1939 "x" block "42" code Luger

mrerick · 01-22-2013, 10:02 AM

This Mauser Luger followed me home this weekend from the Raleigh (NC) gun show (yes - the one on the news this weekend).

It's original finish condition (not much blue left on the frame lower) is probably at around 80%, and it's nice and smoothly tight as these Mauser Lugers are.

It's all matching with unnumbered grips and came with an Erfurt magazine with the wooden base switched out (it's blank).

It's a E/655 E/655 TP proofed receiver with a E/63 accepted barrel.

The frame s/n is one of the most uneven die strikes I've seen. 4451x. The frame's characteristics are correct for a 1939, and I don't think it's been fooled with. The frame front length is correct, and properly square and even to the barrel and receiver.

Has anyone ever seen this uneven a set of serial numbers?

Marc

01-22-2013, 10:02 AM	#1
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,920 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,135 Times in 1,518 Posts	1939 "x" block "42" code Luger This Mauser Luger followed me home this weekend from the Raleigh (NC) gun show (yes - the one on the news this weekend). It's original finish condition (not much blue left on the frame lower) is probably at around 80%, and it's nice and smoothly tight as these Mauser Lugers are. It's all matching with unnumbered grips and came with an Erfurt magazine with the wooden base switched out (it's blank). It's a E/655 E/655 TP proofed receiver with a E/63 accepted barrel. The frame s/n is one of the most uneven die strikes I've seen. 4451x. The frame's characteristics are correct for a 1939, and I don't think it's been fooled with. The frame front length is correct, and properly square and even to the barrel and receiver. Has anyone ever seen this uneven a set of serial numbers? Marc Attached Thumbnails __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.