NAVSNIPER,
Welcome to the Lugerforum!
Congratulations on receiving such a wonderful gift from your father-in-law...
You have correctly identified your Luger as the type known as the "black widow" which is not really anything but a marketing ploy by a large Luger dealer... It is so named because it is completely blued, including the small parts which prior to 1937 had been "strawed"...
The gun was made by Mauser (whose code in 1941 was byf)... It is an excellent Luger being the last original production with the finest of materials and production methods. It is not a rare piece, but to collectors condition is everything... Do you have any accessories that came with the gun? Holsters, Magazines, tools, etc. ? These would increase the value to a collector, but if I were you I would never sell it since it has family history...
A tutorial for posting photos is the top entry in the Site Help & Feedback forum...
May I ask what outfit your father-in-law served with while fighting in Italy? My Dad served there with the 39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division.
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regards, -John S
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