New guy here with a 1939 mauser 42 luger

[Doubs]

Welcome to the forum. That's a very nice Luger and one you can be proud to own. It appears to be in excellent condition.

The over stamp on the frame serial number may be simply to correct a mistake. The font looks to be correct and of the proper size. But, at this late date that's only a guess.

The "yellow" in the safety marking was originally white and has simply aged into a yellow tint.

The $600 you paid would be considered theft in the States. It would bring three times that here with the holster. Congratulations on a truly great purchase.

[boyd]

Originally Posted by Doubs

Welcome to the forum. That's a very nice Luger and one you can be proud to own. It appears to be in excellent condition.

The over stamp on the frame serial number may be simply to correct a mistake. The font looks to be correct and of the proper size. But, at this late date that's only a guess.

The "yellow" in the safety marking was originally white and has simply aged into a yellow tint.

The $600 you paid would be considered theft in the States. It would bring three times that here with the holster. Congratulations on a truly great purchase.

Thank you very much for your answer and the warm welcome, I am indeed super proud,

I guess most people here would consider it sacrilege to shoot a collector grade luger, but it has absolutley outstanding accuracy.

I am a competition shooter and I have no trouble at all shooting 8 cm groups one handed @ 25 meters, trigger pull is better than most of my competition pistols.

A few questions, why are there 2 different numbers stamped inside the side plate?
And why are there a number on the front sight, and a + sign, I have not seen that on other peoples luger pictures I think

Is it possible to know exactly what month it was manufactured?

Again thank for any input and info regarding my luger.