Mauser Hsc 32 auto

[bouncer50]

I just pick up a Mauser Hsc in 32 auto. What i found out it was made in 1944 navy model. It has about 95-98 finish left. Their really a well made gun simple to take apart. This one is the first one i seen in years. I got a military holster with it but no extra mag came with it. For some reason i all ways like 32 auto my first hand gun was a Colt 32 auto made in 1910. How much is a extra mag cost to complete the holster and pistol.

[Petrol & Powder]

Great guns and a cool piece of history! Good find.
I can't help you with a spare magazine but I'm sure they're out there. Most of the HSc's sold in the U.S. were chambered in .380 auto but the .32 auto was probably made in larger numbers. The guns were surprisingly well made even late in the war when the quality of German small arms took a nose dive. I've seen several that looked far better than their contemporary late war Browning Hi-powers and P38's. The simple design probably helped.

[Harry O]

I have one made during the tail end of WWII. The gun continued to be made after WWII, so as long as you don't insist on period correct WWII magazine, you can find them. Period correct magazines are selling for their weight in gold.

DO NOT buy any of the Triple-K magazines. They are the least expensive, but they use cheap steel and the lips will relax if kept loaded for long periods of time. That will cause jams. Get factory ones. A quick look at Google shows that many places sell them. Check around and buy a couple. Without a good magazine, you have an awkward single shot.

[jakharath]

Have have a WWII HSc. Been looking for spare magazines for years. All the 'new' ones I've found for sale are made by Triple-K and I too have heard to stay away from them. Gun broker has a bunch of WWII ones for over $100 each. Not going that route. If you find a source for good 32 cal magazines please let me know.

[Harry O]

A few more words about Hsc magazines. The WWII era ones are very high priced. If you are just going to be shooting it, you don't need them. The Triple-K are the most common and the cheapest, going for $25 to $35 (from just checking Google).

However, in some cases, Triple-K is the only game in town. No one else makes a lot of what they make. In that case, I do the following. Make sure the new magazine shoots reliably. If used, tweek the feed lips until they do feed reliably. Then strip the magazine down into its component parts; body, bottom piece, spring, and top feed piece. Then heat the top portion of the magazine body (the lips) with a propane torch until they are cherry red and quench them in water. Then brush the discolored portion of the body with fine steel wool and touch up with cold blue. Assemble the parts and test fire it.

I make sure I never leave the magazine filled after shooting. The spring pressure WILL spread the feed lips if they are left loaded permanently. I load it immediately before shooting and empty it afterward. Doing that, I have had better luck with Triple-K. They are good for plinking, anyway. On a few of them, I have also had to replace the spring with a Wolff spring.

I will pay half again more for a better magazine than a Triple-K, if available. I did a Google search and copied down the first two that listed postwar magazines for about that amount ($35 to $45). You should be able to do the same. When looking for something I need, I frequently go 10 pages into the search results. If you stop at the end of the first page you will miss a lot. Here are a couple you might want to check out.
http://www.gun-parts.com/mauser/ (http://www.gun-parts.com/mauser/)

http://www.hoosiergunworks.com/catalog/magazine_pistol.html#d-m (http://www.hoosiergunworks.com/catalog/magazine_pistol.html#d-m)