Mauser used S code first before S/42?

glock30 · 06-13-2015, 10:13 AM

I read this excerpt from an old Gun Digest article, here it is as follows

"Mauser continued to use the old DWM trademark until late in 1934 but in that year secret code names were given to the major producers of war material, and Mauser was assigned the code name “S.” The “S” was replaced almost immediately by “S/42.” (These would be the gothic/script style K dates)? Thus prior to this just an "S" code existed?

so almost immediately? So first K dates were just a script S? anyone ever see one of these? or Just a Mauser marked S? And how immediately? Were any produced just bearing "S"?

06-13-2015, 10:13 AM	#1
glock30 User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Obama LAND Posts: 206 Thanks: 18 Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts	Mauser used S code first before S/42? I read this excerpt from an old Gun Digest article, here it is as follows "Mauser continued to use the old DWM trademark until late in 1934 but in that year secret code names were given to the major producers of war material, and Mauser was assigned the code name “S.” The “S” was replaced almost immediately by “S/42.” (These would be the gothic/script style K dates)? Thus prior to this just an "S" code existed? so almost immediately? So first K dates were just a script S? anyone ever see one of these? or Just a Mauser marked S? And how immediately? Were any produced just bearing "S"? __________________ Mauser Parabellum 10.2098 !