Value of BYF 41

[MAUSER88]

Originally Posted by mrerick

In that year, the inside of the side plate will have the first one or two digits of the serial number plus one. Your serial is 6729? so the plate should have "68" inside and "29" outside. One plate in 10,000 matches a Luger.

Marc

Any idea why that was done? What would be the logic behind doing that if the outside was stamped with the original last two digits of the serial number?

[John Sabato]

Originally Posted by MAUSER88

Any idea why that was done? What would be the logic behind doing that if the outside was stamped with the original last two digits of the serial number?

Not a clue! I have always wondered that myself, but I have seen enough byf made Lugers to know that this rule applies in this instance. While there are always "exceptions", and all general statements are false including this one...IF there is no "68" stamped inside this sideplate, it is not likely the original sideplate to this Luger.