newbie,s1938 s42 marking

RockinWR · 01-12-2003, 09:05 PM

Stewy
* As you probably know already, your Luger was made in 1938. The "S/42" marking was the Mfg. code assigned from 1934-1938 to the Mauser Oberndorf Plant which made this pistol. Some few 1939-S/42 luger examples are known...likely assembled from manufactured overrun components produced during the Mauser plant code change to "42" which appeared on later pieces. The Germans wasted little, the Army needed pistols and Mauser was in the business to make a profit.
* Jan Still's book Third Reich Lugers estimates 113,800 of these were made in the S/N range 400b-4500n. Looking @ an unloaded pistol, toggle locked back & mag removed to be safe, the small lower case suffix letter will be found on the grip frame ahead of the trigger guard and below the barrel. A matching # mag. will also display this small suffix letter on the Aluminum base plug of the mag.
* Without more description/pictures to go by, I trust you've received the "Help" you're looking for.
Respectfully,
WR

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01-12-2003, 09:05 PM	#6
RockinWR User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: D/FW, Tx Posts: 279 Thanks: 109 Thanked 31 Times in 16 Posts	Stewy * As you probably know already, your Luger was made in 1938. The "S/42" marking was the Mfg. code assigned from 1934-1938 to the Mauser Oberndorf Plant which made this pistol. Some few 1939-S/42 luger examples are known...likely assembled from manufactured overrun components produced during the Mauser plant code change to "42" which appeared on later pieces. The Germans wasted little, the Army needed pistols and Mauser was in the business to make a profit. * Jan Still's book Third Reich Lugers estimates 113,800 of these were made in the S/N range 400b-4500n. Looking @ an unloaded pistol, toggle locked back & mag removed to be safe, the small lower case suffix letter will be found on the grip frame ahead of the trigger guard and below the barrel. A matching # mag. will also display this small suffix letter on the Aluminum base plug of the mag. * Without more description/pictures to go by, I trust you've received the "Help" you're looking for. Respectfully, WR