Proof mark?

mrerick · 05-06-2020, 10:24 AM

Your second Luger is rebuilt with parts from a number of different Lugers and arsenal rebuild replacement parts.

The "byf" prefix didn't start being used until 1941 (the Mauser concealment code was "42" until 1941 - so all 1940 made Mauser Lugers will have "42" on the toggle).

The side plate is an arsenal replacement part shipped from Mauser as a spare part.

The "byf" toggle is marked in a non-standard way. It's original serial number marking at the rear was removed.

I don't recognize the form of the eagle stamps on the barrel. I'm not sure that the replacement barrel was done by an arsenal or field replacement workshop.

05-06-2020, 10:24 AM	#8
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,139 Times in 1,520 Posts	Your second Luger is rebuilt with parts from a number of different Lugers and arsenal rebuild replacement parts. The "byf" prefix didn't start being used until 1941 (the Mauser concealment code was "42" until 1941 - so all 1940 made Mauser Lugers will have "42" on the toggle). The side plate is an arsenal replacement part shipped from Mauser as a spare part. The "byf" toggle is marked in a non-standard way. It's original serial number marking at the rear was removed. I don't recognize the form of the eagle stamps on the barrel. I'm not sure that the replacement barrel was done by an arsenal or field replacement workshop. __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

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