42/1939s....Is this a coincidence?

Jimbo · 07-26-2002, 09:41 PM

Hi sshultz,

My 1939 s/42, SN 6394r, is all-matching except for 2 un-numbered parts. Both the extractor and the toggle rear axle are unstamped. No numbers. I bought the gun from Ralph Shattuck in "mint" condition and the bluing on the extractor is very definitely identical to the receiver and toggle. For some reason these parts were never stamped on the original gun. I assumed this error was because this gun is in the transition between s/42 and 42 codes. I figure they were just rushing things and these parts didn't get stamped.

On the other hand, the germans are so teutonically efficient, it is very curious that these parts did not get stamped.

To assist your research -- yes my 1939 has unnumbered parts.

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07-26-2002, 09:41 PM	#4
Jimbo User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SF CA Posts: 167 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi sshultz, My 1939 s/42, SN 6394r, is all-matching except for 2 un-numbered parts. Both the extractor and the toggle rear axle are unstamped. No numbers. I bought the gun from Ralph Shattuck in "mint" condition and the bluing on the extractor is very definitely identical to the receiver and toggle. For some reason these parts were never stamped on the original gun. I assumed this error was because this gun is in the transition between s/42 and 42 codes. I figure they were just rushing things and these parts didn't get stamped. On the other hand, the germans are so teutonically efficient, it is very curious that these parts did not get stamped. To assist your research -- yes my 1939 has unnumbered parts.