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Jimbo · 07-29-2002, 11:28 PM

Hello Bill Munis,

You know, maybe I made a mistake and this gun is not all original. The extractor and toggle rear axle are not stamped. But there are so many unexpected Luger variations out there such as the out-of-sequence 1940 s/42 and the 42-42, that while the blank extractor and axle seemed improbable, they did not seem impossible.

First, does anyone else own a 1939 Mauser from the late transition "r" block for comparison?

Second Bill, can you cite an authoritative source that no Mauser Luger ever left the factory with a blank toggle rear axle? I'm not saying it is not improbable, but when you state that ALL Mauser Lugers had stamped toggle rear axles, do you mean to imply that in 900,000 produced not one -- not a single one -- ever left the factory that way.

For myself, I can envision some stupidity where the box of stamped axles was misplaced. And having a few dozen final "r" block s/42s awaiting assembly while the entire Mauser effort was being transition to the 42 codes and the later proof stamps, maybe it just wasn't worth it to go back and stamp the axles for those few s/42 Lugers and they just said, "aw, the heck with it send them out."

Not exactly how I envision the ever-efficient Germans.

Orv, are you certain as well that no Mauser Luger ever left the factory with a blank toggle rear axle?

Thanks for the help as if it could be authoritatively proved that ALL Mauser small parts were stamped, then this thread would serve to help me and others to know that if even 1 small part is blank the Luger COULD NOT POSSIBLY BE all original.

Thanks.

Jimbo

07-29-2002, 11:28 PM	#4
Jimbo User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SF CA Posts: 167 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hello Bill Munis, You know, maybe I made a mistake and this gun is not all original. The extractor and toggle rear axle are not stamped. But there are so many unexpected Luger variations out there such as the out-of-sequence 1940 s/42 and the 42-42, that while the blank extractor and axle seemed improbable, they did not seem impossible. First, does anyone else own a 1939 Mauser from the late transition "r" block for comparison? Second Bill, can you cite an authoritative source that no Mauser Luger ever left the factory with a blank toggle rear axle? I'm not saying it is not improbable, but when you state that ALL Mauser Lugers had stamped toggle rear axles, do you mean to imply that in 900,000 produced not one -- not a single one -- ever left the factory that way. For myself, I can envision some stupidity where the box of stamped axles was misplaced. And having a few dozen final "r" block s/42s awaiting assembly while the entire Mauser effort was being transition to the 42 codes and the later proof stamps, maybe it just wasn't worth it to go back and stamp the axles for those few s/42 Lugers and they just said, "aw, the heck with it send them out." Not exactly how I envision the ever-efficient Germans. Orv, are you certain as well that no Mauser Luger ever left the factory with a blank toggle rear axle? Thanks for the help as if it could be authoritatively proved that ALL Mauser small parts were stamped, then this thread would serve to help me and others to know that if even 1 small part is blank the Luger COULD NOT POSSIBLY BE all original. Thanks. Jimbo