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Frank · 06-12-2005, 05:39 PM

Hi Mark, the "byf" is the German Ordnance Code for Mauser, signifying that Mauser built the weapon. This code was initiated in 1941 and was in existance until 1945 when the Germans changed Mauser's Code to "svw".

06-12-2005, 05:39 PM	#13
Frank RIP Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hot & Dry PHX, AZ Posts: 2,078 Thanks: 24 Thanked 164 Times in 87 Posts	Hi Mark, the "byf" is the German Ordnance Code for Mauser, signifying that Mauser built the weapon. This code was initiated in 1941 and was in existance until 1945 when the Germans changed Mauser's Code to "svw".