1937 S/42 question re finish

Ice · 04-25-2009, 05:53 PM

I just bought a 1937 S/42. I got it at a good price because it has been reblued. Blue appears to be a quick dip blue without much buffing. Some of the parts are bright metal with the trigger badly strawed. I want to refinish the pistol properly because right now it looks like a $20 whore standing in the middle of a KIA showroom.

The serial number is 3615d. Can anybody tell me what the finish should be, rust blued or salt blued, and whether the parts should be strawed or not.

Thanks

Charlie

wlyon · 04-25-2009, 09:07 PM

Charlie
Check your suffix again. Should not be a 1937 S-42 in a d block. At least not according to my references. Bill

Frank · 04-26-2009, 02:13 PM

Hi Bill, I totally agree. My records show the 1937 S/42 range from the mid P-Block, through the alphabet to about the mid B-Block. The D-Block is in the 1938 range (unless something screwy happened)

Ice · 04-26-2009, 07:23 PM

I looked closer under magnification. It looks like a 'p' canted at an angle to the right (Wrexham light font). Thanks Postino for the font. I would post a photo but my wife has the camera and is out of town.

Does this mean that its an early 1937?

Thanks

Charlie

Frank · 04-26-2009, 09:19 PM

Hi Charlie, please check all the numbers on the pistol to see if they match. Also add pictures of the Waffenamt Marks (Inspection Marks) on the right front of the receiver.

04-25-2009, 05:53 PM	#1
Ice User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 552 Thanks: 13 Thanked 69 Times in 57 Posts	1937 S/42 question re finish I just bought a 1937 S/42. I got it at a good price because it has been reblued. Blue appears to be a quick dip blue without much buffing. Some of the parts are bright metal with the trigger badly strawed. I want to refinish the pistol properly because right now it looks like a $20 whore standing in the middle of a KIA showroom. The serial number is 3615d. Can anybody tell me what the finish should be, rust blued or salt blued, and whether the parts should be strawed or not. Thanks Charlie

04-25-2009, 09:07 PM	#2
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,673 Thanks: 3,243 Thanked 2,658 Times in 988 Posts	Charlie Check your suffix again. Should not be a 1937 S-42 in a d block. At least not according to my references. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

04-26-2009, 02:13 PM	#3
Frank RIP Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hot & Dry PHX, AZ Posts: 2,078 Thanks: 24 Thanked 165 Times in 87 Posts	Hi Bill, I totally agree. My records show the 1937 S/42 range from the mid P-Block, through the alphabet to about the mid B-Block. The D-Block is in the 1938 range (unless something screwy happened)

04-26-2009, 07:23 PM	#4
Ice User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 552 Thanks: 13 Thanked 69 Times in 57 Posts	I looked closer under magnification. It looks like a 'p' canted at an angle to the right (Wrexham light font). Thanks Postino for the font. I would post a photo but my wife has the camera and is out of town. Does this mean that its an early 1937? Thanks Charlie

04-26-2009, 09:19 PM	#5
Frank RIP Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hot & Dry PHX, AZ Posts: 2,078 Thanks: 24 Thanked 165 Times in 87 Posts	Hi Charlie, please check all the numbers on the pistol to see if they match. Also add pictures of the Waffenamt Marks (Inspection Marks) on the right front of the receiver.