Heavy pistols, especially for the 32acp, but typically well made Mauser mfg. Even the war-time mfg era pistols, though having the rougher finish, still perform as well as commercial models.
I don't have any experience with the post-war mfg pistols, but the pre war has one weak point,,that being the firing pin. It is very fragile and it's machined shape necessary for operation in the rotating safety mechanism makes it prone to breakage. I've seen a few broken during dissassembly by a somewhat less than knowledgeable but well meaning person.
I've replaced more than a few over the years, replacements are still available from parts dealers it seems though they're not cheap. Postwar mfg may have elliminated the problem, but I really don't know.
Postwar, the French assembled quite few into 1946/47 when they had control of the Mauser Works,,, same construction as the wartime models.
Mauser, back up and running in W Germany later on, made them from late 60's thru to the mid/late 70's. They sold the rights to it to an Italian company after that (Renato Gamba I think).
I like the HSc and I'll add the Sauer 38H to the list.
