Happy Birthday to Meee...
 

OK, so I'm a few days early. all matching, x mag, which is proper.

WELL HELL!! Happy Birthday!! Looks like you got a nice gift!! :D

All I got was a pair of slippers!

Oh sure, Mom always did like you best...

Happy 'soon to be' Birthday Fred.

Happy birthday. Enjoy your now piece; its a real keeper. :)

Charlie

WOW!! beautiful Luger!! Where did you find her? any history? Congrats and Happy Birthday...

Happy birthday
 

Lovely Luger ! Congratulation :thumbup:

A noted Luger reference book writer once told me that the 1936 S/42 was the best finished rust blued Luger produced by Mauser, or at least that is what my feeble brain seems to remember. Your '36 looks like a nice one!!:jumper:

Thank you all! it is the best I have, and have seen in terms of finish and lack of wear.

FN

Fred,
I see that the first two digits of the S#, '71' are stamped on the inside of the sideplate. I thought Mauser stamped the first two digits +one. In this case it would be '72'. Is there a transition (serial # range) from one way to the other?

PS. I don't have Still's Third Reich Lugers. I'm waiting for the rewrite, and also Joop's upcoming Mauser Luger book.

MFC,

That changed over time. Maybe some of the 'Old guys" can help me here. I've read it, but can't find it now. They went from no marks inside, to first two digits, to first two + one.

FN

MFC & FNorm, Look in FAQ in the section New Collectors Forum.

:cheers: