BYF 42 Questions

[alvin]

Originally Posted by 300zero

No 22 or 55. period. I have been told by many collectors as well as gun shops that deal with these types of weapons that are later models it isn't uncommon to see numbers off by one.

I believe people got confused on Luger and P38. I heard that it's not uncommon to see mismatched P38 made in 1945 (it's a feature, not a defect from P38 collectible point of view.... although I have not figured out how do collectors know that's 'legitimate' factory mismatch , probably correlated with s/n range, but that's off topic). German was losing the war and the Reich was about to collapse, and there were some unusual desperate practice. Make sense.

For Luger, it's a different story. Bulk making stopped in 1942 (?). The tide did not turn until 1943. In 1942, The Third Reich was at its apex. Making mismatched guns, and not uncommon? no, highly unlikely.

[300zero]

Originally Posted by alvin

I believe people got confused on Luger and P38. I heard that it's not uncommon to see mismatched P38 made in 1945 (it's a feature, not a defect from P38 collectible point of view.... although I have not figured out how do collectors know that's 'legitimate' factory mismatch ). German was losing the war and the Reich was about to collapse, and there were some unusual desperate practice. Make sense.

For Luger, it's a different story. Bulk making stopped in 1942 (?). The tide did not turn until 1943. In 1942, The Third Reich was at its apex. Making mismatched guns, and not uncommon? no, highly unlikely.

Thank you for the input! I'm just learning these weapons. Very interesterd, but A LOT to take in. That's why I am here, to learn. Thanks again, very helpful.

[Jason L]

Originally Posted by alvin

I believe people got confused on Luger and P38. I heard that it's not uncommon to see mismatched P38 made in 1945 (it's a feature, not a defect from P38 collectible point of view.... although I have not figured out how do collectors know that's 'legitimate' factory mismatch , probably correlated with s/n range, but that's off topic). German was losing the war and the Reich was about to collapse, and there were some unusual desperate practice. Make sense.

For Luger, it's a different story. Bulk making stopped in 1942 (?). The tide did not turn until 1943. In 1942, The Third Reich was at its apex. Making mismatched guns, and not uncommon? no, highly unlikely.

Alvin,
A 1945 Walther P.38 mis- match is easy to spot because of the proofs.Most Military Walther have E/359, test proof, E/359 on the right side of the slide. The ac45 factory mis match only has one E/359 on the right side, that is it.On most examples the parts are from the C block.Here is an example from my collection.