samnev
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Thanks for a great write up on the HSC.

Just an update on mine. The new Wolff barrel recoil spring arrived today. It was quite a bit longer than the old worn out one. After double springing the mag and now installing the new Wolff recoil spring, the gun is running flawlessly. Also got a new mag spring and hammer spring, but I'll just keep them in a little parts baggie, along with the old recoil spring as back up spare parts.
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No - factory records show that the "01" prefix designates the .380 models. You may have a factory mis-stamp or someone switched frames/slides along the way. My .380 (illustrated) has an "01" prefix, which is proper. Incidentally, Dillon's Blue Press catalog/magazine will feature this article as the centerpiece for the April issue, which will come out in early March.
Hope this helps.
John
I know this post was almost 3 years ago, however I have an interesting twist to this post. I too, have a 9mm Kurz that the serial number starts with 00. Now before you give me the same answer...my serial number is one digit (last digit off of the previous poster!!!!!)
Your thoughts?
Sounds like a small series of factory boo-boos to me. This is evidently not singular, but strangely coincidental, as two from the same batch of serials have the out-of-the-ordinary .380 prefix. I'm suspecting these were "monday" guns where some .32 caliber frames got processed into .380s. Who knows? Interesting, though.
John
Thanks for the quick response John!
Any ideas on how I can research this further? I tried sending the original poster a message, but it doesn't look like he's been around past 2013. This IS interesting and puts a twist on putting a value on the gun (my original trek that lead me to this forum! ....and the sequential serial numbers! How rare to run across that! )
Terry
perhaps there is a forum similar to this one on the interweb - ???
John
I just purchased a mauser model HSc 380 acp. I tried it on the field and was surprised by its good aim and firing cycle. Of course I'll load it with fmj.My post-war Interarms .380 worked just fine after being advised
that it was designed with ball ammo in mind.
Works fine now, thanks for starting this, John.
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