently. Many West German guns are simply marked Germany.

The American Eagle edition wrapped up production of the pistol in the mid to late 1970's. It was designed in the mid 1930's and production started in 1940. Its production life was a little over 35 years.
 
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Looks a lot better than my grandpops'. Course his has a nazi eagle stamped in the base of the trigger guard...
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Yeah, they sort of competed with the Walther PPK during WWII. They look somewhat similar, but the two designs are completely different.

Another interesting note about the HSc is that HK modeled their first pistol from the design, except it had an aluminum frame and was available in a set of four different calibers. It was called the HK4.
 
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bac1023 said:
Very nice indeed. I've got the same edition, same box and all. Mine is 793 of 5000. :cool:

I think the Mauser HSc is one of the most beautiful handguns ever produced by mankind...
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Bac, you and I have recently disagreed on a topic, but on this I could not agree with you more. The HSc is a stunning piece of industrial design, due to its utter simplicity. It has nothing that is not needed. I enjoy just looking at my father's HSc.
 
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Pier23 said:
Bac, you and I have recently disagreed on a topic, but on this I could not agree with you more. The HSc is a stunning piece of industrial design, due to its utter simplicity. It has nothing that is not needed. I enjoy just looking at my father's HSc.
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Its definitely in my top ten as far as beautiful autos are concerned, maybe even top five. :cool:

Its got a very sleek 1930's art deco look to it...










 
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And I am a sucker for art deco...have a classic art deco watch I didnt know my father had...hmmmmm....could be an idea for a photo shoot, the Universal watch and the HSc...toss in one of my dad's fountain pens....
 
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Since Mauser made the HSc, and H&K were both Mauser employees who took over the Mauser plant....the HK4 is more of a HSc "a1".


I love the HSc's look. If the majority of their production hadn't been sucked into the massive Nazi demand for pistols, I think it would have outsold the PP and PPk. They produced them in the 70s but by then, the PPk had the Bond thing going for it.
 
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I find the HSc sleek to look at but unrewarding to shoot.
The trigger pull is tough, the curled trigger digs in, the shape of the backstrap accomplishes the hard task of making you feel the recoil of a .32. I'd rather the Walther. What I have is a Colt and consider myself ahead of the game.
 
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