1937 S/42 Military Issue Mauser Firing Pin

ithacaartist · 11-11-2013, 11:36 PM

Looks great to me, too. The detailing of the finish on this seems very nice, I'm thinking because there wasn't so much of a rush building them in '37--not like later, anyway.

Zorba · 11-12-2013, 12:03 AM

I'm not an expert - having only recently purchased my first - but I'd say you did well. I paid about $250 more for one that is almost - but looks like not quite - as nice as yours. It does however, have a matching firing pin (which has been removed for safekeeping and a mis-match installed for shooting.).

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11-12-2013, 12:03 AM	#2
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 952 Thanks: 777 Thanked 528 Times in 290 Posts	I'm not an expert - having only recently purchased my first - but I'd say you did well. I paid about $250 more for one that is almost - but looks like not quite - as nice as yours. It does however, have a matching firing pin (which has been removed for safekeeping and a mis-match installed for shooting.).