Mauser 1912, 14 in. 45 ACP at James D Julia

Before World War One, the Mauser company tried to make a followup automatic pistol to replace its famous C96 Broomhandle design with something more modern. The result was a very successful pocket pistol in. 25ACP and. 32ACP, and a series of unsuccessful blowback and delayed blowback service pistols in 9mm and. 45ACP. This particular one is an intermediate example, with an internal delayed blowback system and buffer spring, but before the designers turned to a flaps