MAUSER Logo..?

hansfischer007 · 06-18-2012, 01:12 PM

Hey Guys....got a question regarding the MAUSER Logo on top of the Luger Pistols.......Im familiar with the BYF logo.....but did Mauser mark some of the Lugers with the name spelled out on the top.?...and if so....what years are we looking at.?.....Ive had a 1941 BYF offered to me....but just got to thinking about the full logo.....trying to dredge up in my memory if i saw it on a Luger or it was just on a 98K Rifle.....I appreciate some opinions....Best Always....Hans Fischer

alanint · 06-18-2012, 01:18 PM

Welcome aboard, Hans!

Yes, the Mauser Logo appeared on commercial Lugers and some police Lugers prior to WW2. They were also produced in the 1970s by Mauser with the logo on the toggle.

Collectors refer to these guns as "Mauser Banner" pistols.

mrerick · 06-18-2012, 02:37 PM

Hans,

"byf" was a concealment code assigned by the German government to Mauser during WW-II. It is similar to earlier concealment codes "42" and "S/42" in that it was supposed to make it more difficult for the allies to determine the manufacturer of weapons.

Marc

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hansfischer007 User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sunny Tennessee Posts: 233 Thanks: 509 Thanked 96 Times in 48 Posts	MAUSER Logo..? Hey Guys....got a question regarding the MAUSER Logo on top of the Luger Pistols.......Im familiar with the BYF logo.....but did Mauser mark some of the Lugers with the name spelled out on the top.?...and if so....what years are we looking at.?.....Ive had a 1941 BYF offered to me....but just got to thinking about the full logo.....trying to dredge up in my memory if i saw it on a Luger or it was just on a 98K Rifle.....I appreciate some opinions....Best Always....Hans Fischer

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mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,901 Thanks: 1,372 Thanked 3,094 Times in 1,503 Posts	Hans, "byf" was a concealment code assigned by the German government to Mauser during WW-II. It is similar to earlier concealment codes "42" and "S/42" in that it was supposed to make it more difficult for the allies to determine the manufacturer of weapons. Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

06-18-2012, 01:18 PM	#2
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	Welcome aboard, Hans! Yes, the Mauser Logo appeared on commercial Lugers and some police Lugers prior to WW2. They were also produced in the 1970s by Mauser with the logo on the toggle. Collectors refer to these guns as "Mauser Banner" pistols.