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Unread 08-23-2016, 04:04 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by mrerick View Post
Hi Greg, and welcome to the forum. Congratulations on your first Luger.

The "p" block of 10,000 pistols was made very early in 1941. It was the second block worked on that year - probably during January and February. It was also made during the time when Mauser was transitioning from the "42" manufacturer concealment code to the new "byf" code, which your pistol has. There were approximately 130,000 made in this variation. Yours would be one of the first few thousand.

Look inside the side-plate and you should find the number "10" stamped.

While the high edge wear on the Luger's finish would tend to indicate a fair amount of usage, there were also production process problems at Mauser that lead to bluing that looks almost translucent. I have a 1939 Mauser Luger that has this appearance, and this might be one too... Hard to judge from photos.

I agree with Ed's observations on the holster.

The metallurgy of these Mauser made Lugers was excellent, and represented an advance over the alloys used in earlier generation pistols.

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I was under the impression that during January and February 1941 Lugers were still being produced with the manufacturer code "42".

I think I was told somewhere that my 41 BYF 8024o had been
produced around May.

I've been wrong before.
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