Newbie, Thrown Into The Luger World By Accident

DonVoigt · 08-25-2022, 10:06 PM

The "m" does not mean Mauser, it is a part of the serial number.
Lugers were numbered in series by year and started with 1-10000 no suffix, then an "a" suffix,
then "b", etc. Not an absolute but accurate for the most part.

The S/42 code is or was on top of the middle toggle link.

Your side plate, L piece, trigger, and sear bar and plunger all must work together and be fitted to each other and to the frame to work correctly. The plunger and spring would be a likely suspect, but not the only one.

You might get farther along more quickly by buying a new sear bar- if rusted/stuck the tiny spring is probably Kaput. The spring is near impossible to find by itself.

08-25-2022, 10:06 PM	#11
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,682 Thanks: 1,443 Thanked 4,356 Times in 2,041 Posts	The "m" does not mean Mauser, it is a part of the serial number. Lugers were numbered in series by year and started with 1-10000 no suffix, then an "a" suffix, then "b", etc. Not an absolute but accurate for the most part. The S/42 code is or was on top of the middle toggle link. Your side plate, L piece, trigger, and sear bar and plunger all must work together and be fitted to each other and to the frame to work correctly. The plunger and spring would be a likely suspect, but not the only one. You might get farther along more quickly by buying a new sear bar- if rusted/stuck the tiny spring is probably Kaput. The spring is near impossible to find by itself. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie