Monthly Archives: April 2010

Mauser HSc Pistol

The following report on the Mauser HSc pistol was published in Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   7.65-mm Mauser Pistol Model HSc (7.65-mm MAUSER PISTOLE, MODELL HSc)  The Mauser … Continue reading

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Marder II “Kohlenklau”

The Marder II (SdKfz. 131) was an open-topped, lightly-armored German tank destroyer armed with a 7.5 cm Pak 40 antitank gun built on the obsolete Panzer II chassis. The Marder II shown in these photographs was nicknamed “Kohlenklau” (coal thief), … Continue reading

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