luger P08 42 portuguese contract ?
 

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pepe -

Your English is excellent! :thumbup:

Unfortunately, I know nothing about Portuguese Contract Lugers...but I'm looking forward to your fotos! ;)

pepe, 42 byf Luger serial number 1069m is part of the Portuguese Contract. Some were parkerized, others remain blued. Congratulations!! Looking forward to see the potos.

Thanks frank
Can you tell more about this contract.How many guns ,year , etc ?

From Portugal i only knew the early lugers MPand Navy and later the mauser GNR 7,65
regards pepe

pepe, there were around 5,000 to 5,500 Lugers that were part of the Portuguese Contract. These were completed in late 1942 and early 1943. These were called Model 1943 or M43. It looks like yours is an all blue version.

I have 2363m which is lightly parkerized and had 1002m which was heavely parkerized.

Hope this helps!

wwww

Hi Pepe,

I'm jumping in simply because you may know the word, "empabonado", it is a dull, chemical coatng to protect metal. On military guins, it is usually a gray/green color.

Hello,

I bought a complete rig of such a 943 portuguese luger
for 750.- euros several weeks ago.

I think 1200 dollars just for the gun is to much.

regards

Otto

Hi Pepe

Simpson Ltd has a couple of of similar guns on their web site.
They are high in their prices, but give you an idea of what the high price might be.

I have seen these go for about $1500, here in the states.

Otto may be correct for his area

http://www.simpsonltd.com

Look carefully for mixed parts, very common on Portuguese Lugers as they stayed in service for so long. Look at the grips of the gun in question, they look a little to good to be original, untouched. Also the safety marking does not appear to have any white left, may not be a concern but often removed during refinishing.


Good luck!

Vern

pepe,
thanks for sharing the pictures
I would guess this one currently would bring at least $1200 on gunbroker

the left side picture looks ok for the small chamfer that bridges the flat side to the rounded chamber area at the very top front edge of the slide/receiver

but the right side picture that same chamfer looks buffed/blended some, so I would look for other buffed clues

these 41/42 mausers usually have thin chamfer bridge areas originally, like the left ( safety ) side of this luger

the grips look like finer checkering than the original, but look much better than originals appearance to me

Frank,
any idea who I could contact / disposition of the portuguese 1002 m ?
I like the heavy parked lugers look

thanks,
Bill

I agree that the grips are modern replacements.

If you have any interest, I have a correct holster for this luger priced at $275.00 Pics if interested. An unusual and rare holster. David bayfieldz@comcast.net

Hello,

Here are some pics of my rig´s.

I like those luger´s because they where the last
produced at Mauser during the WW2, and had been
in service till the 1970´s in portgal. Good quality .....

regards

Otto

Bill, I don't know where the 1002m is right now. I bought it from a guy in New Mexico that claimed it was all matching. It wasn't, so I sent it back. This was 5 to 10 years ago. Sorry.

pepe, I think you have the answer on price. If it is all matching (including the internal parts) I believe it is right on the edge of the acceptable price, maybe a bit on the high side. Good Luck.

In addition, most, if not all, M43 Lugers had Black Bakalite (Plastic Like) Grips.

Since you found it in Portugal, it most likely was part of the last Mauser PO8s in the 42BYF m & n suffix ranges, sold to Portugal & Bulgaria in 1943, since by then the German military was purchasing the P38 and they were still winning the war. Most of these were probably produced with the standard checkered wood grips, but as they wore out, the Porugese replaced them with their locally made black plastic grips. TH

hi

i would life to thank you all for the information supplied on this gun that i finally bough

regards
pepe