1936 S/42 Mauser Luger -- thoughts?

jbayless71 · 02-19-2013, 07:44 PM

Hi folks,

I'm not exactly new to Lugers, but I've never been able to collect them.

I owned a 1918 rework back in the early '90s and a "Black Widow" Mauser in the late 90s. I had to sell my last one for moving expenses out of California in 1999, and I've been wanting another Luger ever since. I really enjoy shooting them; nothing else points as well for me. That said, I was looking for a nice matching Luger that had already been reworked or rebarreled to use as a shooter. I found this one at Simpsons in Illinois and ordered it.

It's a 1936 S/42 Mauser billed as all-matching except for barrel and magazine; 90 percent bluing; 40 percent straw. Barrel looks like new inside; has what looks like FSE stamped up by the receiver end. Gun looks really nice ... internals are still in the white; bluing on receiver, toggle and frame looks like a rust blue. A good bit of the strawing remains.I noticed the toggle pin actually has a 96 stamped on it rather than 69 like the rest of the gun.

What can y'all tell me about it? (Slew of photos follows)

It looks a lot better in person than on their website -- I was pleasantly surprised. Any thoughts on what sort of replacement barrel I have?

The replacement barrel on the last Luger I owned just had a little eagle stamp up by the receiver, not these letters -- FSE. I'm really happy with the gun.

02-19-2013, 07:44 PM	#1
jbayless71 New User Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	1936 S/42 Mauser Luger -- thoughts? Hi folks, I'm not exactly new to Lugers, but I've never been able to collect them. I owned a 1918 rework back in the early '90s and a "Black Widow" Mauser in the late 90s. I had to sell my last one for moving expenses out of California in 1999, and I've been wanting another Luger ever since. I really enjoy shooting them; nothing else points as well for me. That said, I was looking for a nice matching Luger that had already been reworked or rebarreled to use as a shooter. I found this one at Simpsons in Illinois and ordered it. It's a 1936 S/42 Mauser billed as all-matching except for barrel and magazine; 90 percent bluing; 40 percent straw. Barrel looks like new inside; has what looks like FSE stamped up by the receiver end. Gun looks really nice ... internals are still in the white; bluing on receiver, toggle and frame looks like a rust blue. A good bit of the strawing remains.I noticed the toggle pin actually has a 96 stamped on it rather than 69 like the rest of the gun. What can y'all tell me about it? (Slew of photos follows) It looks a lot better in person than on their website -- I was pleasantly surprised. Any thoughts on what sort of replacement barrel I have? The replacement barrel on the last Luger I owned just had a little eagle stamp up by the receiver, not these letters -- FSE. I'm really happy with the gun. Last edited by jbayless71; 02-19-2013 at 09:01 PM.