Yet another sideplate question! (re: 1937 s42)

Johnny Peppers · 10-13-2002, 10:54 AM

I believe Bill Munis can shed some light on your question of the inside number on your Mauser sideplate. While not a scientific study, I do know that this question came up between Randall Gibson and Dr. Garrett Kinley several years ago. Between the two of them they looked at almost 100 Mauser Banners, and from these pistols determined that the change from the same first digits to one higher took place in late 1938/early 1939.
I would be interested in the significance of the 3 in the upper corner in your determination that the sideplate is wrong.

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10-13-2002, 10:54 AM	#1
Johnny Peppers User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Calion, Arkansas Posts: 1,042 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I believe Bill Munis can shed some light on your question of the inside number on your Mauser sideplate. While not a scientific study, I do know that this question came up between Randall Gibson and Dr. Garrett Kinley several years ago. Between the two of them they looked at almost 100 Mauser Banners, and from these pistols determined that the change from the same first digits to one higher took place in late 1938/early 1939. I would be interested in the significance of the 3 in the upper corner in your determination that the sideplate is wrong.