Late Mauser small parts bluing

whcoyote · 03-21-2012, 09:12 PM

Side plate is correctly numbered - inside and out. The inside of the sideplate on WWII Mausers is one number higher than the first two numbers of the S/N - in this case one higher than the first number as it is a three-digit S/N. So "8" would be correct for the inside. As for authenticity, I can't say - only numbered correctly.

CJS57 · 06-19-2013, 07:04 PM

I have Mauser Banner dated 42 and serial 8300y, a fully matching and commercially proofed gun that I believe was assembled at Mauser before the end of the war with what ever parts were on hand. My gun also has some blued small parts that are normally in the white, muzzle, sideplate lever etc. I also see some almost matte areas but not as much as the subject gun. I see no sign of reblue on my gun either. Except as mentioned by others, I do believe some of the parts were re-blued by Mauser at Mauser before May 1945. Some of the stated opinions are trying to apply pre-war and mid-war rules to these late war commercial guns. In the late period the rules and practices were not so strict especially on commercial guns.

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03-21-2012, 09:12 PM	#1
whcoyote User Join Date: May 2008 Location: SW Virginia Posts: 75 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	Side plate is correctly numbered - inside and out. The inside of the sideplate on WWII Mausers is one number higher than the first two numbers of the S/N - in this case one higher than the first number as it is a three-digit S/N. So "8" would be correct for the inside. As for authenticity, I can't say - only numbered correctly.

06-19-2013, 07:04 PM	#2
CJS57 User Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 224 Thanks: 0 Thanked 81 Times in 41 Posts	I have Mauser Banner dated 42 and serial 8300y, a fully matching and commercially proofed gun that I believe was assembled at Mauser before the end of the war with what ever parts were on hand. My gun also has some blued small parts that are normally in the white, muzzle, sideplate lever etc. I also see some almost matte areas but not as much as the subject gun. I see no sign of reblue on my gun either. Except as mentioned by others, I do believe some of the parts were re-blued by Mauser at Mauser before May 1945. Some of the stated opinions are trying to apply pre-war and mid-war rules to these late war commercial guns. In the late period the rules and practices were not so strict especially on commercial guns.