My First Luger

JZ1018 · 09-05-2016, 05:25 PM

Here are some pictures of my first Luger purchase. It is a byf 42 with a serial number of 3581e. It is all matching including the magazine and grips.

JZ1018 · 09-05-2016, 05:29 PM

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kurusu · 09-05-2016, 05:42 PM

Maybe it's too matching. I was under the impression that by 1942 the magazines were unnumbered.

I've been wrong before. I'm always learning.

alanint · 09-05-2016, 05:50 PM

The magazine is scrubbed and force matched, as there is an "O" suffix on the frame and what is left of an "L" or "B" on the magazine.

The finish is also not original. That dull phosphate black never came out of the Mauser factory. Still, it appears to be a decent and attractive shooter.

09-05-2016, 05:42 PM	#3
kurusu User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,225 Thanks: 2,679 Thanked 930 Times in 509 Posts	Maybe it's too matching. I was under the impression that by 1942 the magazines were unnumbered. I've been wrong before. I'm always learning.

09-05-2016, 05:50 PM	#4
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	The magazine is scrubbed and force matched, as there is an "O" suffix on the frame and what is left of an "L" or "B" on the magazine. The finish is also not original. That dull phosphate black never came out of the Mauser factory. Still, it appears to be a decent and attractive shooter.