The only real drawback is that it’s a bit picky on what ammo it seems to like. For what it’s worth I also find the HSc to be quite aesthetically pleasing (I also appreciate guns from an artistic perspective). A total of 252,000 HSc pistols were made during World War II, with 137,000 purchased by the German Army, 27,000 by the. 380 military grade ammo and my HSc ate it just fine with no jams.īottom line, in my experience the Renato Gamba HSc is well made, accurate and ergonomically very comfortable to hold and carry (I have big hands and this is the first small form factor handgun I have found that works for me). When the HSc (Hahn Selbstspanner modell C double-action model C) did go into production, the guns were serial numbered starting with 700,000, to pick up where Mauser 1914/34 pistol production ended. To test this I got my hands on some surplus. Made ammo isn’t quite as “hot” as the old euro military grade ammo is and that this is likely the cause of the jamming. After consulting a friend of mine who has much experience with WWII and post WWII European firearms he told me that the HSc’s were designed for european military grade ammo and most modern U.S. After about 200-250 rounds fired, the pistol fired smoothly but still jammed occasionally. Subsequent magazines of ammo jammed less and less. The first mag I fired, it jammed just about every other round. This assumption seemed to be confirmed the first time I took it to the range. By the looks of it, I’d bet it had never been fired before. I bought it at a pawn shop a few years ago. More information on the marking variants of the HSc (and some nice detailed photos) can be found at Pistols of the German Wehrmacht. As with most contemporary pistols, they used a heel-mounted magazine release and a safety on the slide. 32ACP (postwar variants were also made in 9x17mm). Mechanically, the HSc is a simple blowback design, chambered for. A total of 252,000 HSc pistols were made during World War II, with 137,000 purchased by the German Army, 27,000 by the Navy, 28,000 by various police units, and 59,000 sold commercially (including many sales to soldiers who were not issued pistols). When the HSc ( Hahn Selbstspanner modell C double-action model C) did go into production, the guns were serial numbered starting with #700,000, to pick up where Mauser 1914/34 pistol production ended. The German Arms Bureau did not allow production to begin until 1940, however, as it wanted Mauser to focus on production of military contracts. Development began in 1934, and was ready for mass production in 1938. The HSc was Mauser’s attempt to compete with the highly successful Walther PP design.
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