Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Co. is pleased to present this German semi-automatic pistol today for a penny-start auction; this is the CG Haenel Schmeisser Modell I!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: CG Haenel Schmeisser
Model: Modell I
Serial: 18792
Caliber: .25 ACP
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 2"
Optics/Sights: Fixed
Stock/Grips: Checkered Synthetic
Action: Semi-Automatic
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Model I Haenel Schmeisser bears a striking resemblance to the Zehna pistol manufactured by Emil Zehner. However, both the Zehna and the Haenel Schmeisser are based on the earlier Louis Schmeisser design. The Zehna and the Schmeisser Model I appear to have been made during the same period. Walter states that Zehner’s business may have been sold to Haenel in or around 1925, though the gun was reportedly still listed in catalogues as late as 1927. A letter on Alain’s Littlegun.Be site states that Hugo Schmeisser was married into the Zehner family. At first glance the Model I is a typical 6.35mm striker-fired unlocked breech vest pocket pistol similar to the 1906 FN Browning, but with an indicator to show that the striker is cocked. However, the barrel design is like that of the 1910 Mauser, with a vertical post beneath the chamber that fits into a hole in the frame, held in place by the recoil spring guide rod. The extractor is mounted externally on the right side of the gun, and there is no ejection port because the gun has an open-top slide.
Model: Modell I
Serial: 18792
Caliber: .25 ACP
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 2"
Optics/Sights: Fixed
Stock/Grips: Checkered Synthetic
Action: Semi-Automatic
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Model I Haenel Schmeisser bears a striking resemblance to the Zehna pistol manufactured by Emil Zehner. However, both the Zehna and the Haenel Schmeisser are based on the earlier Louis Schmeisser design. The Zehna and the Schmeisser Model I appear to have been made during the same period. Walter states that Zehner’s business may have been sold to Haenel in or around 1925, though the gun was reportedly still listed in catalogues as late as 1927. A letter on Alain’s Littlegun.Be site states that Hugo Schmeisser was married into the Zehner family. At first glance the Model I is a typical 6.35mm striker-fired unlocked breech vest pocket pistol similar to the 1906 FN Browning, but with an indicator to show that the striker is cocked. However, the barrel design is like that of the 1910 Mauser, with a vertical post beneath the chamber that fits into a hole in the frame, held in place by the recoil spring guide rod. The extractor is mounted externally on the right side of the gun, and there is no ejection port because the gun has an open-top slide.
The Schmeisser brother’s first patented innovation involves the method of field stripping the gun--the recoil spring guide rod, which retains the barrel (like the Mauser and the Type I and Type II Zehna), has a groove near the front which is used to pull the guide rod forward and out of engagement with the rear post of the barrel. The guide rod is then displaced to one side or the other and locked in the forward position. At this point, the barrel can be lifted out of the frame. An indent in the back of the magazine, facilitated by a half-moon cut in the baseplate, fits into the groove on the guide rod and is used to pull it out for disassembly. The second innovation involves the safety. The magazine cannot be removed unless the safety is on. The safety cannot be released until the magazine is reinserted. Hence, if a round is left in the chamber, it cannot be accidentally fired when the magazine is removed. With the safety on, the gun cannot be cocked, but the slide can be retracted in order to eject a round in the chamber. The Schmeisser Pistol was touted as being safe even for people who were unfamiliar with guns. Matthews states that production of the Model I began in 1920. However, it did not receive its Model I designation until the Model II appeared in 1927. Before that, it was simply known as “die Schmeisserpistole.” The gun was available in a blue or nickel finish. There are two variants of the Model I slide.
First Variant Model I: The first variant Schmeisser Pistol is distinguished by the distinct “hump” at the rear of the slide which rises up to form the rear sight. The grips have a monogram of an S intertwined with an H in an oval at the top. There are sixteen vertical triangular-cut slide serrations at the rear of the slide. The serial number is on the right side of the frame, just above and behind the trigger. The inscription on the left side of the slide is in sans-serif characters on one line and reads C.G. HAENEL SUHL, SCHMEISSER’S PATENT. A few guns have been noted without the comma. If for export, the gun was stamped on the left side of the frame, beneath the slide inscription, “MADE IN GERMANY”. On some guns, the “Made in Germany” was eliminated and the slide inscription included the word “Germany”--so it read C.G. HAENEL SUHL, GERMANY, SCHMEISSER’S PATENT on a single line.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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