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06-13-2001, 11:09 PM

The pistol had two magazines with the serial number on them when it left the factory but few kept the original magazines over the decades.

The original byf 41's often had black bakelite stocks. I have heard of one with brown bakelite stocks but that is rare if not unknown. The old collector's rule of thumb is 80% byf41's were wood stocks and 20% were black bakelite.

In the 1960's a lot of lugers got black Franzite brand stocks. These look superficially like the originals but have Franzite on the back surface.

Be sure to check the firing pin and hold open latch for matching serial number.

06-13-2001, 11:09 PM	#8
mac Guest Posts: n/a	Re: P.08, byf, 1941 "Black Stocks" The pistol had two magazines with the serial number on them when it left the factory but few kept the original magazines over the decades. The original byf 41's often had black bakelite stocks. I have heard of one with brown bakelite stocks but that is rare if not unknown. The old collector's rule of thumb is 80% byf41's were wood stocks and 20% were black bakelite. In the 1960's a lot of lugers got black Franzite brand stocks. These look superficially like the originals but have Franzite on the back surface. Be sure to check the firing pin and hold open latch for matching serial number.