1937 S/42 question re finish
 

I just bought a 1937 S/42. I got it at a good price because it has been reblued. Blue appears to be a quick dip blue without much buffing. Some of the parts are bright metal with the trigger badly strawed. I want to refinish the pistol properly because right now it looks like a $20 whore standing in the middle of a KIA showroom. :crying:

The serial number is 3615d. Can anybody tell me what the finish should be, rust blued or salt blued, and whether the parts should be strawed or not.

Thanks

Charlie

Charlie
Check your suffix again. Should not be a 1937 S-42 in a d block. At least not according to my references. Bill

Hi Bill, I totally agree. My records show the 1937 S/42 range from the mid P-Block, through the alphabet to about the mid B-Block. The D-Block is in the 1938 range (unless something screwy happened)

I looked closer under magnification. It looks like a 'p' canted at an angle to the right (Wrexham light font). Thanks Postino for the font. I would post a photo but my wife has the camera and is out of town.

Does this mean that its an early 1937?

Thanks

Charlie

Hi Charlie, please check all the numbers on the pistol to see if they match. Also add pictures of the Waffenamt Marks (Inspection Marks) on the right front of the receiver.