DATA REQUEST for 42 byf Lugers

mltdwn12 · 02-07-2011, 05:27 PM

Greeting, just found the site and I'm working my way through the posts. But as for your request for data, here's mine;

42 byf
5038 b
8.82

Anyway to tell when this was made? Given the P.08 and swazstika markings I assume in the 1930's?

Craig

Frank · 02-07-2011, 06:57 PM

Craig, thanks for the data on your 42 byf. The "42" is the year of production. Your Luger was completed in January 1942.

mltdwn12 · 02-08-2011, 07:39 PM

What was the Black Widow thing I've read about?

Great forum by the way!

Frank · 02-09-2011, 07:02 AM

Craig, The "Black Widow" is a name that was coined by a dealer to promote the sales of Lugers with Black Bakelite Grips and Black Plastic fxo magazine bottoms. These were not selling well, so he made them "more desirable" by the name "Black Widow". Most collectors DO NOT like the term!

Hope this answers your question.

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02-07-2011, 05:27 PM	#1
mltdwn12 User Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Greeting, just found the site and I'm working my way through the posts. But as for your request for data, here's mine; 42 byf 5038 b 8.82 Anyway to tell when this was made? Given the P.08 and swazstika markings I assume in the 1930's? Craig

02-07-2011, 06:57 PM	#2
Frank RIP Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hot & Dry PHX, AZ Posts: 2,078 Thanks: 24 Thanked 166 Times in 87 Posts	Craig, thanks for the data on your 42 byf. The "42" is the year of production. Your Luger was completed in January 1942.

02-08-2011, 07:39 PM	#3
mltdwn12 User Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What was the Black Widow thing I've read about? Great forum by the way!

02-09-2011, 07:02 AM	#4
Frank RIP Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hot & Dry PHX, AZ Posts: 2,078 Thanks: 24 Thanked 166 Times in 87 Posts	Craig, The "Black Widow" is a name that was coined by a dealer to promote the sales of Lugers with Black Bakelite Grips and Black Plastic fxo magazine bottoms. These were not selling well, so he made them "more desirable" by the name "Black Widow". Most collectors DO NOT like the term! Hope this answers your question.