BYF 42 Questions

wlyon · 02-26-2010, 02:39 PM

Amen ! Bill

Jason L · 02-26-2010, 05:03 PM

300zero,
This is my area of collecting.....it looks like a decent gun, but you will be defending that trigger forever. All my byf guns are all matching , the trigger would turn me away on this one. It may not bother you now, but if you become more advanced it will.
There was a byf 41 for sale really nice with 2 matching # aluminum base mags and a nice holster.....a collectors dream.The toggle was off by one number and the seller called it a " factory mis- match". But how can you prove that? You should not have to defend your collectables. Buy the gun not the story.
Good Luck,
Jason
PS. You may want to take some pics of the insides of the grips, they look ok, but there are many repros.

dmilleri · 02-26-2010, 10:17 PM

Please, by all means, post additional pictures! I would listen to the experts on this forum (they have 100s of years of accumulated knowledge on Lugers). Their words can save you dollars later!

Norme · 02-26-2010, 10:51 PM

Hi, The reddish receiver is not uncommon in late production Mausers. However, listen to the guys, that mismatched trigger will haunt you forever. Regards

300zero · 02-26-2010, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason L

300zero,
This is my area of collecting.....it looks like a decent gun, but you will be defending that trigger forever. All my byf guns are all matching , the trigger would turn me away on this one. It may not bother you now, but if you become more advanced it will.
There was a byf 41 for sale really nice with 2 matching # aluminum base mags and a nice holster.....a collectors dream.The toggle was off by one number and the seller called it a " factory mis- match". But how can you prove that? You should not have to defend your collectables. Buy the gun not the story.
Good Luck,
Jason
PS. You may want to take some pics of the insides of the grips, they look ok, but there are many repros.

Thanks very helpful!! I will check that!

02-26-2010, 02:39 PM	#1
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,673 Thanks: 3,243 Thanked 2,658 Times in 988 Posts	Amen ! Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

02-26-2010, 10:17 PM	#3
dmilleri User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Livonia, Mi Posts: 18 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Byf 42 Please, by all means, post additional pictures! I would listen to the experts on this forum (they have 100s of years of accumulated knowledge on Lugers). Their words can save you dollars later!

02-26-2010, 05:03 PM	#2
Jason L User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CT. USA Posts: 66 Thanks: 2 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	300zero, This is my area of collecting.....it looks like a decent gun, but you will be defending that trigger forever. All my byf guns are all matching , the trigger would turn me away on this one. It may not bother you now, but if you become more advanced it will. There was a byf 41 for sale really nice with 2 matching # aluminum base mags and a nice holster.....a collectors dream.The toggle was off by one number and the seller called it a " factory mis- match". But how can you prove that? You should not have to defend your collectables. Buy the gun not the story. Good Luck, Jason PS. You may want to take some pics of the insides of the grips, they look ok, but there are many repros.

02-26-2010, 10:51 PM	#4
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,417 Thanks: 226 Thanked 2,607 Times in 933 Posts	Hi, The reddish receiver is not uncommon in late production Mausers. However, listen to the guys, that mismatched trigger will haunt you forever. Regards