Narrowing it down...(the first purchase, that is...)

Bart · 10-19-2001, 03:31 PM

Hi John,

Your Luger is a beauty, and I found your story truly fascinating! You simply can't put a monetary value on a story like that...what a great slice of history!

Now you have me asking another question. Yours is a "byf"41, which I am going to assume as the "byf" marking on the top of the chamber. However, I am considering buying one (a Black Widow) that just has the number 42 where the "byf" normally is. It is similar to one shown in the Owners Corner from Kyrie, folder "1940 Mauser". It has the same "42" on it, but no "byf". The chamber date is stamped 1939. I think I read somewhere, that the byf was dropped and the 42 replaced. Please let me know your thoughts about the absence of the "byf". Is this a negative (no disrespect to Kyrie and the "1940 Mauser")? Or a positive?

Thanks,

Bart

10-19-2001, 03:31 PM	#7
Bart User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 85 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Your Black Widow. Hi John, Your Luger is a beauty, and I found your story truly fascinating! You simply can't put a monetary value on a story like that...what a great slice of history! Now you have me asking another question. Yours is a "byf"41, which I am going to assume as the "byf" marking on the top of the chamber. However, I am considering buying one (a Black Widow) that just has the number 42 where the "byf" normally is. It is similar to one shown in the Owners Corner from Kyrie, folder "1940 Mauser". It has the same "42" on it, but no "byf". The chamber date is stamped 1939. I think I read somewhere, that the byf was dropped and the 42 replaced. Please let me know your thoughts about the absence of the "byf". Is this a negative (no disrespect to Kyrie and the "1940 Mauser")? Or a positive? Thanks, Bart