[Kyrie]

Hi Thomas,


Welcome to the forum, and double congratulations! Firstly upon your recent marriage and secondly upon having a wonderful friend!


Concerning your questions...


Yes sir, "S/42" and "1938" would indicate a Luger produced by Mauser, for the German military, in 1938. It should also have a series of inspection and acceptance marks, and a firing proof, on the right front of the barrel extension. The same firing proof should be found on the barrel and breechblock. Check out the "Owners' Corner" of this site for photographs, and the "Technical Information" section for inspection/acceptance and proof markings


Mismatched magazines are not unusual. There is about zero chance of ever finding the original magazines.


The holster sounds like a P.38 holster. Reproduction holsters may be found from any number of sources, as can reproduction loading tools. If you want an original holster, be braced to pay a minimum of about $150 for it. You will need a spare magazine for the holster. Current production Luger magazines run about $25 - an original and proper magazine will run over $100. The proper holster did not have a cleaning rod compartment, so that's one expense you may not have.


If the P.38 holster is original and in good condition you may be able to sell it for almost enough to buy the proper, original, Luger holster


Your copy of "Third Reich Lugers" is defective - it should not have a blank page. By all means return it to Amazon. Rather than having Amazon send a replacement, you may want to deal directly with the author. Jan Still's URL is:


http://www.alaska.net/~jcstill/


And his e-mail address is:


jcstill@alaska.net


I hope this helps some, and welcome once more to the Luger Forum. It's always a pleasure to meet another fan of the Pistole Parabellum!


Best regards,


Kyrie