1937 Mauser

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Originally Posted by Insayn

That's why I inquired. I figured it was a field repair, but was unsure if all parts had matching numbers or if certain parts were made elsewhere and assembled later.. I had a WWI Colt 1911 frame matched up with a WWII slide after it was arsenaled.

Rob,

Pictures are worth a thousand words.

Okay, this looks like a first variation 1937 pistol, with strawed parts, that has had the toggle train switched out with a late, 1941 or 1942 toggle train with the last two numbers of the serial number being 51. Difficult to say how or why the toggle train was switched out.

Everything else in the gun that is visible is consistent with Early 1937 production. Except the magazine whose characteristics I cannot see. But the SN clearly does not match.

I doubt that this gun saw Luftwaffe service. Records show that there was no allocation to the LW in 1937. FYI, in 1937 Krieghoff was in full production with LW contract P.08s.

We can see allocations to the Police and the Navy, very small quantities with the Army getting the vast majority of 1937 P.08 production from Mauser.

Hope this helps.

John