S/42 1937 long term owner

ChannelIsles · 05-15-2007, 01:49 PM

Hi, this is my latest acquisition. The sellers father simply picked it up in the Mandelay Hotel in Jersey at the end of the occupation in May 1945. Around 15 German Officers had been billeted for the duration, when the liberating force came they simply left their personal field gear in their rooms and departed. This is one of the best I've seen.
It would be a good full matching piece other than the extractor is one digit out. The inner workings lack the complete bluing I see on my other Luger (byf '41) is this normal?
One of the two ammo boxes is unopened - These along with the matching 1937 holster (WaA142 C.Heinichen) I think makes for a good rig - what are your thoughts?
Brendan

05-15-2007, 01:49 PM	#1
ChannelIsles User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Jersey Channel Islands Posts: 156 Thanks: 8 Thanked 33 Times in 16 Posts	S/42 1937 long term owner Hi, this is my latest acquisition. The sellers father simply picked it up in the Mandelay Hotel in Jersey at the end of the occupation in May 1945. Around 15 German Officers had been billeted for the duration, when the liberating force came they simply left their personal field gear in their rooms and departed. This is one of the best I've seen. It would be a good full matching piece other than the extractor is one digit out. The inner workings lack the complete bluing I see on my other Luger (byf '41) is this normal? One of the two ammo boxes is unopened - These along with the matching 1937 holster (WaA142 C.Heinichen) I think makes for a good rig - what are your thoughts? Brendan

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