Introduced due to competitive pressure from Astra's Spanish-made Broomhandle pistols, especially in the lucrative Chinese market, the 1932 Schnellfeuer took everything people loved about the Broomhandle and cranked it to 11. The result was a compact machine pistol, which could be reconfigured to a carbine as needed, feed from 10 and 20 round detachable box magazines (without sacrificing clip loading), and could either tap out single rounds semi-automatically or let rip at 900+ RPM on full auto. Needless to say, the target audience (China) went for it wholeheartedly, and sales only terminated when Japan joined the Axis Powers, making export to Chiang Kai-shek's Kuomintang unacceptable. Schnellfeuers are also known to have been used on both sides of the Spanish Civil War, as well as being used as a secondary Wehrmacht sidearm as well as by the Waffen-SS. Included with this particular Schnellfeuer is a set of paperwork from one Kenneth Haslett, an American solider hailing from St. Elmo, Illinois. On 28 September 1945, in an unspecified location in the European theater, then-First Sergeant Haslett declared as a war trophy "ONE (1) GERMAN MAUSER CAL 32 NO 83408", which then came home with him. On returning home, he did the proper diligence with the Treasury Department, documenting the item as a Deactivated War Trophy with a welded breech. This weld was removed at an unrecorded date, and the machine pistol issued a tax stamp; as the original registration was made prior to the 1986 cutoff, this is now a fully transferrable machine gun. Blade front and 1,000-meter tangent rear sights, with "crown/crown/U" and "Nazi Eagle" proofs on the upper left chamber flat, three-line address marks on the top flat and right side of the frame, and the Mauser banner on the left side, immediately behind the "N" and "R" marked selector switch. A set of 12-groove hardwood grips, hand-marked "GODESKI/5175" on the interiors. The included hardwood shoulder stock bears additional markings from a Joe Godeski, both ink and carved, along with a leather harness and a cleaning rod.

Very fine, with 85% plus of the original blue finish, showing some bright edge wear, a few hints of gray and brown patina, and scattered handling marks. Some heat discoloration is visible around the chamber, possibly from either the original weld or the re-activation effort. The grips are good, with some minor dents. The modified replacement Model 1930 stock is good, with a long glued crack at the throat, dents, scuffs and sanding, and the harness shows wear and tear. The selector switch is currently stuck on "N" (semi-auto); otherwise the gun is mechanically fine. NOTE: This item is restricted as a National Firearms Act (NFA), fully transferable Class 3, which is registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, (BATFE) that is classified as a "Curios or Relic" as defined in 27 CFR, 478.11. These weapons are still subject to the provisions of 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44 and 27 CFR part 478.