Hi all. For those who remember me, I joined the Forum a few weeks ago while I was contemplating my first luger purchase. Since then, I have been out of the net and unable to give an update (Ah, the life of a soldier). Anyway, I purchased the S/42 1937 for a total of $469. It is all matching as far as I can tell. I broke it down according to the disassembly instructions given on this site. The only important parts I found not carrying the last two digits of the SN# were the firing pin spring guide (unmarked) and the extractor (marked "geladen"). Is this normal? The seller told me it had been refinished but I'm unsure. How do you tell? The magazine is not matching, but is marked with the appropriate WA stamps. The front of the frame is marked with the German script letter "r". None of the parts have been strawed, which I think is correct for this gun. The grips are black plastic, unmarked and without the bullseye found on the East German post war replacements. I'm sure they are repros, but from where? I've attached two photos to help anyone who may be able to give me some info on my new pride and joy. The link below the picture is a photo of the other side. Keep shooting! -Denny
http://boards.rennlist.com/upload/myluger2.jpg
http://boards.rennlist.com/upload/myluger1.jpg