New member, gun pics

groucho111 · 03-12-2010, 09:54 AM

I recently inherited a 1938 S/42 that my wife's grandfather got during WWII. I don't know the history behind the gun yet. The grandfather is 90 and he gave it to my mother-in-law to give to me. She is going to see him sometime this month so I hope I can get some history on it.

I would like some information on the gun based on the markings that are on it. I attached some pictures to help out. I looked at several websites that talked about the markings but was a little overwhelmed by all the different variations. From what I found it is a military issue gun not commercial. from the markings is there a way to tell what type of military unit or division it was issued to?

The serial number on it is 9991 and all the parts match. 91 all over it. I only have the gun and one magazine. Serial number on the magazine does not match.

If someone would give me a ballpark value based on the apparent condition I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks for any info,
Steve

Norme · 03-12-2010, 10:30 AM

Hi Steve, Welcome to the forum. The full serial # of your gun is 9991b (the suffix appears on the front of the frame). Unfortunately, there is no way to tell which unit this gun was issued to in WWII. The practice of unit marking was discontinued in 1916, as it was believed to give to much information to the enemy. Regards, Norm

03-12-2010, 09:54 AM	#1
groucho111 New User Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	New member, gun pics I recently inherited a 1938 S/42 that my wife's grandfather got during WWII. I don't know the history behind the gun yet. The grandfather is 90 and he gave it to my mother-in-law to give to me. She is going to see him sometime this month so I hope I can get some history on it. I would like some information on the gun based on the markings that are on it. I attached some pictures to help out. I looked at several websites that talked about the markings but was a little overwhelmed by all the different variations. From what I found it is a military issue gun not commercial. from the markings is there a way to tell what type of military unit or division it was issued to? The serial number on it is 9991 and all the parts match. 91 all over it. I only have the gun and one magazine. Serial number on the magazine does not match. If someone would give me a ballpark value based on the apparent condition I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks for any info, Steve Attached Thumbnails

03-12-2010, 10:30 AM	#2
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,417 Thanks: 225 Thanked 2,603 Times in 933 Posts	Hi Steve, Welcome to the forum. The full serial # of your gun is 9991b (the suffix appears on the front of the frame). Unfortunately, there is no way to tell which unit this gun was issued to in WWII. The practice of unit marking was discontinued in 1916, as it was believed to give to much information to the enemy. Regards, Norm