There are still buys out there...

wlyon · 03-30-2010, 09:22 AM

Eric
Yes the S/42 has a halo affect around it. Maybe our Mauser experts can explain this but it's not uncommon. At least I have seen it before. A couple Mausers in Jan Still's Third Reich book show this. Bill

JTD · 03-30-2010, 10:30 AM

Bill, you did well, congrats on one that has eluded me so far.
I don't claim to be an expert, but the halo is caused by the stamp work hardening the metal around it and causing it to take the blue process a little differently if I remember correctly, or Ishould say at all? What were we talking about?

JTD · 03-30-2010, 10:40 AM

OH yea, lugers! I wouldn't be suprised if the original owner got it for a couple of packs of Lucky Strike. I'll go to $

900.
John

NDEBT · 03-31-2010, 05:28 PM

My 1938 has that halo also. Hard to see in this crappy pic that was taken when I first got it and before I cleaned it up. And yes there are deals out there. I got mine all matching #'s (except magazine) and original holster for an old outboard motor I had about $300.00 invested in.

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03-30-2010, 09:22 AM	#1
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,655 Thanks: 3,212 Thanked 2,619 Times in 971 Posts	Eric Yes the S/42 has a halo affect around it. Maybe our Mauser experts can explain this but it's not uncommon. At least I have seen it before. A couple Mausers in Jan Still's Third Reich book show this. Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

03-30-2010, 10:40 AM	#3
JTD User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: PA Posts: 428 Thanks: 218 Thanked 410 Times in 151 Posts	OH yea, lugers! I wouldn't be suprised if the original owner got it for a couple of packs of Lucky Strike. I'll go to $900. John

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NDEBT New User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	My 1938 has that halo also. Hard to see in this crappy pic that was taken when I first got it and before I cleaned it up. And yes there are deals out there. I got mine all matching #'s (except magazine) and original holster for an old outboard motor I had about $300.00 invested in. [[IMG][/IMG]

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03-30-2010, 10:30 AM	#2
JTD User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: PA Posts: 428 Thanks: 218 Thanked 410 Times in 151 Posts	Bill, you did well, congrats on one that has eluded me so far. I don't claim to be an expert, but the halo is caused by the stamp work hardening the metal around it and causing it to take the blue process a little differently if I remember correctly, or Ishould say at all? What were we talking about?