hope this helps
 

I am not good with a camera hope you can make it out.

Do you guys think it is a fake?

Thanks to all you all have a lot of knowledge that I can only work on learning.

Eric

Eric,
I asked the same question years ago.
"If it's made after 1918 it's a reproduction" This is Ron's signature. It is at the bottom of all of his post. It's a tongue in cheek statememt.He is partial to early Lugers. It is the last year Erfurt and "DWM" made Lugers. DWM was renamed BKIW after WWI.
PS. Your Luger looks fine.

That "signature" gets me in more trouble:)! I collect the early Imperial era Lugers. Up until 1918 Lugers were only manufactured by DWM and Erfurt. After WWI, manufacture was reverted to other firms (Mauser, Krieghoff, Simson, etc), therefore "original" Lugers by DWM and Erfurt were no longer made, only "repros"...it is a joke, but evidently not a very good one since I have to explain it:).

oh ok I get it. Sorry since I am new I needed the extra info. Thank You very much for your time and effort in helping me.

I have a Code 42 dated 1940 with straw colored trigger and other small parts. I was told by the previous owner it is all original. Is this possible or was the Luger refinished at some point? Thanks in advance.

David,
All 1940/42's were salt blued, dipped, including the small parts. The last of the military Lugers that were rust blued w/strawed small parts was in early 1937. Some of the commercials (Mauser Banners) were still rust blued after that.

Hello

very usefull post Jan !!!!

I just got a 1940 42 code , all matching, with ( I think ) replaced grips.... according to your pictures the magazine should be of a "square" bottom type, with a small hole inside the"button "

My magazine look like those of the 1939 variation, that have "rounded" bottoms and no hole in the "button" .... there are any markings on the magazine body... Do I have a "reworked magazine " ?
strange thing : I got exactly the same type of magazine with a swiss 06/29 ( means the second swiss magazine had been replaced with a german one ) but with any marking ?? thanks for a replay

There was an overlap of two magazine types in early 1940 and both would be correct. One was stamped E/655 like yours. The other was stamped E/37 and 122 on the body and was the newer type. The bottom was center pinned.

Many thanks Tom for your information !

In fact I didn't realise :rolleyes: that the hole on side of bottom was for the pinning.....


Would be fine if someone having a 42 in the same range of s/n, could tell me he has the same type of magazine