Thanks Frank,
This sort of stuff is absolutely fascinating and I'm constantly amazed at the research that people have done. I'll try to post some pics of the Lugers in the next few days. They're not in fabulous condition but I like them. As all my guns are dewats anyway the condition scarcely matters.
By the way, I wasn't clear in my report of what Still said - he meant 2% of 1939 code 42 pistols had black grips. The black grip figures for 1941 and 1942 are quoted as 20% in his book.
In my own personal sample the figures are 50% black grips on 1939 code 42s, 100% black grips on BYF41s and 100% wood grips on BYF 42s. :-)
Cheers,
John
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