</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by Mike Fitz:
<strong>He is a retired Police Officer and his wife and daughter wanted him to get rid of his guns because of his grandchildren.
He also obtained from this same Vet a 1938 Code 42 Mauser 98K rifle, ALL matching except for the bolt assembly which is partially matching. Lots of nice clear Waffenamts E/63, E/WaA63 & Nazi proofs on the metal & the stock.
The bad news is that the seller converted it to a sporter by cutting off the front approximately 8 inches of the stock.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Ah, a police officer. And that kind of hack to a K stock is the most common Bubba job you see. All is not lost though Mike. You could buy a correct replacement stock (or just a RC one) on eBay or GunBroker, if you feel like it, and got lucky. The correct type for a 42 code is a solid walnut type, with a flat buttplate, and preferably with a Herr stamp on the wood. You have an uncommon code, but that and the S/42s are the most typical pre-war K’s you seem to see.

A really nice Luger! To bad the retired police officer had to sell it for that reason.

The chances of me sell guns because of grandchildren is a -0. Not now, not ever, never!

It is fairly easy to render children "Gun Safe".
You just have to take the time to do it.

Cocked, Locked, Ready to Rock! :D

I make a pretty good effort to try and read every post that is made on the forums... but somehow I missed this one! That's a great Luger rig Mike... congrats! I know they are fairly common, but the byf Mauser production is my favorite... maybe because they were truely the last of the wartime production at Mauser...

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by Michigan Gunner:
<strong>A really nice Luger! To bad the retired police officer had to sell it for that reason.

The chances of me sell guns because of grandchildren is a -0. Not now, not ever, never!

It is fairly easy to render children "Gun Safe".
You just have to take the time to do it.

Cocked, Locked, Ready to Rock! :D </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">I agree.
In addition to the Luger rig & 98K I also got a nice P-38 (byf-44) which he got from the same Vet.
He was also selling a 6 inch barrel Colt O.P. and a 4 inch Colt Python that he carried as duty weapons for over 30 years.
Welcome to anti-gun New Jersey!!!
Best wishes for the Holidays
Mike
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by John Sabato:
<strong>I make a pretty good effort to try and read every post that is made on the forums... but somehow I missed this one! That's a great Luger rig Mike... congrats! I know they are fairly common, but the byf Mauser production is my favorite... maybe because they were truely the last of the wartime production at Mauser...</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Thanks John.
Very pleased with it.
As you guys have warned me, "Lugers can be addictive."
Best wishes for the Holidays,
Mike
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Mike,
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva"> Hi Bob,
Thanks for the information.
I wasn't sure about the side plate inside number because of what I read on this forum about the inside number being one higher then the first digit of the serial number. I thought possibly it should be 2. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">* In the essentially 4 digit numbering scheme Mauser used, your pistol is numbered "0017y". Rule after 1939 is 1 higher than the first two digits. So "00 + 1 = 1".
* I believe this applied to all single & two digit pistols (numbered below 100).
* Trust this helps.
Bob

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by RockinWR:
<strong>Mike,
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva"> Hi Bob,
Thanks for the information.
I wasn't sure about the side plate inside number because of what I read on this forum about the inside number being one higher then the first digit of the serial number. I thought possibly it should be 2. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">* In the essentially 4 digit numbering scheme Mauser used, your pistol is numbered "0017y". Rule after 1939 is 1 higher than the first two digits. So "00 + 1 = 1".
* I believe this applied to all single & two digit pistols (numbered below 100).
* Trust this helps.
Bob</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Thanks Bob.
Definitely helps.
Happy Holidays,
Mike
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