As a side note, at the last Colo Springs gunshow a guy was selling several lugers including a near mint (metal) byf42. Odd thing, though, was that the back half of the gun was 0% finish. The only blue was on the barrel, chamber, and frame front. I have no idea how it got that way. All the guns were consignments and had condition problems. The story told was that the seller was in financial trouble and wanted around $1200 for the pistol. He refused to sell any of his guns when the best offer he could get was $450.
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