BYF42 grips - marked or not?

[Fenian]

Hello again

Regarding my BYF42 Luger, the grips are NOT marked with waffenamps or the last 2 digits of my gun's serial number. I've read about this issue in several threads (I did research before posting this) and also read what was mentioned in the FAQs.

Question #13 in the FAQs regarding this issue specifically states "The grips should, but not always, have an eagle/135 stamp on them and, perhaps, the last 2 digits of the serial #. Again, the grips were not always stamped..."

Not always stamped. OK, so far so good.

The FAQs go on to state "Almost all of the byf 42's have the last two digits on the inside of the wood grips and almost all of them have the eagle 135 acceptance proof. In fact, it would be the exception to find an original issued byf 42 rig that did not have the last two digits and the eagle 135 proof on them, or at least one of them."

Here it sounds like unmarked BYF42 grips are extremely rare, if they exist at all. Perhaps I'm misinterpreting things?

I took my grips off 3 times (lol) to make sure they had no stamps and I'm finally convinced none were ever applied. The grips are certainly not new and sure don't look like the cheap repros offered at Sarco and other places. The "islands" are bordered with old oil stains and have obviously been on my pistol for some time. Also, looking very closely at the surface/grain of the wood on the back side of my grips shows that they were never sanded/steamed/etc to remove any pre-existing (potentially non matching) waffenamps or serial numbers. In fact the grain of the wood and faint milling marks are visible upon close inspection revealing the grips haven't been screwed with.

There does seem to be a pattern of people asking specifically about BYF42 pistols with unmarked grips grips, no?

To the knowledgeable guys here - I sincerely hope I'm not beating a dead horse, and apologize if I am. However...

Could my BYF42 have original, unmarked grips?

Thanks. I'm getting a beer now.

Edited for clarity.