Questions on a 1938 S/42

[ecoman]

This is a 1938 S/42 commercial. The serial is in the correct range as in the Mauser Parabellum book by Hallock and Van DeKant. I just sold one a few months back (5532V). I still have another one in great condition (5200V) that got diverted to the police. These are very rare. They made somewhere in the neighborhood of 250-300 of these. For some reason the military coded toggle links were used on these pistols instead of the Mauser banner. Your gun has seen some use, but appears original. Depending on what you spent, you might have done quite well on this pick up. These do not turn up often. Hope this helps.