Im not dinging the gunsmith, just explaining my experience and the challenges with these C&R's. My main thought, as you noted as a possibility, is whether parts were replaced (or possibly not matching to the pistol 1914 or 1910 placed in this 1934).Īs you might have experienced, many gunsmiths are not familiar with these vintage pistols, and most times i send one in, they come back with more problems than when i started (i currently have had a PPK in 3 times and still not fixed properly). All challenginging pistols in their own rights in getting them functioning properly (usually spring or part issues) But this Mauser 1934 has a striker fire system that has posed a different type of challenge. Ive worked with period C96, and WWII P38, P08 Luger, HSc, and PPK's, and comfotable with these. I collect them but also fire them at the range (history held in the hand and used, as well as admired in the case or on the shelf) I really like the pistol and its history, so am trying to get it working as a functional pistol. He offered the option of sending it back right then, or opening it up, cleaning it (he recommended just using some 'WD-40 to loosen up the parts thats what these old guns need sometimes') and if still doesnt work then send it back. Once the pistol did not fire at the range, i called the seller to see what he wanted to do (before opening it up, especially given that it was sold as a working pistol). Understand diagnosing over forum is challenging at best just appreciating a little guidance on where to look next as to possible issues others may have had with this particular pistol. I am familiar with full disassembly, replacing springs (have a spring packet from Wolf Springs, but these did not resolve the issue, so replaced the original springs), appropriately lubricating and re-assembly. The seller has agreed to take it back, But I like the pistol and wish to see if I can resolve the problem and get it back into working order.

If it doesn't, I can send it as an attachment in an email to help others see what I am experiencing (I have the pistol disassembled to show the moving parts (as long as this is allowed in this forum) I tried to down load a video of the action, and so far has not downloaded successfully (so I took photos of specific parts). The is experienced with the pistol disassembled and the same functions are noted when it is assembled. The trigger clicks, the bar moves downward, but the firing pin doesn't disengage from the bar.

Unfortunately the firing pin is not disengaging from the trigger bar, allowing it to move forward to strike the primer.

I purchased a Mauser 1934 that was reported to be mechanically functioning.

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