7.65 mm Browning as standard (also known as 7.65×17mmSR or 32ACP) .45ACP (prototype) M20 4mm Practice ammunition
05. Designed by
Josef Nickl
06. Design date
1910 (Upscaled model 1910
07. In service date(s)
Since release in 1914 throughout WW1 and WW2
08. Adopted by
German Army (Primarily Navy and Air Force) who ordered about 100000 Brazilian Navy Popular with police and paramilitary groups around the world
09. Production quantities
Approximately 500000 (Hundreds of thousands more if the 1914/34 variant is counted)
10. Mechanism
Short recoil blowback semi automatic pistol
11. Weight
600g
12. Mountings
Combination holster/sholder stock which could be attached to the pistol in the same manner as the well known Mauser C96
13. Practicality in action
8 shot removable box magazine, moderate recoil, sufficiently powerful cartridge for its intended purpose
14. Comments / Other information
The Mauser 1914 pistol is a scaled up version of the Mauser 1910 which in turn is chambered in 6.35mm Browning (also known as .25 ACP or 6.35×16mmSR). There is a number of variants of the 1914 pistol available