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ACCEPTANCE STAMPS AND THEIR LOCATIONS ON MAUSER MILITARY (K date-42 date) LUGERS.
Mauser Military code (S/42, 42, byf) Lugers bear acceptance stamps on their right receiver, left barrel, and magazine bottom. (Note: not covered are acceptance stamps located on magazine sides and bottom of receiver lug). An old rule of thumb and observations, indicates that most often (or almost always) the first stamp (most to rear of Luger) located on the right receiver is also the stamp found on the left barrel and magazine bottom. I suspect (but do not know) that this rule of thumb does not always hold when there is a change from one stamp to another. For a start, a few examples are listed below: Date, code, serial number, right receiver acceptance stamps and test proof, left barrel acceptance stamp, and bottom of magazine acceptance stamp (if matching magazine). K S/42, sn 1056, right receiver Ö37 Ö37 ETP, left barrel Ö37, no matching magazine. K S/42, sn 2547, right receiver Ö37 Ö37 ETP, left barrel Ö37, no matching magazine. *K S/42, sn 3265, right receiver B90 Ö37 ETP, left barrel Ö37, no matching magazine. K S/42, sn 8021, right receiver B90 S91 ETP, left barrel B90, on matching magazine B90 G S/42, sn 4849a, right receiver B90 S91 ETP, left barrel B90, no matching magazine *G S/42, sn 529b, right receiver W154 S92 ETP, left barrel B90, on matching magazine DE154 G S/42, sn 2635d, right receiver DE211 S92 ETP, left barrel E/211, matching magazine E/211 *G S/42, sn 5462d, right receiver DE63 S92 ETP, left barrel E/211, matching magazine DE63. G S/42, sn 7348d, right receiver DE63 S92 ETP, left barrel DE/63, no matching magazine G S/42, sn 2927f, right receiver DE63 DE63 ETP, left barrel DE63, no matching magazine 1936 S/42, sn 6194n, right receiver DE63 DE63 MTP, left barrel DE63, no matching magazine 1937 S/42, sn 2591v, right receiver DE63 DE63 MTP, left barrel DE63, no matching magazine 1937 S/42, sn 2626z, right receiver SE63 DE63 MTP, left barrel SE63, no matching magazine 1938 S/42, sn1074m, right receiver SE63 SE63 MTP, left barrel SE63, no matching magazine *1938 S/42, sn1554m, right rec. SE83 SE63 MTP, left barrel SE63, matching magazine SE83 1938 S/42, sn2176m, right receiver SE83 SE63 MTP, left barrel SE83, no matching magazine 1939 S/42, sn9078n, right receiver SE83 SE63 MTP, left barrel SE83, matching magazine SE83 1939 42, sn2233r, right receiver SE63 SE63 LTP, left barrel SE63, no matching magazine 1939 42, sn 4540w, right receiver SE63 SE655 LTP, left barrel SE63, matching magazine SE63 1939 42, sn 3258y, right receiver SE655 SE655 LTP, left barrel SE655, matching mag.SE655 1940 42, sn 3749a, right receiver SE655 SE655 LTP, left barrel SE655, no matching magazine. 1940 42, sn 3869h , right receiver SE655 SE655 LTP, left barrel SE655, match. mag. no accept. 41 42, sn 2977q , right receiver SE655 SE655 LTP, left barrel SE655, match. mag. no accept. 42 byf, sn135c, right receiver E/135 E/135 LTP, left barrel E135, no matching magazine 42 byf, sn5122c, right receiver E/135 E/135 LTP, left barrel E135, no matching magazine 42 byf, sn137m, right receiver E/135 E/135 LTP, left barrel E135, no matching magazine *The old rule of thumb not correct on barrel. **The old rule of thumb not correct on magazine acceptance. What are the observations of fellow collectors? Please list your observations below in the format used above: date, code, serial number, right receiver acceptance stamps and test proof, left barrel acceptance stamp, and bottom of magazine acceptance stamp (if matching magazine). . Thanks Jan |
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