Mauser 1930 Commercial .30 Mauser (PR44850)

Mauser 1930 Commercial .30 Mauser caliber pistol. Early model 1930 with vertical address letters on frame and serial number placement on left side of the barrel address. Bore is worn but we test fired it and it worked fine with Hornaday 86 grain .30 Mauser ammunition. Did not do well with 80 grain Fiocchi. This pistol has three Chinese characters on the left side of the magazine well, representing the Peoples Army of China (National Revolutionary Army). These were made by Mauser for export to Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek, leader of the National Revolutionary Army from 1926-1928, which defeated a coalition of warlords. Note: These Mausers issued to his army were not well cared for and have some surface pits and the blue has already turned gray or brown. There is rust under the grips. This is a small piece of Chinese history.