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Marvin · 03-26-2006, 08:14 AM

Well guys, after 2 1/2 years not buying a Luger, I picked up the 41 "byf" yesterday. It is stamped 41 with "byf", E/655 E/655, S/N 9322n. Blue is very close to 95-96% with most of the wear on the left sideplate and the left front muzzle. The front and rear gripstrap has some minor wear. Overall a very nice pistol.

Now I have a question......the S/N in the "n" block is an early "byf" stamp; probably in late February or early March 1941. On Jan Still's Forum, he is compiling data and here is a quote from the "Sticky": "There were only 20,000 lugers produced in the â??nâ? and â??oâ? blocks. If the 41 42code Luger production is increased in the â??nâ? and â??oâ? blocks, the 1940 42 code and 41 byf code will have to be proportionally decreased. I suspect that the production estimate of 20,000 41 42 code Lugers, ignored the overlap in serial ranges and simply assigned all the â??nâ? and â??oâ? production to the 41 42 code." With this information, this should make the "byf" in the "N" block fairly rare; is this a correct assumption? If my assumption is correct, would there be an increase in value over other suffix blocks?

I had to get out my books, I must be getting old as there were a LOT of things about Lugers I had forgotten, LOL. I will try to get some photos this afternoon to post on this thread. Thanks for the help guys!

03-26-2006, 08:14 AM	#1
Marvin User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Upstate S.C. Posts: 1,132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	New 41 "byf" Arrives Well guys, after 2 1/2 years not buying a Luger, I picked up the 41 "byf" yesterday. It is stamped 41 with "byf", E/655 E/655, S/N 9322n. Blue is very close to 95-96% with most of the wear on the left sideplate and the left front muzzle. The front and rear gripstrap has some minor wear. Overall a very nice pistol. Now I have a question......the S/N in the "n" block is an early "byf" stamp; probably in late February or early March 1941. On Jan Still's Forum, he is compiling data and here is a quote from the "Sticky": "There were only 20,000 lugers produced in the â??nâ? and â??oâ? blocks. If the 41 42code Luger production is increased in the â??nâ? and â??oâ? blocks, the 1940 42 code and 41 byf code will have to be proportionally decreased. I suspect that the production estimate of 20,000 41 42 code Lugers, ignored the overlap in serial ranges and simply assigned all the â??nâ? and â??oâ? production to the 41 42 code." With this information, this should make the "byf" in the "N" block fairly rare; is this a correct assumption? If my assumption is correct, would there be an increase in value over other suffix blocks? I had to get out my books, I must be getting old as there were a LOT of things about Lugers I had forgotten, LOL. I will try to get some photos this afternoon to post on this thread. Thanks for the help guys!