Mauser HSc
| Mauser HSc | |
|---|---|
| Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
| Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1940–1945 |
| Used by | Nazi Germany France |
| Wars | World War II First Indochina War 1958 Lebanon crisis Lebanese Civil War Burundian Civil War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Alex Seidel |
| Designed | 1935–36 |
| Manufacturer | Mauser |
| Produced | 1940–1977 |
| No. built | Over 334,000 |
| Variants | HSc Super |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 700 g (1 lb 9 oz) unloaded |
| Length | 152 mm (6.0 in) |
| Barrel length | 86 mm (3.4 in) |
| Cartridge | .32 ACP (7.65×17mmSR Browning), .380 ACP (9×17mm) and 9×18mm Ultra |
| Action | Blowback |
| Muzzle velocity | 290 m/s (950 ft/s) with 7.65×17mm |
| Effective firing range | 40 metres (44 yd) |
| Feed system | 8-round detachable box magazine (.32 ACP) 7-round detachable box magazine (.380 ACP) |
| Sights | Fixed iron sights |
The Mauser HSc is a 7.65mm pistol introduced in Nazi Germany during World War II, and manufactured until 1977. The designation HSc stood for Hahn Selbstspanner ("self-cocking hammer") Pistole, third and final design "C". Production was continued in 1945–1946 during the French occupation and, from 1968 to 1977 by Mauser. It has a semi-exposed hammer, double-action trigger, single-column magazine, and a spring surrounding the barrel.
The Mauser HSc was originally intended as a commercial pistol. It competed with the contemporary German Walther PPK and PP and Sauer 38H for police and military use. It was procured initially by the navy (Kriegsmarine) soon followed by the Army and police. HSc pistols used by the Luftwaffe or Waffen-SS were procured from Army and police stocks.