S/42 help

Gogreen240 · 10-29-2009, 09:41 PM

Hello

I was wanting to see if I could get some help on this s/42 on guns america http://www.gunsamerica.com/957280423..._1938_S_42.htm the S looks suspicious too me I dunno. Also if it does look legit is this a fair price

Thanks

Frank · 10-30-2009, 08:05 AM

Hello Go!! Welcome!! The "S" looks okay to me, but the price is a little high. However, if the Luger is 97%, with a real two matching magazines, a nice 1938 holster and a small E/63, it's close! Hope this helps.

Gogreen240 · 10-30-2009, 08:10 AM

Thanks alot I'll try to get him down some it is a nice luger

phatrick88 · 10-30-2009, 07:05 PM

Nice rig. The finish is original, notice the extracter which is in the red, a trait of 38 dated Mausers. Just compared to 'S' to that of my 1938 S/42 and it's absolutely correct. Is it worth the $3400? The Luger market is very soft right now, so that's pretty objective, but it's a sound investment and a nice (rare) example so you probably can't go wrong. I'd be most concerned with the authenticity of the two matching mags and want to have a look at those numbers, that's where you most commonly see faking.

Gogreen240 · 10-30-2009, 07:49 PM

Phatrick88

thanks for the info...What would be clues to the mags being correct or fake?

Frank · 10-31-2009, 09:30 AM

Get a high quality picture of the magazine markings, side-by-side. Then show us the picture!!

10-29-2009, 09:41 PM	#1
Gogreen240 User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Elkton,MD Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	S/42 help Hello I was wanting to see if I could get some help on this s/42 on guns america http://www.gunsamerica.com/957280423..._1938_S_42.htm the S looks suspicious too me I dunno. Also if it does look legit is this a fair price Thanks

10-30-2009, 08:05 AM	#2
Frank RIP Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hot & Dry PHX, AZ Posts: 2,078 Thanks: 24 Thanked 163 Times in 87 Posts	Hello Go!! Welcome!! The "S" looks okay to me, but the price is a little high. However, if the Luger is 97%, with a real two matching magazines, a nice 1938 holster and a small E/63, it's close! Hope this helps.

10-30-2009, 08:10 AM	#3
Gogreen240 User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Elkton,MD Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Thanks alot I'll try to get him down some it is a nice luger

10-30-2009, 07:05 PM	#4
phatrick88 User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: MN Posts: 54 Thanks: 7 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Nice rig. The finish is original, notice the extracter which is in the red, a trait of 38 dated Mausers. Just compared to 'S' to that of my 1938 S/42 and it's absolutely correct. Is it worth the $3400? The Luger market is very soft right now, so that's pretty objective, but it's a sound investment and a nice (rare) example so you probably can't go wrong. I'd be most concerned with the authenticity of the two matching mags and want to have a look at those numbers, that's where you most commonly see faking.

10-30-2009, 07:49 PM	#5
Gogreen240 User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Elkton,MD Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Phatrick88 thanks for the info...What would be clues to the mags being correct or fake?

10-31-2009, 09:30 AM	#6
Frank RIP Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hot & Dry PHX, AZ Posts: 2,078 Thanks: 24 Thanked 163 Times in 87 Posts	Get a high quality picture of the magazine markings, side-by-side. Then show us the picture!!