Original Grips or Not?

bill m · 12-30-2001, 06:26 PM

Hi Bob,

The 1939/42 Mauser Lugers had grips which are usually marked in 3 ways and these are found randomly throughout there production. There are no explanations for this that I am aware of. Some have the last two digits on the inside, some are completely blank except for some letter, like a Q or R for example, and some were blank with an E/63 or E/655 on the inside. Occassionaly one will find one with E/63 or E/655 proofs with the last two digits of the serial number. Why they are found this way is not known at this time to my knowledge. Interesting though is that the 1939 S/42 variations almost always have grips that are numbered inside.

12-30-2001, 06:26 PM	#4
bill m User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 385 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Random Serial Numbers Hi Bob, The 1939/42 Mauser Lugers had grips which are usually marked in 3 ways and these are found randomly throughout there production. There are no explanations for this that I am aware of. Some have the last two digits on the inside, some are completely blank except for some letter, like a Q or R for example, and some were blank with an E/63 or E/655 on the inside. Occassionaly one will find one with E/63 or E/655 proofs with the last two digits of the serial number. Why they are found this way is not known at this time to my knowledge. Interesting though is that the 1939 S/42 variations almost always have grips that are numbered inside.

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