My First Luger BYF 42

[mrerick]

Lugers were produced in serial number blocks of 10,000 guns with a letter suffix. 1 to 10,000.

Mauser didn't reset their numbers each year, and instead numbered them continuously. Blocks "a" through "z" were followed by a no-suffix block "ns" then "a" through "z" again.

Your 1942 manufactured "k" block Luger was made toward the end of all Mauser Luger production. The last suffix is the "n" block.

About 100 Lugers in the "k" block were manufactured out of sequence with non "byf" toggles.

Since 1942 pretty much started in the "ns" or "a" block, this one probably was made in the fall of 1942.

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The magazine you want will be marked with a "FXO" concealment code (referring to Haenel Schmeisser) rather than FOX.

Marc